Keeping the Peace : Mindfulness and Public Service - Softcover

Keeping the Peace speak to all of us who work in difficult, people-oriented jobs and shows us how to turn environments that are often filled anger, stress, and frustration into islands of peach. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hunh creater a revolutionary definition of public service that includes all of us. He challenges us to transform the way we think about our work and offers eleven key practices to strong then our mindfulness and joy. This Book is dedicated to those whose job it is to keep the peace. You may think that this does not include you. But police officers, corrections officers, and judges are not the only ones who practice law enforcement. As teachers, parents, and numbers of our community, we all must work to create and sustain peace. This book uses the ideas of the Buddha and the Dharma to bring peace and mindfulness to people at work. What is Dharma? Dharma is the kind of insight, practice, and code of behavior that will bring about mutual understanding, compassion, peace, and happiness. Dharma is a Sanskrit term that can be translated as "law." The practice of the Dharma is also the practice of law enforcement. To understand what is happening to us at work, we need to look at our home life and our families. A family is living organism that has the capacity to protect and heal itself. All living organisms have the capacity for mindfulness. When a virus penetrates the body of an organism, the body is mindful that it has been invaded. Antibodies are ready to resist the invader. The immune system is and agent of protection. If there are enough antibodies, the immune system quickly produces more in order to cope with the invasion and sustain itself. In this way, the immune system is a reflection of the body's mindfulness. Content Section 1: Peace in Ourselves Section 2: Peace in Our Work Environment Section 3: Peace in the World