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How to Listen

Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man ... a scholar of immense intellectual capacity

Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner peace and peace on earth

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh was a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He was the author of many acclaimed books including The Miracle of Mindfulness, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. In 2018, he returned to Vietnam to live at the Tu Hieu Temple, where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old. He died on 22 January 2022, at the age of 95.

&lsquo;The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time 
 
How to Listen is part of a charming series of books from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation and practice. 
 
In How to Listen, Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how deep listening is a fundamental building block of good communication. With clear and gentle guidance, we learn how truly listening &ndash; to ourselves, to each other, to Mother Earth, and to the many &lsquo;bells of mindfulness&rsquo; that are available to us in each moment &ndash; is the foundation of our practice, an expression of love and a solution to our deepest and most urgent large-scale conflicts.

How to Smile

The monk who taught the world mindfulness

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time 
 
One breath, one step is all we need to feel at home and comfortable in the here and now 
 
In this enlightening series, world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the foundations of mindfulness practice and meditation. 
 
By applying considered breath and meditation, How to Smile acts as a guide to show us how to transform hurt into healing, while also allowing us to explore the strong emotions of anger, sadness, regret and fear. 
 
This is the essential guide to help you heal.

How to Focus

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time 
 
In this enlightening series world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the essential foundations of mindful practice and meditation.

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Beloved spiritual leader offers his guidance on using our mind for change and the right kind of action to save the planet and ourselves.

One of the most influential spiritual leaders of our times

Thich Nhat Hanh's empowering voice and example will be valuable to those seeking wisdom in a frenetic, threatened world

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time 
 
In this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wisdom on how to be the change we want to see in the world. 
 
 In these troubling times we all yearn for a better world. But many of us feel powerless and uncertain what we can do. Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) is blazingly clear: there's one thing that we have the power to change-and which can make all the difference: our mind. How we see and think about things determines all the choices we make, the everyday actions we take (or avoid), how we relate to those we love (or oppose), and how we react in a crisis or when things don't go our way. 
 
Filled with powerful examples of engaged action he himself has undertaken, inspiring Buddhist parables, and accessible daily meditations, this powerful spiritual guide offers us a path forward, opening us to the possibilities of change and how we can contribute to the collective awakening and environmental revolution our fractured world so desperately needs.

The Art of Communicating

Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth

Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity

Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace; Thich Nhat Hanh is peace

Thich Nhat Hanh's work, on and off the page, has proven to be the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows ... His books help me be more human, more me than I was before

Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Mindfulness has become a serious movement, now with champions among policy makers as well as Buddhists. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of its guiding spirits

Thich Nhat Hanh's words are like water. Simple, pure, transparent, and absolutely indispensable for life

Alejandro Iñárritu, director of Birdman and The Revenant

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He is the author of many acclaimed books including Peace is Every Step, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He lives at the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old.

'Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth' The Dalai Lama 
 
How do we say what we truly mean? How can we learn to listen with compassion and understanding? How do we find true connection with one another? 
 
Celebrated Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh shares the five steps to truly mindful communication. Drawing on his experience working with couples, families, colleagues and even on international conflict, the world's most famous monk has created a simple guide to communicating with yourself, others and the world. 
 
'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time

A Practice For Our Busy Lives

Peace Is Every Breath

'Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner peace and peace on earth' The Dalai Lama 
 
Every moment is a gift of life. 
 
In the spirit of his bestseller The Miracle of Mindfulness, beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers personal anecdotes, meditations and advice to help you mindfully connect with your present experience. With his signature warmth and clarity, he teaches us how to find inner peace and harness the joy that is possible in every breath. 
 
'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time

Thich Nhat Hanh

‘The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time 
 
What do we want to do with our one precious life? What is our deepest desire? 
 
In How to Dream, world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to let our deep desire nourish us and, in turn, how to keep that desire alive. If our aspiration is lost or depleted, we must rekindle it. 
 
With inspiring illustrations throughout, this pocket-sized book explains how to: 
• Get in touch with our deepest dream 
• Live our dream in every moment of daily life 
• Keep our dream alive with the help of a community 
• Protect our dream from the dampening effects of our fast-paced modern life 
• Direct energy towards lasting personal, social and political change 
 
With Nhat Hanh’s timeless wisdom, humour and compassion, How to Dream explores how, whatever our role in society, we can live into our deep aspiration and change the direction of civilisation.

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