Fidelity: How to Create a Loving Relationship That Lasts

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How to Create a Loving Relationship That Lasts What does healthy intimacy look like How we do we keep the energy and passion alive in long-term relationships What practices can help us forgive our partner when he or she has hurt us How can we get a new relationship off to a strong and stable start What do we do if we feel restless in a relationship or attracted to someone outside of our partner These are just some of the questions Zen master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh has been asked by practitioners and readers alike. Deeply moved by the suffering that can be caused by these issues, he offers concrete guidance in his first ever writings on intimacy and healthy sexuality. Fidelityguides the reader to an understanding about how we can maintain our relationships; keep them fresh, and accepting and loving our partner for who they are.Fidelitygives concrete advice on how to stay attentive and nourishing of each other amidst the many responsibilities and pressures of daily life. Readers will learn how to foster open communication, dealing with anger and other strong emotions, learning to forgive, and practicing gratitude and appreciation. Fidelityis written for both couples in a committed relationship wanting to further develop a spiritual dimension in their lives together, and for those where infidelity or hurt may have occurred, and there is a need for best practices to re-weave the net of love and understanding. In addition to addressing everyday occurrences and challenges, Thich Nhat Hanh shows how traditional Buddhist teachings on attachment, deep listening, and loving speech can help energize and restore our relationships. Written in a clear and accessible style, and filled with personal stories, simple practices and exercises,Fidelityis for couples at all stage of relationships. It the guide book for anyone looking to create long-lasting and healthy intimacy.

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With the gentleness we have come to trust in this living sage, Thich Nhat Hanh takes the wisdom of the Buddhist perspective and applies it to the tangle we know as intimacy. Mark Nepo author of The Book of Awakening and As Far As the Heart Can See
With unrelenting kindness, Thich Nhat Hanh points out that the path to romantic happiness is also the path of compassion.Susan Piver author of The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
Loneliness can only be healed by understanding and love. Sometimes we think that if we have sexual relations with someone else, we ll feel less lonely. But the truth is that such sex doesn t relieve the feeling of loneliness; it makes it worse. Sexuality should be accompanied by understanding and love. Without understanding and love, sex is empty. With understanding and love, sex can be holy. From Fidelity
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Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.