In the Blooming of a Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world's most reversed Buddist teachers, present a lucid yet powerful guide to bulding loving relationship, cultivating compassion, and fostering a deeper sense of commitment to the self. Through a range of mediation exercises, this book teaches both beginners and seasoned practitioners how to regulate their patterns of consumption and action to become more aware and as a result , prevent grief and anger from driving our decisions. Thematically organized according to the complex bonds we share with our physical bodies, our inner world, and the outside world, The Blooming of a Lotus is mediative journey that will enable readers to experience a clamer, more rooted, and, ultimately more joyous way of life.