Before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he asked several of his friends to continue his life’s work building what he called “beloved community.” One of the people he invited was the Vietnamese Zen ...

In sermons, speeches and writings Martin Luther King Jr. often emphasized that, “The way of nonviolence leads to the Beloved Community.” (Ebony Magazine, 1959 “My Trip to the Land of Gandhi”) And in ...

Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95. The death was confirmed by a ...

After surviving half of winter term, it’s time to take a beat and slow down by adopting mindfulness practices. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, created a series of ...

After Thich Nhat Hanh died at the age of 95 a year ago last week (Jan. 22, 2022), many obituary writers turned to his 1965 book, Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire, for quotes and for an assessment of ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. In an extended interview, Father John Dear, longtime peace activist and former director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, recalls the lives ...

In 1975, Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh published "The Miracle of Mindfulness," and its themes, like the importance of living in the present, are still relevant today. While the popular book offers ...

Thich Nhat Hahn, the Buddhist monk whose mindful focus and activist teachings changed how the world practices Buddhism, died Saturday morning. He was 95. Thich Nhat Hanh died peacefully at exactly ...

Thich Nhat Hanh: mudra of compassion. This photo was taken while his monks and nuns were offering the compassion chant at his European Institute of Applied Buddhism in Germany. (c. 2009) (© Plum ...

The Thich Nhat Hanh classic is celebrating its 50th year in circulation. It also taught me to be OK with life’s uncertainties. By Stefano Montali In the fall of 2017, I moved into a pale green ...

Thich Nhat Hanh, the monk who helped popularize mindfulness in the West, died in the Từ Hiếu temple in Huế, Vietnam, on Jan. 22, 2022. He was 95. In 2014, Thich Nhat Hanh suffered a stroke. After that ...

Plum Village offers a lived experience of mindfulness through everyday activities, emphasizing presence, community, and engaged Buddhism. It fosters compassion through interbeing and the Five ...