Safeguarding the Heart (P)

by Venerable Yifa and Yifa

The horrific events of September 11, 2001, were stark reminders of the tenets central to the Buddhist concept of existence: that life is full of suffering, that everything is impermanent, and that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590560345
• ISBN13: 9781590560341
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Lantern Books
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Enriching and comforting

This book offers a Buddhist explanation (and comfort) of the horrific incident on September 11 that engulfed this nation and the world in grief and horror. After reading this book, I found myself to be more accepting of the terrible events that took place and why they took place. She explains how in events are like these that we are all interconnected, how the impact on the victims impacted us as well. She also points that in the midst of human tragedy such as these, a stronger sense of community was born, slowly diminishing the spirit of individualism. I found this book to be enriching and comforting to those who lost loved ones on that day. It may not provide all answers to those asking but at least it provides a different view of explanining the occurance of tragedies.