Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.
“The monk who taught the world mindfulness.”
—TIME
“Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner
peace and peace on earth.”
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
“Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is
a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if
applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood,
to humanity.”
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The Sun My Heart first came into my hands over three decades ago,
and it is still my most cherished book by Thich Nhat Hanh. Ever
again it brings the freshness of morning, a luminous, clear-eyed
sanity at the core of the Dharma. Here is born the courage to
embrace our suffering world, which has grounded and guided me
through the years.”
—Joanna Macy, author of A Wild Love for the World: Joanna
Macy and the Work of our Time
“Thich Nhat Hanh’s work, on and off the page, has proven to be the
antidote to our modern pain and sorrows. Here is a monumental,
life-giving mind, preserved as textual force. And that's what I
feel reading and practicing his teachings: that I am being acted on
by a compassion equal to and pervasive as gravity itself. His
books help me be more human, more me than I was
before.”
—Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
“Thich Nhat Hanh is a great teacher. I have studied him, his work,
his passage through life, with gratitude and joy. Through his
writings, his public offerings, his insights, I’ve gained vision
and clarity; I’ve often felt it would be impossible to find a more
lucid, determined, and courageous soul.”
—Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
“Thich Nhat Hanh is among the most revered leaders in the world.
His teachings and mindfulness practices have deeply influenced my
journey through life. He is a torch of wisdom lighting the path
ahead, generating the compassion, love, and understanding we need
to create peace for ourselves and the world.”
—Marc Benioff, chair and CEO, Salesforce
“Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace; Thich Nhat Hanh is
peace.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
“Thich Nhat Hanh's words are like water. Simple, pure, transparent,
and absolutely indispensable for life.”
—Alejandro Iñárritu, director of Birdman and The Revenant
“How is it that a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who teaches mindfulness
could inspire Martin Luther King and become one of the great
nonviolent activists of the twenty-first century? Like no
other teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the revolutionary
possibilities of building social movements based on compassion, for
both ourselves and others.”
—Professor john a powell, director of the Othering & Belonging
Institute at UC Berkeley
“I first met Thich Nhat Hanh in 1968 in Paris. That was the time of
rising counter culture, protest against the Vietnam war and student
uprising. At that time his presence in Paris was like a soothing
rain in dry heat. Ever since, for more than fifty years, he has
been the conscience of humanity. He has been a compassionate
catalyst of spiritual awakening, social harmony and ecological
awareness. He has nurtured the human spirit with dedication,
determination and delight. He is humble and gentle yet powerfully
persuasive and strong willed. It has been a joy of my life to know
him and follow his teachings.”
—Satish Kumar, editor emeritus Resurgence & Ecologist magazine and
founder of Schumacher College
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