Healing: A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun

by Sister Dang Nghiem

Overview

This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge. There she gained a deep understanding of the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness forged in the fire of her own life experience. Ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh, who gave her the name "Dang Nghiem," (adornment with nondiscrimination) Healing shows how the insights gained by her personal experiences now enable Sister Dang Nghiem to become a support and resource for others. With humor, insight, and an irrepressible sense of joy, Sister Dang Nghiem story demonstrates how one woman’s unique path can provide clarity and guidance for everyone.

Foreword by Thich Nhat Hanh

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935209850
Publisher:	Parallax Press
Publication date:	10/09/2006
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	791 KB

About the Author

Born in 1968, during a turbulent time of the Viet Nam War, Sister Dang Nghiem graduated from a prestigious medical school and was a practicing doctor at UCSF medical hospital. She is a nun in the community of Thich Nhat Hanh and currently resides at Deer Park monastery near San Diego, CA.

Table of Contents

Introduction the tears i shed have become rain 7

Chapter 1 vietnam 11

Chapter 2 the united states 25

Chapter 3 learning medicine, learning myself 31

Chapter 4 discovering my path 45

Chapter 5 my first year as a nun 57

Chapter 6 letting go 65

Chapter 7 my mother in myself 79

Chapter 8 living in community 85

Chapter 9 returning to vietnam 97

Chapter 10 teaching young people 125

Chapter 11 my grandmother's wishes 131

Chapter 12 i once was a river 137