Learn How to Love Yourself Again-Through the Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh
A Zen leader on self-love
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk, born October 11, 1926, in Vietnam. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk at age 16. He led the way for the blossoming of Plum Village in France, which “has grown from a small rural farmstead to what is now the West’s largest and most active Buddhist monastery, with over 200 resident monastics and over 10,000 visitors every year.” He is a translator and historian of Buddhist text. Additionally, he is a renowned calligraphy artist.¹
I discovered Thich Nhat Hanh, when I read his Introduction to Zachiah Murray’s book Mindfulness in the Garden. It’s a very short illustrated book with gathas (an ancient poetic form).
There is an entire website devoted to Thich Nhat Hanh’s life and spiritual teachings at plumvillage.org.
According to the website:
“Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, renowned for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. A gentle, humble monk, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called him “an Apostle of peace and nonviolence” when nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Exiled from his native Vietnam for almost four decades, Thich Nhat Hanh has been a pioneer…
