“great humans bring with them something like a hallowed atmosphere, and when we seek them out, then we feel peace, we feel love, we feel courage.”
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Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.
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culture · Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022) · Buddhist monk · poet · peace activist · writer · monk · spiritual teacher · religious studies scholar · author · musician · also Thích Nhất Hạnh, Nhat Hanh, Nguyễn Đình Lang, Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Trừng Quang, Phùng Xuân
Born 11 October 1926 · Died 22 January 2022 · Q310913
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2026· 3 entries
“prevent others from profiting from human suffering or the suffering of other species on Earth”
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VietNamNet: Thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh
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2025· 1 entry
Publishers Weekly: Writers Talking Writers: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Thích Nhất Hạnh and Karl Marlantes on Leo Tolstoy
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2022· 20 entries
The Christian Century: Global Buddhist spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh dies at 95
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Radio France Internationale: Việt Nam: Hàng chục nghìn người tiễn đưa linh cữu thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh
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NBC News: How Thich Nhat Hanh pioneered modern mindfulness in the West
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Yahoo: Vietnamese peace activist, writer and Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh dies at 95
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24h: Thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh khước từ bảo tháp, xá lợi an vị tại chùa Từ Hiếu
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VietNamNet: Thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh và những người nổi tiếng trên thế giới
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Yahoo: Zen master, peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh dead at 95
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Radio France Internationale: Việt Nam : Thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh viên tịch ở tuổi 95
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Kenh14: Thiền Sư Thích Nhất Hạnh - Người điềm đạm nhất thế giới: Dành cả cuộc đời cho hoạt động hòa bình, khai mở và hướng con người ...
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Died 2022-01-22.
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BBC: Thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh - tang lễ tĩnh lặng của người khởi xướng 'Phật giáo dấn thân'
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News 6 WKMG: Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95
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Yahoo News Canada: Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit
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Yahoo: Thich Nhat Hanh, poetic peace activist and master of mindfulness, dies at 95
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Religion News Service: Thích Nhất Hạnh, Zen master who preached compassion and nonviolence, dies
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BBC: Thiền sư Thích Nhất Hạnh viên tịch tại chùa Từ Hiếu ở Huế, thọ 95 tuổi
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CNN: Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95
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“In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.”
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“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize. [citation needed]”
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“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”
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2020· 1 entry
Released album “achtsam arbeiten, achtsam leben: Der buddhistische Weg zu einem erfüllten Tag”.
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2019· 1 entry
Newsweek: Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist Monk Responsible for the Mindfulness Revolution, Prepares to Die in Vietnam
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2018· 1 entry
Returned to Vietnam to his "root temple", Từ Hiếu Temple, near Huế, where he lived until his death in 2022, at the age of 95
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2017· 1 entry
Released album “The Art of Living”.
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2015· 1 entry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The extraordinary life of Thich Nhat Hanh
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2014· 2 entries
Released album “Achtsam sprechen, achtsam zuhören: Die Kunst der bewussten Kommunikation”.
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Major Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders met to sign a shared commitment against modern-day slavery; the declaration they signed called for the elimination of slavery and h
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2010· 2 entries
Released album “Alles, was du tun kannst für dein Glück”.
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To lead a meditation retreat at the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
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2008· 2 entries
During an interview in Italian television, Nhất Hạnh made some statements regarding the Dalai Lama that his followers claim upset Chinese officials, who in turn put pressure on the Vietnamese government
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Released album “Buddhas Lehren für ein glückliches Leben”.
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2007· 3 entries
Released album “Das Wunder der Achtsamkeit”.
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While the heads of the UBCV, Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do, remained under house arrest
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And moved to the Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush
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2006· 3 entries
Nghi received a transmission from Nhất Hạnh and agreed to let them occupy Bat Nha
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Released album “Im Hier und Jetzt Zuhause sein”.
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Released album “Das Wunder des bewussten Atmens”.
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2005· 1 entry
After lengthy negotiations, the Vietnamese government allowed Nhất Hạnh to return for a visit
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2004· 1 entry
Released album “The Ultimate Dimension”.
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2003· 1 entry
“Brother Thay: A Radio Pilgrimage with Thich Nhat Hanh”
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2000· 1 entry
In Escondido, California; Magnolia Grove Monastery (Đạo Tràng Mộc Lan) in Batesville, Mississippi; and the European Institute of Applied Buddhism in Waldbröl, Germany
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1998· 2 entries
Released album “Drops of Emptiness”.
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“Vietnamese Buddhism in North America, Tradition and Acculturation”
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1986· 1 entry
Nhất Hạnh founded Parallax Press, a nonprofit book publisher and part of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
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1982· 2 entries
In southwest France near Thénac, traveling internationally to give retreats and talks
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Nhất Hạnh and Chân Không established the Plum Village Monastery, a vihara in the Dordogne near Bordeaux in southern France
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1978· 1 entry
During his efforts to assist the boat people
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1975· 3 entries
Formed the Sweet Potatoes Meditation Centre at Fontvannes, in the Foret d'Othe, near Troyes in Aube province southeast of Paris
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"mindfulness" was barely recognized in English
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Nhất Hạnh was denied permission to return to Vietnam, and the communist government banned his publications
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1969· 1 entry
Nhất Hạnh established the Unified Buddhist Church (Église Bouddhique Unifiée) in France (not a part of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam)
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1967· 3 entries
Nhat Chi Mai, one of the first six Order of Interbeing members, set fire to herself and burned to death in front of the Tu Nghiem Pagoda in Saigon as a peace protest after calling for an end to the Vietnam War
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Due in large part to Nhất Hạnh, King gave the speech "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" at Riverside Church in New York City, his first to publicly question U
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Wrote Vietnam — The Lotus in the Sea of Fire, about his proposals
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1966· 3 entries
And became the chair of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace Delegation, a group involved with the Paris Peace Accords, which ultimately ended American involvement in the Vietnam War
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After expressing opposition to the war and refusing to take sides
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To lead a symposium in Vietnamese Buddhism at Cornell University and continue his work for peace
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1964· 3 entries
After the publication of his poem "whoever is listening, be my witness: I cannot accept this war
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Nhất Hạnh co-founded the School of Youth for Social Service (SYSS), a neutral corps of Buddhist peace workers who went into rural areas to establish schools, build healthcare clinics, and help rebuild villages
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Two of Nhất Hạnh's students founded La Boi Press with a grant from Mrs
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1963· 1 entry
After the military overthrow of the minority Catholic regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem, Nhất Hạnh returned to South Vietnam on 16 December 1963, at the request of Thich Tri Quang, the monk most prominent in protesting t
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1962· 1 entry
Was appointed lecturer in Buddhism at Columbia University and also taught as a lecturer at Cornell University
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1960· 1 entry
To study comparative religion at Princeton University
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1956· 1 entry
While he was away teaching in Đà Lạt, his name was expunged from the records of Ấn Quang, effectively disowning him from the temple
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1955· 1 entry
Nhất Hạnh returned to Huế and served as the editor of Phật Giáo Việt Nam (Vietnamese Buddhism), the official publication of the General Association of Vietnamese Buddhists (Tổng Hội Phật Giáo Việt Nam) for two years befo
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1950· 1 entry
And took up residence in the Ấn Quang Pagoda in Saigon, where he was ordained as a monk in 1951
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1926· 1 entry
Born 1926-10-11.
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