Nhat Hanh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Thich Nhat Hanh was born Nguyen Xuan Bao in central Vietnam in 1926. At the age of 16 he entered the monastery at Tu Hieu Temple near Hue, Vietnam, where his primary teacher was Dhyana (meditation; Zen) Master Thanh Quy Chan That. Thich Nhat Hanh underwent a thorough training in Zen and the Mahayana school of Buddhism and received full ordination as a monk in 1949. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is now recognized as the spiritual head of that same Tu Hieu Temple as Elder of the Tu Hieu branch of the 8th generation of the Lieu Quan lineage in the 42nd generation of the Lam Te Dhyana school (Lin Chi Chan in Chinese or Rinzai Zen in Japanese). Thầy ("teacher" in Vietnamese) Thich Nhat Hanh has combined his deep knowledge of a variety of traditional Zen teaching methods with methods from Theravada Buddhism and ideas from Western psychology to form his approach to modern Zen practice. Thich Nhat Hanh has become an important influence in the development of a Western Zen."

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Selected Bibliography from Wikipedia - Thich Nhat Hanh

• Anger, Riverhead Trade, 2002
• Being Peace, Parallax Press, 1987
• Essential Writings, Robert Ellsberg (Editor), Orbis Books, 2001
• Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966, Riverhead Trade, 1999
• Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers, Riverhead Books, 1999
• The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, Broadway Books, 1999
• Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism, Parallax Press 3rd edition, 1999
• Living Buddha, Living Christ, Riverhead Trade, 1997
• The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation, Beacon Press, 1999
• No Death, No Fear, Riverhead Trade reissue, 2003
• Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Bantam reissue, 1992
• The Raft Is Not the Shore: Conversations Toward a Buddhist/Christian Awareness, Daniel Berrigan (Co-author), Orbis Books, 2000
• Touching the Earth: Intimate Conversations with the Buddha, Parallax Press, 2004 Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living, Parallax Press, 1992
• Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice, Three Leaves, 1994