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• Part 1 An Exploration of Nagarjuna's
• Part 2 An Exploration of Tsongkhapa's

Happiness is structured to introduce those new to Buddhist teachings as well as for more experienced practitioners, serving as a quintessential resource of mindfulness practices. Integrating these practices into daily life allows the reader to begin to cultivate peace and joy within him/herself, leading to solidity and freedom from fear, misunderstanding, and suffering. With the practices offered in Happiness, Thich Nhat Hanh encourages the reader to learn to do all the things they do in daily life with mindfulness; to walk, sit, work, eat, and drive, with full awareness of what they are doing. It can bring about a shift towards one of the principles of engaged Buddhism, a shift towards practicing mindfulness in every moment of the day and not just while ‘formally’ meditating. Thich Nhat Hanh encourages his readers to “try to be intelligent and skillful in their practice, approaching every aspect of the practice with curiosity and a sense of search. It’s important to practice with understanding and not just for the form and appearance. Enjoy your practice with a relaxed and gentle attitude, with an open mind and receptive heart.”

Based on the eleventh century text "Seven Points of Mind Training," this book crystallizes the message of Tibetan Buddhism, teaching readers how to train the mind, awaken the heart, and increase compassion for others

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• Structural mechanisms: the institutional history of monastic education : from the Sala Vat to the Institut Bouddhique ; wandering librarians ; Kings and universities
• Proximate mechanisms : toward a curricular history of monastic education
• Genres, modes, and idiosyncratic articulations ; The culture of translation ; Canons and curricula
• Vernacular landscapes: teaching buddhism in Laos and Thailand : From manuscript to television ; Philosophical embryology