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Found insideIn this new third edition, Thich Nhat Hanh introduces the term “mindfulness trainings” for “precepts.” Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master, scholar, and peacemaker. Containing many chants, recitations, and ceremonial texts in print for the first time, "Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book is the quintessential resource and reference book for monastic and lay practitioners in Thich Nhat Hanh's ... This lovely book is a quintessential reference for Buddhist practitioners on any level of experience and for anyone who wants to celebrate life and the art of mindful living. A study of postmodernism and African-American poets. Found insideA first book by a Zen Buddhist practitioner and leading art critic assesses the influence of Zen Buddhism on the work of composer John Cage, exploring the ways in which Zen transformed Cage's troubled psyche, his relationship with partner ... 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