15 Best nonfiction books like Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh

Cover of Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.38

Format: 320 pages, ebook

In this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wis…

"Sometimes even if we think we want to be heard, we're not always ready for it."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"We can make the most of the Earth and benefit from its beauty, but in such a way that we respect the Earth, just as a bee respects the flower."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"You trust that you contain the whole cosmos; you are made of stars. And that is why you respect yourself and offer reverence to yourself. And, when you look at another person, you see that they are also made of stars. They are a wonderful manifestation. They don't appear only for a hundred years: they carry eternity within them."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"This is the attitude of bodhisattvas: to practice meditation not only for yourself, but for the world, to relieve the suffering. And, when others suffer less, you suffer less. When you suffer less, they suffer less. That is interbeing. There is no separation between yourself and others. You do not live just for yourself; you live for other people. Your peace, freedom, and joy also profit others; you are already helpful. And so, when you breathe mindfully or walk mindfully and create joy and peace, that is already a gift for the world."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki, Huston Smith, Trudy Dixon, Richard Baker

1. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more

Similar categories in Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice book and Thich Nhat Hanh's Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Waves are the practice of the water."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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2. The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands (The Unreal and the Real, #2)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

3.24

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Outer Space, Inner Landsincludes many of the best known Ursula K. Le Guin nonrealistic stories (suc… read more

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  • audiobook

3. The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic

By: Gene Reeves

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential t… read more

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  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality

4. True Happiness [With 1 Card]

By: Pema Chödrön

3.98

Format: 212 pages,

Pema Chodron examines the question, "What is the root of happiness?" She guides the listener throug… read more

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5. The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Padmakara Translation Group , Śāntideva

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

One of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism, The Way of the Bodhisattva ( Bodhicharyavatara) is … read more

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6. How to See Yourself As You Really Are

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Jeffrey Hopkins

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Like the two wings of a bird, love and insight work cooperatively to bring about enlightenment, say… read more

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7. Birding to Change the World: A Memoir

By: Trish O'Kane

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, socia… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • nature
  • audiobook
Cover of How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chodron

8. How We Live Is How We Die

By: Pema Chodron

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a… read more

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  • buddhism
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
Cover of Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh

9. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.38

Format: 320 pages, ebook

In this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wis… read more

Similar categories in Thich Nhat Hanh's Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet book and Thich Nhat Hanh's Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • climate change
  • environment
  • nature
  • audiobook
"Sometimes even if we think we want to be heard, we're not always ready for it."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"We can make the most of the Earth and benefit from its beauty, but in such a way that we respect the Earth, just as a bee respects the flower."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"You trust that you contain the whole cosmos; you are made of stars. And that is why you respect yourself and offer reverence to yourself. And, when you look at another person, you see that they are a…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"This is the attitude of bodhisattvas: to practice meditation not only for yourself, but for the world, to relieve the suffering. And, when others suffer less, you suffer less. When you suffer less, t…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Cover of Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred (Church of the Wild, 1) by Victoria Loorz

10. Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred (Church of the Wild, 1)

By: Victoria Loorz

4.31

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time, humans lived in intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the d… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • environment
  • nature
"I longed for church to be a place where Mystery is experienced, not explained."

-Victoria Loorz, Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred (Church of the Wild, 1)

Cover of Flowers in the Dark: Reclaiming Your Power to Heal from Trauma with Mindfulness by Dang Nghiem

11. Flowers in the Dark: Reclaiming Your Power to Heal from Trauma with Mindfulness

By: Dang Nghiem

4.58

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

“Profound and hopeful . . . Sister Dang Nghiem integrates the neuroscience of trauma, effective tre… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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12. Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

By: Lama Rod Owens

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Reconsidering the power of anger as a positive and necessary tool for achieving spiritual liberatio… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"The body tells the truth regardless of if we speak its language or not. ... Often my practice has focused on trying to meet my body where it is, instead of constantly trying to get it to meet me wher…"

-Lama Rod Owens, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

Cover of Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life by Kristen R. Ghodsee

13. Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life

By: Kristen R. Ghodsee

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling tour through 2,000 years of audacious utopian thinking and experiments, exploring better… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future

By: Daniel Lewis

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees that re… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • nature
  • audiobook
Cover of The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being by Brad Warner

15. The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being

By: Brad Warner

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A reader-friendly guide to Zen Buddhist ethics for modern times In the West, Zen Buddhism has a re… read more

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  • buddhism
  • zen
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  • spirituality
Cover of A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future by Dalai Lama XIV

16. A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future

By: Dalai Lama XIV

4.08

Format: 128 pages, ebook

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A SPIRITUALITY & PRACTICE … read more

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  • buddhism
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
Cover of A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet by Sarah Jaquette Ray

17. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet

By: Sarah Jaquette Ray

4.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The “climate generation”—late mille… read more

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  • climate change
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • nature
Cover of America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal by Larry Ward

18. America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal

By: Larry Ward

4.26

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Immediate, illuminating, and hopeful: this is the key set of talks given by leading Zen Buddhist te… read more

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19. Toward Eternity

By: Anton Hur

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology? In … read more

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  • audiobook
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20. Noble Truths, Noble Path: The Heart Essence of the Buddha's Original Teachings (The Teachings of the Buddha)

By: Bhikkhu Bodhi

4.75

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

The renowned translator Bhikkhu Bodhi has crafted this anthology of suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
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21. Designing Regenerative Cultures

By: Daniel Christian Wahl

4.27

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This is a 'Whole Earth Catalog' for the 21st century: an impressive and wide-ranging analysis of wh… read more

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