Live Beautifully, Die Beautifully
Field Notes from the Edge of Impermanence
$35.25
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
Live Beautifully, Die Beautifully is a moving memoir and spiritual guide that explores how mindfulness, compassion, and inner healing can transform even the deepest suffering. Through the extraordinary life story of Sister D., readers are invited to confront trauma, impermanence, and death with courage and grace. Blending intimate storytelling with practical meditations, this book offers a path toward living fully and dying peacefully.
One of life’s most profound questions is this: Ha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781937006716 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1937006719 |
| Author: | Sister Dang Nghiem |
| Publisher: | Parallax Press |
| Imprint: | Parallax Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Sister Dang Nghiem integrates the neuroscience of trauma, effective treatments, and the penetrating insights of mindfulness training. She writes with such clarity and heart that you feel comforted and supported by her presence on every page.”
—Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
“While Nghiem’s techniques can be valuable to anyone seeking personal growth or comfort for pain, those who have experienced severe traumas will find those treated here with sensitivity and compassion, and may find reasons to hope.”
—Publishers Weekly
Sister Dang Nghiem
Sister Dang Nghiem is a disciple of the revered Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. After losing her mother at the age of twelve, she moved to the United States with her brother at the age of seventeen, where she learned English and went on to earn a medical degree from the University of California-San Francisco.
After suffering further tragedy and the loss of her partner, she quit her practice as a doctor to travel to Plum Village monastery in France, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, where she ordained as a nun in 2000. Her writing draws on her unique experiences as a physician, a nun, and an individual navigating diverse worlds.
She is the author of four books:
- Healing: A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to Nun (2010)
- Mindfulness as Medicine: A Story of Healing and Spirit (2015)
- Flowers in the Dark: Reclaiming Your Power to Heal from Trauma with Mindfulness (2021)
- The River in Me: Verses of Transformation (2024)
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