Learning True Love
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Sister Chan Khong's autobiography tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey through the many years of her life. The book’s centerpiece is her moving account of her return to Vietnam, her homeland, after 40 years of exile. She describes in refreshing detail her emotional reactions, the reunions with many old friends and fellow activists, and her impression of the “new Vietnam” where Buddhists still struggle for religious freedom. Often compared to The Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, this memoir connects to larger themes, especialy when the author discusses the life and teaching of her fellow exile, Thich Nhat Hanh, gives an overview of the development of the European and American peace and human rights movements, and introduces readers to the Vietnamese style of Buddhism. Learning True Love is a testament to the power of tenacity and faith.
Foreword Thich Nhat Hanh VIIIntroduction Maxine Hong Kingston IXGrowing Up in the Land of Tet 1938-1961The Grass Comes Back to Life 2Communism and Buddhism 10Science and Social Work 17Meeting Thich Nhat Hanh 24Working for Social Change 1962-1965Nonviolent Resistance 32Autumn Moon 48Experience 59Interbeing 69The War Escalates 1966-1968Man Is Not Our Enemy 82Sister Mai 93In the War Zone 105Leaving Vietnam 115Working for Peace 1969-1975Buddhist Peace Delegation 126Pilgrimage for Peace 144Children Suffer Equally 157Beginning Anew 165Exile 1976-2003The Boat People 180Rare Flowers of the Country 194Plum Village 213River Water, Market Rice 220True Emptiness 230The Flowering of Plum Village and Deer Park Monastery 241The Place the Ancestors Have Chosen For Us 258Vietnam 2004-2005Return to Vietnam 268If I Die Tomorrow 292Afterword Linda K. Williams 299Glossary 303Acronyms 305
