“It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don’t have to run into the future in order to get more” Thîch Nhât Hanh

HAPPINESS QUOTES THICH NHAT HANH

BIOGRAPHY THÎCH NHÂT HANH

• CATEGORY: Happiness quotes
  
• WHO: Thìch Nhât Hanh
• BORN: October 11, 1926
  
• WHERE: Quang Ngãi in Central Vietnam
  
• NATIONALITY: Vietnamese
  
• GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT
  • He was the first Buddhist monk to use the term Engaged Buddhism, this happened in the Vietnam War
  • Thích Nhât Hanh founded Parallax Press and have published more than 100 books among the most well-known and probably finest are Being Peace, Peace Is Every Step, How to Love (mindfulness), The Art of Power, At Home in the World and The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching
  • He is active in the peace movement, promoting non-violent solutions to conflict; he has a monastery and practice center in France, east of Bordeaux called Plum Village
  • The long list of awards include a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize 1967 (no prize was given that year), awarded the Courage of Conscience award in 1991 and Pacem in Terris in 2015
• WEBSITES
  • Thich Nhat Hanh Wikipedia
  • Plum Village Meditation Practice Center
  • Thích Nhât Hanh Facebook Page