This is a tiny book. Scarcely more than a pamphlet. And it is packed with gems. At one point my notes began to resemble a transcription rather than excerpts. Thich Nhat Hanh lays out approaches to handling conflict and anger within ourselves and with others. He approaches it as one expects a mindfulness teacher to approach it but he is hardly out of touch - speaking of neural pathways and also discussing the pros of phone conversations rather than texts or emails when dealing with difficult conversations. I appreciate his warnings against rehearsing anger when we may think we are seeking catharsis. I find his suggestion of a peace treaty between individuals to be intriguing.

And I plan to practice a lot of hugging meditation when the time comes that the pandemic is over and it is safe. So much hugging meditation.