Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered throughout the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace.\u00a0His key teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live happily in the present moment\u2014the only way to truly develop peace, both in one\u2019s self and in the world.<\/p>\n
Thich Nhat Hanh has published over 100 titles on meditation, mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism, as well as poems, children\u2019s stories, and commentaries on ancient Buddhist texts. He has sold over three million books in America alone, some of the best-known include Being Peace, Peace Is Every Step, The Miracle of Mindfulness, The Art of Power, True Love and Anger.<\/p>\n
Thich Nhat Hanh has been a pioneer in bringing Buddhism to the West, founding six monasteries and dozens of practice centers in America and Europe, as well as over 1,000 local mindfulness practice communities, known as \u2018sanghas\u2019.<\/p>\n
He has built a thriving community of over 600 monks and nuns worldwide, who, together with his tens of thousands of lay students, apply his teachings on mindfulness, peace-making and community-building in schools, workplaces, businesses \u2013 and even prisons \u2013 throughout the world.<\/p>\n
Thich Nhat Hanh, now in his 88th year, is a gentle, humble monk \u2013 the man Martin Luther King called \u201cAn Apostle of peace and nonviolence.\u201d The media has called him \u201cThe Father of Mindfulness,\u201d \u201cThe Other Dalai Lama\u201d and \u201cThe Zen Master Who Fills Stadiums.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"