BUDDHIST LEADER AND "FATHER OF MINDFULNESS," THICH NHAT HANH PASSES AWAY
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HUE, Vietnam, Jan. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world's most influential spiritual
leaders and pioneer of the modern mindfulness movement, has died at 00:00hrs on
January 22nd, 2022 at the age of 95.
He passed away peacefully at Tu Hieu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam, the same monastery
where he ordained as a monk 80 years ago.
A prolific author and poet, Thich Nhat Hanh has written over 100 books,
translated into over 40 languages. Over five million have sold in the U.S.
alone. Bestselling titles include The Miracle of Mindfulness, Peace is Every
Step, Anger, and How to Love.
Often called "the father of mindfulness" who sowed the seeds of the mindfulness
revolution, Thich Nhat Hanh taught many of today's leading mindfulness
teachers, and developed healing methodologies that are incorporated into
mainstream clinical psychology to treat depression, anxiety, and stress.
Thich Nhat Hanh has influenced leaders in the fields of politics, business,
social justice, and environmental action. He has spoken at the US Congress, the
UK Parliament, the Indian Parliament, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. The
tech billionaire Marc Benioff, the former president of the World Bank, Jim Kim,
and the architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, Christiana Figueres, have
credited his teachings with giving them strength and inspiration. Walk With Me,
the documentary about his life narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch was released in
2017 and sold out in cinemas across Europe.
Thich Nhat Hanh first came to international prominence in 1966, when he arrived
in the West to call for an end to the Vietnam War. He befriended Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., and played a pivotal role in the decision of the civil rights
leader to speak out against the war. In 1967, Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat
Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize calling him, "an apostle of peace and
nonviolence."
Thich Nhat Hanh was exiled from Vietnam for 39 years as a result of his peace
work and returned only in 2018 to spend his last days in his root temple. His
work is continued by the International Plum Village Community of Engaged
Buddhism which he founded: a global grassroots network comprising more than
1,000 local mindfulness groups, dozens of meditation centers, and ten
monasteries in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
His practice centers, home to over 700 monks and nuns, represent the
fastest-growing Buddhist monastic order in the West, and receive tens of
thousands of visitors every year. Thich Nhat Hanh's monastic and lay followers
continue to apply his teachings on mindfulness, peacemaking, and compassionate
dialog, in schools, workplaces, businesses, and prisons.
Thich Nhat Hanh's latest book, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet, was
published by HarperCollins in October 2021.
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CONTACT: Sister True Dedication (Europe): +33 7 66 18 88 60
press@plumvillage.org; Denise Nguyen (USA): +1 (626) 524 0073 press@tnhf.org
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