Learning True Love Practicing Buddhism in a

This unique autobiography tells the gripping story of a woman who not only lived, but made history. This fully revised edition follows Sister Chan Khong's courageous journey from Vietnam to France, and then back to Vietnam after forty years in exile. Book jacket.

Sister Chan Khong continues to work closely with Thich Nhat Hanh in Vietnam and in Plum Village, his retreat center and community-in-exile in France

Foreword	p. VII
Introduction	p. IX
Growing Up in the Land of Tet 1938-1961
The Grass Comes Back to Life	p. 2
Communism and Buddhism	p. 10
Science and Social Work	p. 17
Meeting Thich Nhat Hanh	p. 24
Working for Social Change 1962-1965
Nonviolent Resistance	p. 32
Autumn Moon	p. 48
Experience	p. 59
Interbeing	p. 69
The War Escalates 1966-1968
Man Is Not Our Enemy	p. 82
Sister Mai	p. 93
In the War Zone	p. 105
Leaving Vietnam	p. 115
Working for Peace 1969-1975
Buddhist Peace Delegation	p. 126
Pilgrimage for Peace	p. 144
Children Suffer Equally	p. 157
Beginning Anew	p. 165
Exile 1976-2003
The Boat People	p. 180
Rare Flowers of the Country	p. 194
Plum Village	p. 213
River Water, Market Rice	p. 220
True Emptiness	p. 230
The Flowering of Plum Village and Deer Park Monastery	p. 241
The Place the Ancestors Have Chosen For Us	p. 258
Vietnam 2004-2005
Return to Vietnam	p. 268
If I Die Tomorrow	p. 292
Afterword	p. 299
Glossary	p. 303
Acronyms	p. 305
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Learning True Love Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War

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