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A review by blahbloo
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thích Nhất Hạnh
2.0
It took me a long while to figure out what was annoying to me about this book, but eventually I figured it out. It's coming at everything from a very spiritual or factual place. This IS how things are. Doing x leads to y. You are asked to believe as rite (which seems ironic given Buddha says to go and discover these things for yourself.... But if you ARE supposed to do that there's absolutely no guide on how to get there other other than just keep meditation with no guides on how to do it?).
I was hoping for a bit more of a philosophical debate, or some convincing points. The book hasn't done much to sway my views or convince me of their way of thinking. Which seems somewhat ironic given all their praise of how people who meditate and become "bodisatfas" influence all those around them positively. It's a nice sentiment. I don't even necessarily disagree with it. But I feel like this book has provided me with nothing that I did not come into it with. Perhaps that is my fault for my approach... But it is what it is.
I was hoping for a bit more of a philosophical debate, or some convincing points. The book hasn't done much to sway my views or convince me of their way of thinking. Which seems somewhat ironic given all their praise of how people who meditate and become "bodisatfas" influence all those around them positively. It's a nice sentiment. I don't even necessarily disagree with it. But I feel like this book has provided me with nothing that I did not come into it with. Perhaps that is my fault for my approach... But it is what it is.