Table of Contents
At Home in the World 11
Life in Vietnam 15
Eating My Cookie 16
Time to Live 17
The Joy of Having Toilets 18
The Leaf 19
Drawing of the Buddha 20
Kaleidoscope 22
The Hermit and the Well 23
Gifts from My Teacher 26
My Master's Robe 28
Banana Leaves 31
Cherry Tree in Bloom 32
Closing the Door 34
Ria Greens 36
Washing Dishes 37
Durian 39
Voice of the Rising Tide 40
War and Exile 43
The Last Sack of Rice 44
A French Soldier 46
Fresh Herbs 53
Not Giving Up 54
The Use of Seeing 56
The Airfield 57
Heat 59
At Sea on Solid Ground 61
The Coconut Monk 67
Mindfulness in the Battle Zone 69
The Petition 71
Martin Luther King Jr., Bodhisattva 72
Prisoner of Conscience 74
I'm from the Center 75
This Is Not China 76
Alfred Hassler 77
Call Me By My True Names 79
Healing the Wounds of War 82
Practice Is a Boat 85
First Blossoms 87
The Bamboo Grove 88
The Blossoming of Plum Village 89
Hermitage in the Wind 90
Enjoy Your Sleeping Bag 92
The Peugeot 95
Mr. Mounet and the Cedar Trees 96
Umbrella Pines 100
Binding Books 103
Apple Juice and Pinecones 104
The Happiness of Writing 106
Lotus Tea 108
Brother and Sister 109
The Linden Tree 110
Learning to Hug 111
Nails 112
Tangerine Meditation 113
Raking Leaves 115
Breathing and Scything 117
The Mathematics Teacher 118
A Palm Tree in My Garden 120
I Am in Love 122
An Old Tree Produces New Blossoms 125
Hide-and-Seek 126
At Home in the World 129
Greeting Each Other 130
The Bell 131
The Soul of Ancient Europe 133
A Marketplace Dream 135
Footsteps of the Buddha 138
Two Minutes of Peace 140
Drops of Compassion 142
The Times of India 144
A Relaxing Bus Ride 146
Olive Trees 148
Walking Freely 149
I Have Arrived 151
A Classroom Dream 152
Lettuce 154
Our Two Hands 155
Look into Your Hand 156
Give Me Some Tobacco! 158
The Wave and the Water 161
The Googleplex 162
Is the Buddha in the Car? 164
Walking on Country Paths 166
One Step 167
Belonging 169
Fierce and Gentle Bodhisattva 171
The Astronaut 173
Autumn Leaf 175
Finding Home 176
Life Is Our True Home 178
I Am Not in Here 180
About Thich Nhat Hanh 183