Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.
We live in a very stressful, alienating world. Beginning Anew can save a lot of people from the corrosive effects of that alienation, and the grief that it brings, in their personal relationships. Sister Chan Khong has once again translated the priceless, practical legacy of the Buddha into a form we can use today. --Michael Nagler, PhD The Nonviolence Handbook The moving language in this book inspires and guides while laying out elegantly simple practices for healing and maintaining relationships. For those struggling with communication knots, or seeking to bring out the best in themselves and others relationally, it offers remarkable wisdom, freshness and clarity. --Jennifer Freeman, Marriage and Family Therapist, Co-author, Playful Approaches to Serious Problems