The Art of Power, Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Power, Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Art of Power

Author: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrator: Lloyd James

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/24/2007


Synopsis

In The Art of Power, world-renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers a surprising and radical new understanding of how we attain true power.

Power is one of the central issues in our lives. From work to personal relationships, the struggle for power plays a pivotal role and, more often than not, prevents us from attaining freedom and happiness. The bottom-line mentality in our culture seeps unnoticed into every other part of our lives. Thich Nhat Hanh illustrates how our current understanding of power leads us on a never-ending search for external markers like job title or salary. This me-first approach to life may have originated in the business world, but the stress, fear, and anxiety it causes are being felt by all of us every day.

Turning the conventional understanding on its head, Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us that true power comes from within and that what we seek we already have. With colorful anecdotes, precise language, and concrete practices, this book will have an important and lasting legacy on how we understand our culture and choose to live our lives.

About Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926 and lived in a country at war until he was forced into exile in the 1960s for advocating peace between the warring sides. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., described by H. H. the Dalai Lama as someone whose teachings "can change individual lives and the life of our society, . . . [drawing] the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on Earth." Thich Nhat Hanh returned to Vietnam after more than half a century in exile and died in January 2022.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on July 29, 2009

The title is deceptive -- it's really a book about mindfulness, boundless love, and how to achieve greater understanding between individuals, nations and in the world. A really powerful book about spirituality and simple ways to incorporate very profound spiritual practices into everyday life, and e......more

Goodreads review by Erin on August 23, 2014

I am listening to this book on CD every day on my way to work. I listen to each CD several times. There is so much to learn from this guy.... He is the real deal - you know, a super-enlightened Buddhist monk and all that.......more

Goodreads review by Trong Hieu on October 21, 2021

Cuốn sách là ngọn hải đăng cho tôi biết một doanh nhân chân chính phải làm gì và với mục đích gì?......more

Goodreads review by Phung on September 22, 2021

Lãnh đạo tỉnh thức - quyền thực đích thực Chắc nhiều người sẽ trăn trở đặt câu hỏi điều gì đem lại quyền lực cho con người. Phải chăng là sự áp chế uy quyền như các bậc quân vương thời xưa, hay giữ cho mình một tấm lòng tư bi bắc ái như các vị thiền sư... Thầy Thích Nhất Hạnh đem lại cho chúng ta mộ......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 29, 2015

This book is aimed at CEOs, politicians and other powerful people about how real power is not dominating others with your wealth or power, but the power to be happy in the present moment and free from addiction, despair and anger. As sometimes happens when I read his books, the advice seems almost t......more