Old Path White Clouds, Thich Nhat Hanh
Old Path White Clouds, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Old Path White Clouds
Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

Author: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini

Unabridged: 16 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2016

Synopsis

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old Path White Clouds is destined to become a classic of religious literature.

About Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He wrote more than 100 books of poetry, fiction, and philosophy, with over a million copies in print. He survived three wars, persecution, and more than thirty years of exile. He was a Buddhist monk and the master of a temple in Vietnam, the lineage of which is traceable across two centuries to the Buddha himself.

About Edoardo Ballerini

Edoardo Ballerini is a two-time winner of the Audio Publisher Association’s Best Male Narrator Award, a two-time winner of Society of Voice Arts Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabrielle (Reading Rampage) on January 06, 2018

I’ve been reading and reviewing a bunch of books about Buddhism lately, and it occurred to me that I hadn’t read my very first introduction to the teachings in a really, really long time. We visited the Cham Shan Temple (also known as the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa, in Niagara Falls, Ontario)......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on April 18, 2008

I just finished this reading this book as a participant in the every-other-Wednesday reading/discussion group at the Reno Buddhist Church. If you pick up a copy, don't be intimidated by the book's hefty size; it's written in an easy, flowing style and you will move through it quickly. A thorough rete......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on October 07, 2013

A great book about Buddha, and Buddhism. Found what I have thought scatterly about life, death, and human were all there in the book, more systematically, completely, perfectly. Found out that Buddhism is not merely a religion, but science about life.......more

Goodreads review by Vui on October 14, 2019

Hấp dẫn, cảm động, sâu sắc, tinh tế và nhẹ nhàng hơn bất kì câu chuyện nào mà mình đã từng đọc. Được viết tay bởi thầy Thích Nhất Hạnh nên khi đọc nhiều lúc mình cảm nhận rõ hình bóng của thầy qua câu chuyện thầy kể về cuộc đời Đức Bụt. Đối diện với ghen ghét bằng từ bi, đối diện với tham lam bằng sự......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on February 14, 2019

The good: It's easy reading and a nice way to learn more about the Buddha's teachings. The bad: 572 pages felt like 572 pages. It's a biography but it isn't. It's fictionalized. So it's hard to know what Thich Nhat Hanh made up and what he got from original sources. Granted, the Buddha lived over 2,......more

Quotes

“Thich Nhat Hahn is a holy man, for he is humble and devout…a scholar of immense intellectual capacity.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., praise for the author 

“Engaging…a heartfelt interpretation that draws on important sources.” Library Journal

“This is a truly wondrous book—a biography, a compilation of the Buddha’s teachings, a social study of ancient India, a work of comparative religion, an epic tale, and a children’s story all in one.” Mountain Record

“Masterfully written…to read it is to be absorbed into the equanimity of mindfulness. The very rhythm of the words conveys the impression of peace, while telling a powerful story.” New Age Retailer

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