Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master poet scholar and peace activist. During
the war in Vietnam he worked tirelessly for reconciliation between North and South Vietnam and
his courageous efforts moved Martin Luther King to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in
1967. During the war he founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School of
Youth for Social Service. Forced into exile because of his efforts to negotiate peace in
Vietnam he continued his activism rescuing boat people and helping to resettle Vietnamese
refugees abroad. Today he lives in Plum Village his meditation centre in France and travels
widely leading retreats on the art of mindful living.
