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© 2009 by Thich Nhat Hanh
English translation by Annabel Laity
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This book is printed on acid-free paper that meets the uncoated paper ANSI/NISO specifications for permanence as revised in 1992.
The Library of Congress has catalogued the previous paperback edition as follows:
Nhat Hanh, Thich.
The blooming of a lotus : guided meditation exercises for healing and transformation. / Thich Nhat Hanh ; translated by Annabel Laity.
p. cm.
Translated from the Vietnamese.
ISBN 978-0-8070-1237-6 (pbk.)
E-ISBN 978-0-8070-9748-9
1. Meditation—Buddhism. I. Laity, Annabel. II. Title.
BQ5612.N47 2009
294.3'443—dc20 93-4191