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Breakout book on peace by one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders - being published during a year full of global conflict

About the Author

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. Websites include: www.interbeing.org.uk and www.plumvillage.org

Reviews

'Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth' Dalai Lama 'Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama' New York Times

This Vietnamese-born Buddhist monk and leader of the Paris Peace Talks' Buddhist delegation during the Vietnam War must be one of the most revered and popular representatives of the Zen Buddhist tradition today, as well as one of the most effective exponents of "engaged Buddhism" in life and in print. Thich Nhat Hanh has already written several much-read and much-praised books, including Anger and Peace Is Every Step. This latest volume addresses the questions of world peace directly, through another-but still needed-explanation of the Buddhist Noble Truths and of the meaning of true compassion. "The secret of creating peace," he says, "is that when you listen to another person you have only one purpose: to offer him an opportunity to empty his heart." Too often, he says, negotiation arises out of fear instead of "deep listening" and "loving speech." Whatever one's religious or political commitments, the author's advice seems sound, and his counsel comes from inner experience. Highly recommended. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.