The Mindfulness Survival Kit

The Mindfulness Survival Kit looks at the Five Mindfulness Trainings, or Precepts, which the book presents as the basis of Buddhist ethics and morality. The five commitments concern avoiding killing, stealing, adultery, lying and intoxicants. Thich Nhat Hanh examines the meaning and value of each one and asks what role it can play in personal life and in a changing society. He offers a practical, secular view of a healthy, compassionate way of living that avoids harm and does not disturb peace, likening the trainings to a diet for a mindful society.

Why You Should Read?

• Discover how the five trainings can guide everyday choices, relationships and the way people behave towards one another.
• Learn what value and meaning the author finds in each precept for life in a changing society.
• Explore a practical, secular vision of living healthily and compassionately without disturbing peace.
• Understand how personal ethics can contribute to a society built on care, harmony and mutual respect.

About the Author

Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen Buddhist teacher from Vietnam, a poet, peace activist and writer of many mindfulness books. In southwest France he founded Plum Village and taught mindful living there. He ranks among the most influential modern teachers who carried Buddhist mindfulness into ordinary life and socially engaged practice.