Healing
A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun
$29.84
- Paperback
148 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2016
Summary
A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to NunThis extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge. There she gained a deep understanding of the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness forged in the fire of her own life experience. Ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh, who gave her the name “Dang Nghiem,” (adornment with nondiscrimination) Healing shows how the insights gained …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781888375961 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1888375965 |
| Author: | Sister Dang Nghiem |
| Publisher: | Parallax Press |
| Imprint: | Parallax Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 148 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Sister Dang Nghiem
Sister Dang Nghiemis a disciple of the revered Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. After losing her mother at the age of twelve, she moved to the United States with her brother at the age of seventeen, where she learned English and went on to earn a medical degree from the University of California-San Francisco. After suffering further tragedy and the loss of her partner, she quit her practice as a doctor to travel to Plum Village monastery in France, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, where she ordained as a nun in 2000. Her writing draws on her unique experiences as a physician, a nun, and an individual navigating diverse worlds. She is the author of three books- a memoir,Healing- A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to Nun(2010),Mindfulness as Medicine- A Story of Healing and Spirit(2015), andFlowers in the Dark- Reclaiming Your Power to Heal from Trauma with Mindfulness(2021).
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