“These are the collected poems of a woman whose reputation is already firmly established among Buddhist practitioners in the United States trained in the path of Thich Nhat Hanh. … There is a memoir quality to this book, as well. Many of the poems are meant to reveal the poet’s experiences, and there are eight pages of black-and-white photographs in the middle of book showing the poet at different stages in life, … But the poems themselves are also a spiritual practice. She writes that her mindfulness practice is why she now writes.”
—Jon M. Sweeney, Spirituality & Practice
“What a poignant, affecting, inspiring, real, and beautiful gift this book is. In the way that compelling poetry can be simultaneously deeply personal and breathtakingly universal, Sister Dang Nghiem’s poems, with their unflinching honesty and penetrating insight, offer much nourishment for those walking the spiritual path and aspiring to realize healing and transformation. If vulnerability is indeed necessary to have courage (Brené Brown), and if afflictions are indeed not other than enlightenment (Thich Nhat Hanh), there is an accessible and encouraging abundance of courage and enlightenment reflected in the pages of this book. I know it will indelibly touch many hearts.”
—Alex Cline
