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'''Thich Nhat Hanh''' (1926-2022) was born in [[Vietnam]] and trained in the [[Zen]] tradition. He has written over 100 [[Dharma]] books and has opened monasteries around the world. He started the Order of Interbeing which has a special emphasis on social engagement work (charities, environmentalism, anti-war). His tradition blends [[Zen]] with [[Theravada]] mindfulness and western psychology. He was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for his work against wars. | '''Thich Nhat Hanh''' (1926-2022) was born in [[Vietnam]] and trained in the [[Zen]] tradition. He has written over 100 [[Dharma]] books and has opened monasteries around the world. He started the Order of Interbeing which has a special emphasis on social engagement work (charities, environmentalism, anti-war). His tradition blends [[Zen]] with [[Theravada]] mindfulness and western psychology. He was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for his work against wars. | ||
− | + | Thích Nhất Hạnh; born as Nguyễn Đình Lang and later known by the name Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism. | |
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+ | Nhất Hạnh was exiled from Vietnam in the 1960s after expressing opposition to the war. He established dozens of monasteries and practice centers and spent most of his later life at the Plum Village Monastery in southwest France near Thénac, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. After a 39-year exile, he was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005. In November 2018, he returned to Vietnam to his "root temple", Từ Hiếu Temple, near Huế, where he died on January 22, 2022, at the age of 95. | ||
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+ | Nhất Hạnh was active in the peace and deep ecology movements, promoting nonviolent solutions to conflict and raising awareness of the interconnectedness of all elements in nature. He was the founder of the largest monastic order in the West. He was a vegan, refraining from consuming meat or animal products as a means of nonviolence toward animals. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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+ | A Pebble for Your Pocket, Full Circle Publishing, 2001 | ||
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, Riverhead Trade, 2002 | Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, Riverhead Trade, 2002 | ||
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Be Free Where You Are, Parallax Press, 2002 | Be Free Where You Are, Parallax Press, 2002 | ||
− | Being Peace, Parallax Press, 1987 | + | Being Peace, Parallax Press, 1987 |
Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment, Parallax Press, 2007 | Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment, Parallax Press, 2007 | ||
− | Cultivating The Mind Of Love, Full Circle, 1996 | + | Cultivating The Mind Of Love, Full Circle, 1996 |
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm, HarperOne, 2012 | Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm, HarperOne, 2012 |
Latest revision as of 02:09, 26 January 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was born in Vietnam and trained in the Zen tradition. He has written over 100 Dharma books and has opened monasteries around the world. He started the Order of Interbeing which has a special emphasis on social engagement work (charities, environmentalism, anti-war). His tradition blends Zen with Theravada mindfulness and western psychology. He was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for his work against wars.
Thích Nhất Hạnh; born as Nguyễn Đình Lang and later known by the name Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.
Nhất Hạnh was exiled from Vietnam in the 1960s after expressing opposition to the war. He established dozens of monasteries and practice centers and spent most of his later life at the Plum Village Monastery in southwest France near Thénac, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. After a 39-year exile, he was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005. In November 2018, he returned to Vietnam to his "root temple", Từ Hiếu Temple, near Huế, where he died on January 22, 2022, at the age of 95.
Nhất Hạnh was active in the peace and deep ecology movements, promoting nonviolent solutions to conflict and raising awareness of the interconnectedness of all elements in nature. He was the founder of the largest monastic order in the West. He was a vegan, refraining from consuming meat or animal products as a means of nonviolence toward animals.
Publications
A Pebble for Your Pocket, Full Circle Publishing, 2001
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, Riverhead Trade, 2002
At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life, with Jason Deantonis (Illustrator), Parallax Press, 2016
The Moon Bamboo, Parallax Press, 1989
Be Free Where You Are, Parallax Press, 2002
Being Peace, Parallax Press, 1987
Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment, Parallax Press, 2007
Cultivating The Mind Of Love, Full Circle, 1996
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm, HarperOne, 2012
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962–1966, Riverhead Trade, 1999
Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers, Riverhead Books, 1999
Hermitage Among the Clouds, Parallax Press, 1993
How to Eat, Parallax Press, 2014
How to Fight, Parallax Press, 2017
How to Love, Parallax Press, 2014
How to Relax, Parallax Press, 2015
How to Sit, Parallax Press, 2014
Is nothing something? : Kids' questions and zen answers about life, death, family, friendship, and everything in between, Parallax Press 2014
Living Buddha, Living Christ, Riverhead Trade, 1997
Love Letter to the Earth, Parallax Press, 2012
Mindful Movements: Ten Exercises for Well-Being, Parallax Press 2008
No Death, No Fear, Riverhead Trade reissue, 2003
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering, Parallax Press, 2014
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha, Parallax Press, 1991
Old Path, White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha Blackstone Audio, Inc.; 2016
Our Appointment with Life: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone, Parallax Press, 1990
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Bantam reissue, 1992
Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child, Parallax Press, 2010
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life. HarperOne. 2010
Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise], HarperOne (1705), 2015
Teachings on Love, Full Circle Publishing, 2005
The Art of Communicating, HarperOne, 2013
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now, HarperOne, 2017
The Art of Power, HarperOne, 2007
The Blooming of a Lotus, Beacon Press, 2009
The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion, Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutrs, Parallax Press, 1992
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, Broadway Books, 1999
The Heart Of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, Full Circle, 1997, (2005 Edition)
The Miracle of Mindfulness, Rider Books, 1991
The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation, Beacon Press, 1999 (Vietnamese: Phép lạ của sự tỉnh thức).
The Novice: A Story of True Love, HarperCollins, 2011
The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries, Palm Leaves Press, 2017
The Path of Emancipation: Talks from a 21-Day Mindfulness Retreat, Unified Buddhist Church, 2000
The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh, Shambhala Pocket Classics, 2012
The Raft Is Not the Shore: Conversations Toward a Buddhist/Christian Awareness, Daniel Berrigan (Co-author), Orbis Books, 2000
The Sun My Heart, Parallax Press, 1988
Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings, Robert Ellsberg (Editor), Orbis Books, 2001
Touching the Earth: Intimate Conversations with the Buddha, Parallax Press, 2004
Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, Full Circle, 1997
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart, Shambhala Publications, 1997
Under the Banyan Tree, Full Circle Publishing, 2008
Understanding Our Mind, HarperCollins, 2006
Vietnam: Lotus in a sea of fire. New York, Hill and Wang. 1967.
Works by or about Thích Nhất Hạnh in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment, Shambhala Publications, 2010
Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh, Shambhala Publications, 2011
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice, Harmony, 1994
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet, Harper Collins, 2021
See also: Thich Nhat Hanh quotes