Peace Is Every Breath

Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth – The Dalai LamaThich 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 – Martin Luther King, Jr.Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace; Thich Nhat Hanh is peace – Elizabeth GilbertThich Nhat Hanh’s work, on and off the page, has proven to be the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows … His books help me be more human, more me than I was before – Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousThe monk who taught the world mindfulness * Time *Mindfulness has become a serious movement, now with champions among policy makers as well as Buddhists. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of its guiding spirits * The Times Literary Supplement *Thich Nhat Hanh’s words are like water. Simple, pure, transparent, and absolutely indispensable for life – Alejandro Iñárritu, director of Birdman and The Revenant

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh is 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 is the author of many acclaimed books including Peace is Every Step, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He lives at the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old.