Good Citizens

✍ Scribed by Hanh, Thich Nhat

• Book ID: 109700144
• Publisher: Parallax Press
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 61 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781937006099

✦ Synopsis

In Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society, Thich Nhat Hanh lays out the foundation for an international solidarity movement based on a shared sense of compassion, mindful consumption, and right action. Following these principles, he believes, is the path to world peace. The book is based on our increased global interconnectedness and subsequent need for harmonious communication and a shared ethic to make our increasingly globalized world a more peaceful place. The book will be appreciated by people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds.

While based on the basic Buddhist teachings of the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path, Thich Nhat Hanh boldly leaves Buddhist terms behind as he offers his contribution to the creation of a truly global and nondenominational blueprint to overcoming deep-seated divisions and a vision of a world in harmony and the preservation of the planet.

Key topics include the true root causes of discrimination; the exploration of the...