Thich Nhat Hanh brief biography

Thich Nhat Hanh was born on October 11, 1926 in Vietnam.  He is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, artist, and peace activist, internationally revered for his books on mindfulness and peace. During the 1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh supported nonviolent efforts to promote peace in Vietnam and established a friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. who nominated Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize.  In 1966, Hanh created the order of Inter-Being which includes a retreat centre in Plum Village, France and other places around the world. These centers offer monks and lay people the opportunity to practice meditation and mindfulness techniques.  Through mindfulness, Hanh teaches, we can live happily in the present moment and thus propagate peace more universally.