The Naitulus Book Awards seek to recognize “books that promote spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, and positive social change as they stimulate the imagination and inspire the reader to new possibilities for a better world.” (Nautilus Book Awards)

In The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now, Thich Nhat Hanh, known affectionally to his followers as Thay (Vietnamese for teacher), explores seven mindfulness trainings encompassing the Buddhist view on life, relationships, and interconnection, that were taken from his last full talks before his recent illness. The teachings are aimed at helping the practitioner understand the three doors of liberation—emptiness, signlessness, aimlessness—as well as impermanence, non-craving, letting go, and nirvana, with the aim of coming to terms with aging and dying to live a joyful, peaceful, active life, free of fear.