The Miracle Of Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh's ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. The father of mindfulness * Irish Times * One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditation practice. * New Age Journal * He has immense presence and both personal and Buddhist authority. If there is a candidate for 'Living Buddha' on earth today, it is Thich Nhat Hanh. -- Roshi Richard Baker, author of Original Mind: The Practice of Zen in the West [Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth * His Holiness the Dalai Lama * The first book to awaken a mainstream readership to the subject of mindfulness a testimony to the power of Thich Nhat Hanhs elegant and profound teaching. -- Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West, a rare combination of mystic, poet, scholar and activist. * Joanne Macy, author of World As Lover, World AS Self * Beautifully written and a must-read.' * Good Housekeeping *

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh was a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He was the author of many acclaimed books including The Miracle of Mindfulness, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. In 2018, he returned to Vietnam to live at the Tu Hieu Temple, where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old. He died on 22 January 2022, at the age of 95.