Living Without Stress or Fear: Essential Teaching on the True Source of Happiness Audio CD – CD, May 1, 2009

My only misgiving about these recordings is that it is a little hard to hear TNH. Still, I give this five stars because the teaching is superb as is the sweet, venerable master delivering it. If you are a fan of Thich Nhat Hanh, you will love this and if you're not familiar with his teachings, he will open your eyes to living authentically, by helping you to bring your inner self in balance with the external world. Certain teachings of his remain with me for days, echoing in my mind long after having listened. It's a little pricey, but worth every penny of you're looking for guidance or reminders on how to live optimally.

The only reason that I did not give this a 5 is because Thich Nhat Hanh's voice is a bit husky on part of the recording, and difficult to hear (for me) with any background noise. The material is fresh and can be apprehended by the Western mind. Humanistic personal psychology and how to create positive changes is presented in a logical, coherent and compassionate manner. He provides examples of principles that virtually all listeners can understand.He presents Buddhist methods for dealing with one's own disturbing emotions that are totally counter to emulating stoicism. His sweet sense of humor pads the corridors of the somewhat scary work of facing and embracing tenderly one's own true feeling, and using methods to transform them to their opposites, to find peace and expansion of consciousness in the process. This is for people who are willing to find out who they are and what they are feeling in order to get the benefit of emotional freedom. I purchased the audio book because it is much easier for me to learn that way than by hitting the books.

I've been able to listen to the first disc only so far, but am captivated by Thich Nhat Hanh's insight and lessons for life. Yes, he speaks quietly and that makes you get quiet and listen--which is one of the points of the path on which he encourages us.

Thich Nhat Hanh has a great insight and philosophy on life and all of its virtues. He's easy to listen to and understand.

his message is great, but the background noise (live audience) is often very distracting making it hard to hear what he's saying.

Cd came without any damages. Very helpful cd.

this deepends the teaching of living life fuller; i.e. being aware of it, by addressing the condition of fear.

I really love Thich Nhat Hanh. I have many other recordings. I did not heed the other reviewers comments because I thought I would be able to understand. Unfortunately, the issue is not his volume or his accent. The issue is an absolutely terrible audio recording.