TNH has created his own brand of mishmash of Buddhism and Western
psychology.
Nhat Hanh's approach has been to combine a variety of traditional Zen
teachings with methods from Theravada Buddhism, insights from Mahayana
Buddhism, and ideas from Western psychologyto offer a modern light
on meditation practice. Hanh's presentation of the
PrajñÄpÄramitÄ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81> in
terms of "interbeing" has doctrinal antecedents in the Huayan school
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huayan_school> of thought, which "is
often said to provide a philosophical foundation" for Zen.[32]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Nhat_Hanh#cite_note-31>
Nhat Hanh has also been a leader in the Engaged Buddhism
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engaged_Buddhism> movement (he coined the
term), promoting the individual's active role in creating change. He
cites the thirteenth-century Vietnamese King Trần Nhân Tông
with the origination of the concept. Trần Nhân Tông abdicated
his throne to become a monk, and founded the Vietnamese Buddhist school
in the Bamboo Forest tradition.
--- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote:
>
> JMJM and Siska:
> Â
> This below, by Roshi Rev Harvey is a well ariticulated written
easy which very important points to be taken into considerationÂ
 However, I'd like to strongly point it out that Rev. Harvey writes
most of his discourses after the reading and hearing from TNH and not
necessaraliy with the direct experience of what he writes. And
therefore Siska you should be better much, much better of going
straight away to the source of the same Thich Nhat Hanh websites,
videos, books....you can also join his online sangha through the
Facebook where you'll be having direct lively dharma talks. I
would strongly advice you and everybody else not to take TNH sayings
from anybody else but himself and his own monks. I was in the past
and for years in Rev. Roshi Harvey group and can tell you that
Mr. Harvey is a skilful writer that base his writing taking a bit from
here and a bit from there plus a little bit of himself.  There
is a mixture of
> intellectual, wisdom and slight ignorance in his writing that
may mislead you.   He's not a realiced Teacher as TNH,
Nishima or even the same Bill Smart who in his own way he only talks
about what he has truly realiced within theselves. I don't mean by
that that Rev. Roshi lacks of experience by himself but he does tend
to intelectualice. Â Just a warning here. Skilfull words not always
carry buddha nature in them.
> Mayka
