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Thich Nhat Hanh on torture
May. 25th, 2004 01:22 pmThis Is What War Looks Like
Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
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Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (pronounced Tick-Not-Han) has been a spokesperson for peace and human rights since the 1960s, when his activism to end the Vietnam War inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been living in exile from his native Vietnam since 1966, and calls Plum Village, a meditation retreat center he founded in the south of France, his home. He conducts retreats on "engaged Buddhism," nonviolence, and mindfulness throughout the world, and has written more than 100 books. In an email interview with Beliefnet, he offered his thoughts on the prison abuse scandal.
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Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
http://www.beliefnet.com
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (pronounced Tick-Not-Han) has been a spokesperson for peace and human rights since the 1960s, when his activism to end the Vietnam War inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been living in exile from his native Vietnam since 1966, and calls Plum Village, a meditation retreat center he founded in the south of France, his home. He conducts retreats on "engaged Buddhism," nonviolence, and mindfulness throughout the world, and has written more than 100 books. In an email interview with Beliefnet, he offered his thoughts on the prison abuse scandal.
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