Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, True Dedication

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

“When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth.... We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this situation. And now we need to look deeply to find a way out, not only as individuals, but as a collective, a species.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

We face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. The situation is beyond urgent. To face these challenges, we need to find ways to strengthen our clarity, compassion, and courage to act.

Beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is blazingly clear: There’s one thing we all have the power to change, which can make all the difference, and that is our mind. Our way of looking, seeing, and thinking determines every choice we make, the everyday actions we take or avoid, how we relate to those we love or oppose, and how we react in a crisis.

Mindfulness and the radical insights of Zen meditation can give us the strength and clarity we need to help create a regenerative world in which all life is respected. Filled with Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring meditations, Zen stories and experiences from his own activism, as well as commentary from Sister True Dedication, one of his students Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet shows us a new way of seeing and living that can bring healing and harmony to ourselves, our relationships, and the Earth.

Plus, exclusive to the audiobook, you can continue your awakening with the meditations that are the foundation of this book, directly from Thich Naht Hanh himself.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

©2021 Thich Nhat Hanh (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

one of my favorites of all time

one of my favorites of all time, the truth and wisdom, one's need to become enlightening.

Taking care of the earth begins with taking care of yourself.

This is for anyone, Buddhist or not. If you’re struggling to cope with our new collective reality this book will be very useful.

Mindfulness / Zen - pure / uncomplicated

My only expectation when choosing this book was to learn more of Thich Nhat Hahn’s thought and the title sounded very relevant for our times.

Loved the simplicity when speaking about Zen and mindfulness.

There is a fantastic chapter on the 2015 Paris climate talk preparation that was spearheaded by a lady trained by TNH.

Another fantastic chapter on compassionate listening.

And beautiful recorded sharing by the teacher himself at the end.

Wonderful book

So grateful for the wisdom Thay shares in this book. Very highly recommended for these extraordinary times we are living in

Insightful & genuine

Wonderfully helpful with self love. This book was has helped me to find more balance in my life, spiritually and emotionally.

Much needed now and highly recommended book!

The Great Teacher and Zen Master will "go on" through us (as he knew and taught).

It is our time now (the time is always now) to continue and act with a great love and compassion to save this planet. Just follow simple steps and practice outlined in this book.

Big Thanks to Sister True Dedication for her contribution to the book and amazing narration - it was so touching to listen to.
Edoardo Ballerini is my favorite narrator of Thich Nhat Hanh - great job.

After having read and listened to many Thich Nhat Hanh's deeply touching books, this book feels special, while it is a good summary of all his teachings on one hand, it has added urgency and addresses the current world's situation. It is more practical and direct, has the power and urgency to awaken and save the world (with a help from all of us).

Even though Thay left his physical body, "his" love and peaceful action continues in us and through us. <3

Thank you!

A must read for all

Start here, end here, pr visit in the middle of whatever journey you are on.

I’m ready to save the planet

This was a really good listen.

I learned an extensive amount.

It was weird listening to someone else meditate at the end but it was fun at the same time.

I would recommend actually trying to meditate with him.

Outstanding

The audible book presents a clear description of how a Buddhist perspective can be used to gain the proper temperament to find solutions to the climate crisis.

Great Book. Hard For Me To Focus On Audible Though.

First off, the performance was amazing. I came fresh off of ‘Bewilderment’ before this, so Edwardo Ballerini definitely earned a spot as one of my favorite narrators. 5 starts. Full stop.

As for the story, I think it’s definitely somebody’s 5/5, but I decided to settle on a 4. The idea is great and I really enjoy what it has to say. For the most part I was on board with everything too; There were only a few little comments about Nuclear power, etc. that I noticed myself disagreeing with. Otherwise, great book.

My only reservation is with the Audiobook format and my own ability to focus. Now, for many of you this might not be a problem, but I often had trouble giving this book the kind of focus it deserves. Typically, I use audible driving or walking my dog. In this past this has worked great for a lot of fiction; Even if you miss a few seconds you can fill in the gap. This book requires A LOT more focus to really enjoy. In retrospect, I probably should have saved this one for a physical copy; That’s just me though.