The Life Story of Thich Nhat Hanh Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, renowned for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. A gentle, humble monk, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called him “an Apostle of peace and nonviolence” when nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Exiled from his native Vietnam for almost four decades, Thich Nhat Hanh has been a pioneer bringing […]
China, Myanmar, Vietnam fare poorly in US religion report State Department takes swipe at jailing, harrassment of believers in annual assessment. International: Freedom of worship was once again harshly restricted in China and Myanmar last year, the U.S. State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report. Religious believers were jailed in China and religious minorities harassed by government and citizens’ groups in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, said the report released on Aug. 15. In Vietnam, […]
