The Five Practices of Mindfulness - protecting life, acting with generosity, behaving responsibly in sexual relationships, speaking and listening deeply and avoiding the consumption of toxic substances - are the essential principles of Buddhist ethics and morals. In Living Buddhism the Zen master and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh, together with eminent teachers and experts in Buddhism, develops the social, institutional and individual scope of these practices. The idea, as expressed by Thich Nhat Hanh, is to make the Five Practices a guideline for a fully conscious society. His hope in writing this book is to provoke a debate that transcends sectarian borders and leads us to the practice of moral guidelines necessary to lead a compassionate and healthy life. The work contains a lucid translation of the Upasaka sutra, one of the main Buddhist texts about the ethics of the laity and one of the best expositions of the Five Practices of Mindfulness.