How to Live When a Loved One Dies
Healing Meditations for Grief and Loss

Name: How to Live When a Loved One Dies
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
ISBN: 9798212662987

Author: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrator: John Sackville

Unabridged: 2 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 07/16/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Body, Mind, & Spirit, Mindfulness & Meditation, Philosophy, Zen, Self-help, Personal Growth

Synopsis

In this comforting book that will offer relief to anyone moving through intense grief and loss, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shares accessible, healing words of wisdom to transform our suffering.In the immediate aftermath of a loss, sometimes it is all we can do to keep breathing. With his signature clarity and compassion, Thich Nhat Hanh will guide you through the storm of emotions surrounding the death of a loved one.How to Live When a Loved One Dies offers powerful practices such as mindful breathing that will help you reconcile with death and loss, feel connected to your loved one long after they have gone, and transform your grief into healing and joy.

About Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master in the Vietnamese tradition, scholar, poet, and peace activist. He is the founder of the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and has taught at Columbia University and the Sorbonne. Thich Nhat Hanh is the author of the national bestseller Living Buddha, Living Christ and over 60 other books. He was nominated for the 1967 Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr.

About John Sackville

John Sackville is an English actor and voice artist. He studied at St. Andrews University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He has since acted on stage and on camera and has narrated a number of audiobooks, computer games, documentaries, and commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nathan on November 13, 2022

A book that requires a walk afterwards. One without music or a podcast. Just quiet and still......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 21, 2021

Idk how to rate this book but I would recommend it to anyone struggling through a major loss right now. I am famously not a fan of mindfulness but this collection of meditations brought me comfort, understanding, and a little bit of peace.......more

Goodreads review by Linda on September 08, 2021

This book is too Buddhist for me. I cried through a lot of it because Thich Nhat Hanh kept reiterating that our loved ones are not really dead because they live on through us. I get that concept; but the simple fact is I miss my Mom and no amount of meditation or communing with the earth or sky is g......more

Goodreads review by Kamelia on August 04, 2022

It’s not easy to rate a book about grief while grieving, but it’s important to read about it and this book brings a lot of understanding and comfort. I recommend it for anyone who is dealing with the loss of someone, it may not hold the answers of a less painful suffering but it brings a beautiful w......more

Goodreads review by Justin on September 16, 2021

Thanks first to Parallax Press for allowing me access to this new book! It is a beautiful book inside and out. A guide of breathing, meditation and mindfulness to deal with losing someone you love. I can't think of a more timely read. This book took me longer than usual to read. I didn't want to just......more

Quotes

“Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner peace and peace on earth.”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, praise for the author