Thich Nhat Hanh: Zen Buddhist monk
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"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. "You say...
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Poet, Peace Activist, Zen Master
Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926. He joined a Zen monastery at the age of 16, studied Buddhism as a novice, and received training in Zen and the Mahayana school of Buddhism. He was fully ordained as a monk in 1949. The word "Thich" is a title used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan.
In the early 1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh founded the School of Youth for Social Services (SYSS) in Saigon. This grassroots relief organization rebuilt bombed villages, set up schools, established medical centers, and resettled families left homeless during the Vietnam War. In 1966, Hanh was banned by both the non-Communist and Communist governments of Vietnam for his work to counter the violence he saw affecting his people.
He studied at Princeton University during this time, and urged the United States government to withdraw from Vietnam. He convinced Martin Luther King, Jr. to publicly oppose the Vietnam War, and King nominated Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in January, 1967.
Since the political stabilization of Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh has not been allowed to return to his home. The Vietnamese government still sees him as a threat.
Thich Nhat Hanh has had a signficant influence on the development of Western Buddhism. He coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" in his book "Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire." In all, he has published over 100 books, including more than 40 in English.
In the late 1990's, Thich Nhat Hanh founded a retreat center called Plum Village in the Dordogne region of southwestern France. At the center he continues to teach, write, and garden, with the continuing goal of helping people seeking peace in their hearts, and in their world. Plum Village houses only thirty monks, nuns, and laypeople, but thousands from around the globe call it home. Short-term accommodations are available for visitors, refugees, and activists.
Thich Nhat Hanh has said: "Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path."
