About the book: 2019 / "What we are most afraid of is dying and becoming nothing. Many are sure that our entire existence is equal to the duration of one life, starting from the moment of birth or conception and ending with death. We believe that we are born from nothing and when we die we become nothing. Therefore we are filled with fear of disappearance. Buddha understands our existence completely differently. He says that "birth" and "death" are just speculative concepts. They are not real. The fact that we believe them to be true creates a powerful illusion that causes our suffering. Buddha taught that there is no birth, no death; no coming, no going; no one is the same, no one is different; there is no permanent self and no disappearance. We just think it's all there. When we understand that we cannot be destroyed, we are freed from fear. This is how great relief comes. We can enjoy life and appreciate it in a new way.” This book by Thich Nhat Hanh deals with a topic that has been studied carefully and deeply by the Buddha's followers for 2,500 years. Through Zen parables, practical meditations, and poetic personal stories, the author gives readers a completely new perspective on life and death. Like the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh is considered by the West to be one of the greatest teachers of Buddhism in the modern world..