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Safeguarding the Heart：A Buddhist Response to Suffering and September 11 |
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Shih, Yi-fa
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| Date | 2003.02 |
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| Pages | 144 |
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| Publisher | Lantern Books |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 無常=Impermanent=Anitya=Anityata=anicca; dukkha; violence; Terrorism; peace; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; |
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| Abstract | This book offers a Buddhist explanation and comfort of the horrific incident on September 11 that engulfed this nation and the world in grief and horror.
After reading the book，I found myself to be more accepting of the terrible events that took place and why they took place. She explains how in events are like these that we are all interconnected，how the impact on the victims impacted us as well.
In the midst of human tragedy such as these，a stronger sense of community was born，slowly diminishing the spirit of individualism. The book to be enriching and comforting to those who lost loved ones on that day. It may not provide all answers to those asking but at least it provides a different view of explanining the occurance of tragedies.
The horrific events of September 11，2001--when two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City，another into the Pentagon in Washington，DC and a 4th in a field in Pennsylvania--were stark reminders of the tenets central to the Buddhist conception of existence：that life is full of suffering，everything is impermanent and everything in existence is connected.
Buddhist nun Venerable Yifa explores these fundamental ideas by studying in detail what happened that day，the causes and effects of what occurred from a spiritual perspective and how we can learn from the tragedy to access even deeper spiritual truths. Yifa reveals the Buddhist perspective on the nature of suffering，the meaning of justice，what is evil and what is good and why some people die and others live.
Yifa then elucidates Buddhism’s 8 different types of suffering from a practical standpoint，the ideas of compassion and mindfulness, showing how we can apply these principles to everyday life and in our relationships. Her aim throughout is to help us both reach out to and heal others and protect ourselves--to safeguard our hearts--when suffering strikes. |
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| ISBN | 1590560345 |
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| Hits | 292 |
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| Created date | 2003.12.31
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