Peace Is Every Step

Connections List
 * References

Scope
 * Book "Peace Is Every Step" by Thich Nhat Hanh
 * Commentary on the book

Topics
 * Commentary on main text by Nathan
 * 14 rules/behavioral system
 * References (how to get the book)

Commentary (by Nathan)
 * pg26 mindfulness being used to distract from real problems. This is not a recurring theme and is balanced by the problem-solving piece, but is alarming and needs investigation
 * pg29 top, why would it be bad to be lost in the thoughts about the flower? contrast mindfulness with the phenomena of creative flow in which you lose track of time. Be one with the activity.
 * pg52, pg 54, you are fear but more than just fear. mindfulness=overfunction
 * pg56 he believes in hell?
 * pg70 he believes in evolution? or only his friend does?
 * pg75 escapism again (see pg 26). pg77. Though there is a part where he says to deal with root problem
 * pg81 bad metaphysics. Possibly just ugly undefined language (or seeped in other beliefs not detailed in this book).
 * pg98 there is a difference between not claiming status (also agreed on by Christians and potentially provable with philosophy) vs. evaluating good and bad actions
 * pg99 he admires other religions. Possibly due to Satan not conflicting with himself, or he is pluralist, or just does not see much conflict
 * pg114 why is it best to maximize happiness? cosmological start, god, metaphysics etc is missing
 * pg115 these words sound like Charity. They would just make the person more mad, which is not helpful

14 points, his behavioral system

References
 * https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Thich%20Nhat%20Hanh%20-%20Peace%20Is%20Every%20Step.pdf