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At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey by Thomas, Claude Anshin
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781590301340
- Book Title
- At Hell's Gate : a Soldier's Journey
- Item Length
- 8.7 in
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
- Topic
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd), Personal Memoirs, Military / Vietnam War, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), United States / General
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Item Weight
- 13.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
About this product
Product Information
In this raw and moving memoir, Claude Thomas tells the dramatic story of his service in Vietnam, his subsequent emotional collapse, and how he was ultimately able to find healing and peace. Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he served as a crew chief on assault helicopters. By the end of his tour, he had been awarded numerous medals, including the Purple Heart. He had also killed many people, witnessed horrifying cruelty, and narrowly escaped death on a number of occasions. When Thomas returned home he found that he continued to live in a state of war. He was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt, fear, anger, and despair, all of which were intensified by the rejection he experienced as a Vietnam veteran. For years, Thomas struggled with post-traumatic stress, drug and alcohol addiction, isolation, and even homelessness. A turning point came when he attended a meditation retreat for Vietnam veterans led by the renowned Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Here he encountered the Buddhist teachings on meditation and mindfulness, which helped him to stop running from his past and instead confront the pain of his war experiences directly and compassionately. Thomas was eventually ordained as a Zen monk and teacher, and he began making pilgrimages to promote peace and nonviolence in war-scarred places around the world including Bosnia, Auschwitz, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and the Middle East. At Hell's Gate is Thomas's dramatic coming-of-age story and a spiritual travelogue from the horrors of combat to discovering a spiritual approach to healing violence and ending war from the inside out. In simple and direct language, Thomas shares timeless teachings on healing emotional suffering and offers us practical guidance in using mindfulness and compassion to transform our lives.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
159030134x
ISBN-13
9781590301340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038778202
Product Key Features
Book Title
At Hell's Gate : a Soldier's Journey
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd), Personal Memoirs, Military / Vietnam War, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), United States / General
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
13.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bq5975.T46a3 2004
Reviews
"Written with relentless courage and utter compassion, this account of violence and transformation is one of the most amazing and wonderful stories I've ever read."-Michael Herr, author ofDispatches"This is a book of great power. Thomas's pilgrimage to find living peace in a world full of terror and war gives us a wonderfully practical lesson in how to lift ourselves out of the insanity of fear, hatred, violence, and trauma. His singularly courageous story has the power to heal, to inspire, to teach."-John Laurence, former CBS News correspondent and author ofThe Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story"A powerful, wise, and genuinely profound spiritual odyssey from the insanity of violence (in the world, within ourselves, and in the assumptions of American culture) to the peace and compassion of mindfulness practice. Thomas beautifully models Zen teachings in his daily life, and by doing so he enlightens and liberates us all."-Charles Johnson, winner of the National Book Award forMiddle Passage"Claude Anshin Thomas has been an inspiration to me. Our world urgently needs to listen to him tell of his life in war and then in peace."-Maxine Hong Kingston, author ofThe Woman Warrior"Thomas's journey from the killing fields of Vietnam to the path of peace and pilgrimage testifies to his-and our-powerful urge to awaken. At the same time, this is not a pretty story. Anshin Thomas has lived in hell, knows its smell and taste, and continues to confront it every day of his life. Yet he remains undeterred in his work to make peace in himself and the world at large."-Bernie Glassman, author ofInstructions to the CookandBearing Witness
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-002765
Dewey Decimal
294.3/927/092 B
Dewey Edition
22
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