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Thich Nhat Hanh
Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen monk, poet, and peacemaker. He cofounded the An Quang Buddhist Institute, the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Vietnam, and Plum Village, a Buddhist training monastery in France. He is the author of many books, including Being Peace, The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation, and Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals 1962–1966.
Brother Thay: A Radio Pilgrimage with Thich Nhat Hanh
June 4, 2009

Zen master and poet Thich Nhat Hanh was forcibly exiled from his native country of Vietnam more than 40 years ago. We visited the Buddhist monk at a Christian conference center in a lakeside setting of rural Wisconsin. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers stark, gentle wisdom for living in a world of anger and violence. He discusses the concepts of "engaged Buddhism," "being peace," and "mindfulness."

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Selected Poems

» "Walking Meditation
with Thich Nhat Hanh"

Poet Tess Gallagher puts into verse her experience of mindfulness while at Deer Park Monastery with Brother Thây.

» "For Warmth"

Recited in Vietnamese by Thich Nhat Hanh in the show and then in English by Krista.

Unheard Cuts

We're finally releasing three complete, unedited interviews five years later:
» Thich Nhat Hanh (mp3, 39:45)
» Cheri Maples (mp3, 21:19)
» Larry Ward (mp3, 19:06)

Additional Features

» "Mindfulness of Anger: Embracing the Child Within" (Real, 2:01.13)

A 2003 dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh during a morning meditation session at The Green Lake Conference Center in Wisconsin.

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Ward is co-director of the Lotus Institute in Encinitas, California and an ordained Baptist minister. He also owned a management consultant firm for Fortune 500 companies.
Cheri Maples Cheri Maples
Maples is a licensed attorney and consultant on justice and community corrections. She was ordained as a dharma teacher by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2008.