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Reincarnation
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#1 Bestseller in Zen Spirituality (Amazon)
Every moment is a moment of rebirth.
In this profound short book, Thich Nhat Hanh offers clear, accessible reflections on the nature of reincarnation—which he calls “continuation.”
Our thoughts, speech, and actions are our true continuation. Shaped by how we live and what we consume, they carry us forward into the future—far beyond the boundaries of this body.
When we release the illusion of a separate self, we open the door to a liberating rebirth is not somewhere else, someday later. It is happening now, in every moment.
#1 Bestseller in Zen Spirituality (Amazon)
Every moment is a moment of rebirth.
In this profound short book, Thich Nhat Hanh offers clear, accessible reflections on the nature of reincarnation—which he calls “continuation.”
Our thoughts, speech, and actions are our true continuation. Shaped by how we live and what we consume, they carry us forward into the future—far beyond the boundaries of this body.
When we release the illusion of a separate self, we open the door to a liberating rebirth is not somewhere else, someday later. It is happening now, in every moment.
151 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2025
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Thich Nhat Hanh
970 books12.8k followersThích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who then lived in southwest France where he was in exile for many years. Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary family name used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan. He was often considered the most influential living figure in the lineage of Lâm Tế (Vietnamese Rinzai) Thiền, and perhaps also in Zen Buddhism as a whole.
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October 28, 2025
Rounding up from three and a half stars. While there's nothing to suggest it on the cover, this edition is cobbled together from papers and transcribed talks from Thich Nhat Hanh, material that's been published and available for some time. Further, about a third of the book is explanatory material from well-known Plum Village monk Phap Luu to supplement Thay's writing for those less familiar with the subject.
Unsurprisingly, there are no connections between Engaged Buddhism's idea of reincarnation and what the public has been fed through popular media (wherein a dying/dead person's soul somehow inhabits a newborn baby), and Thay clearly explains the concept of reincarnation (rebirth) manifesting in no-self while we are alive, before we are alive, and after we have passed. As is his trademark he is able to take easily digestible examples throughout.
A small book, but steeped in sometimes challenging concepts.
Three and a half stars (rounded up to four) because I liked it, but would have appreciated forewarning on the cover of the shared authorship, and with an explanation in the description that the material is derived from previous publications. Neither is a bad thing, but I opened the cover thinking I was reading a new book penned by Thay in his later years.
Unsurprisingly, there are no connections between Engaged Buddhism's idea of reincarnation and what the public has been fed through popular media (wherein a dying/dead person's soul somehow inhabits a newborn baby), and Thay clearly explains the concept of reincarnation (rebirth) manifesting in no-self while we are alive, before we are alive, and after we have passed. As is his trademark he is able to take easily digestible examples throughout.
A small book, but steeped in sometimes challenging concepts.
Three and a half stars (rounded up to four) because I liked it, but would have appreciated forewarning on the cover of the shared authorship, and with an explanation in the description that the material is derived from previous publications. Neither is a bad thing, but I opened the cover thinking I was reading a new book penned by Thay in his later years.
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