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Where Science meets Zen

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In alternating chapters, Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic student, Brother Spirit – a Cambridge University-trained mathematician and composer – share their insights on how Zen techniques can be used to enhance mental clarity, intuition and focus, essential qualities for achieving significant scientific and creative breakthroughs.

Thich Nhat Hanh addresses the roots of global crises and their solutions, predicting a new age of understanding and discovery if the next generation of scientists and innovators can transcend dualistic thinking. Meanwhile, Brother Spirit offers a raw and emotional account of his journey from excessive rationalism and scepticism to embodied spirituality.

Drawing on the insights of both science and Buddhism, The Art of Unknowing explores how Zen practices can help us face the challenges of a rapidly destabilising world, offering a radical path to becoming happier, kinder and more free.

About Thich Nhat Hanh

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.

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About Brother Phap Linh

Brother Spirit (also known as Brother Phap Linh) is a Zen Buddhist monk, musician and seeker. He began his monastic training with Thich Nhat Hanh in Plum Village in 2008. Before ordaining, he studied mathematics at Cambridge and worked professionally as a composer. Today, Brother Spirit is an energy source actively engaged in teaching applied mindfulness to climate activists, business leaders, artists and scientists. As a leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers, he is passionate about exploring how meditators and scientists can help each other to go further on the path of understanding and discovery.

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