A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Thich Nhat Hanh, Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society (Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 2012) ("Each of us has the capacity not only for great happiness but also for bringing great happiness to others. Each of us has Buddha nature. If we practice the ways of living happily in the present moment, we will water the seed of Buddha nature within us and help it grow....We can't seek to receive the path from anyone else. In order to touch the seed of wisdom within us, all we need to do is practice sitting, walking, listening, and acting with mindful awareness. If we are able to walk together on this path, it is because of our own practice, not because of something laid down by a god or a rule of law." Id. at 60.).