A land angel for peace Thich Nhat Hanh passed away on January 22, 2022, at age 95 from complications from his stroke he had 7 years prior. He passed away at his residence in Từ Hiếu Temple.
Nhat Hanh was a popular Buddhist monk who had a passion to spread compassion throughout the world. His desire to become a monk started young for Nhất Hạnh who remembers at seven years old this aspiration. Thich Nhat Hanh started his journey to become a monk in Vietnam at the age of 16 and transformed into what many consider a Zen Master.
The war in Vietnam propelled his name worldwide as his passion bring peace was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize. Martin Luther King spoke of his admiration of Nhat Hanh.
Throughout his lifetime, “the Zen Master“opened monasteries all around the world. Australia, California, Germany, Hong Kong, Mississippi, New York, Paris, and Vietnam and has published over 100 books in English. The world is a better place today because of this mans existence.
“We know that everything is locked to everything else. And the well-being of animals is also crucial for the well-being of human beings. The well-being of plant and minerals is also very crucial for the well-being of human beings and that is why protecting the environment and other species on earth is to protect mankind. And that is the insight of inter-being…
The first precept is to protect life. Not only the life of people, but the life of animals, plants, and minerals. And that is the practice of deep ecology, the practice of protecting our environment. We know that in order for human beings to be safe, to be healthy, we have to protect other species, animals, plants, and minerals. In order to practice truly the first precept, you have to learn about the fifth precept. It is on mindful consumption and mindful production. If you exploit too much the resources of earth, you cause a lot of damage.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
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