Book description
Thich Nhat Hanh has been the world's foremost peace activist for the
past four decades. A highly respected Buddhist spiritual leader who is
also a philosopher, scholar and student of human nature, he is, in
many ways, very similar to the Dalai Lama. His unrivalled knowledge,
wisdom and experience of peacemaking - a subject that he has very much
made his own ever since he took a non-violent stance on the Vietnam
War - make him the perfect candidate to talk authoritatively on this
very topical subject.
Creating True Peace is his most definitive book on peacemaking to
date. In this remarkable manifesto he shows conflict to be an
inappropriate response that we can no longer afford on a personal or
global level. He also offers practical - previously unpublished -
spiritual training for individual and world peace which reveals the
powerful daily actions and interactions that can root out conflict
from us all.
'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
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
