Present Moment, Wonderful Moment

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

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese poet, bestselling author and peace activist, has been a Buddhist monk for over 40 years. He was chairman of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace delegation during the Vietnam War and was nominated by Dr Martin Luther King for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1966 he visited the US and Europe on a peace mission and was unable to return to his native land. Today he heads Plum Village, a meditation community in south-western France, where he teaches, writes, gardens and aids refugees worldwide.