Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Book Overview

In Thundering Silence Thich Nhat Hanh presents the early teachings of the Buddha on not becoming so attached to his teachings that we don't see reality clearly anymore and become stuck in notions and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938077643
• ISBN13: 9780938077640
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Parallax Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

profound teachings in a simple and short sutra

Thay does it again... Wonderful deep teachings from the Buddha, made simple, clear, and easy to understand. Great teachings warning about dangers of fundamentalism and misunderstanding philosophy/religion, etc.

A Nice Little Book

This book has a perfect title for those times when it is needed, thinking about troublesome areas of our lives, particularly for people who are prone to think of the impossible more fondly than they should. My favorite part of the book was the short list of descriptions which Buddha had for the dangers of passion. Like a burning pit, someone might push you into it, etc. This book is difficult for some people to read, as a lot of books might be, but I consider it the best of its kind. I even consider it a perfect expression of the ascetic ideal, in more ways than one, and that's a lot.