[Craic] FW: Thich Nhat Hanh dies at 95

[MARTO HOARY]

David,
In a world crowded with divisive political and religious opportunism for
greedy control and influence the story of this monk, Thich Nhat Hahn, is a
breath of fresh air.

Thank you

Marto
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On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 11:08 David Walsh via craic <
craic at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

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> *You would appreciate these remembrances of Thich Nhat Han – see links
> below*
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> During his 1966 trip to the U.S., Nhất Hạnh also traveled to Kentucky,
> where he met Merton at the Abbey of Gethsemani, near Louisville. The monks
> found immediate mutual sympathy. After the visit, Merton told his students,
> "Just the way he opens the door and enters a room demonstrates his
> understanding. He is a true monk."
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> At the time, *interreligious dialogue* was a relatively new development,
> making Merton's remarks all the more notable.
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> Indeed, this monk-to-monk dialogue represented an early breakthrough in
> interreligious dialogue. The Second Vatican Council had recently issued one
> of its major documents, *Nostra Aetate*
> <https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html>,
> calling for such dialogue. The Nhất Hạnh-Merton bonds were further cemented
> in an essay
> <https://justluckie.typepad.com/justluckie/2014/11/nhat-hanh-is-my-brother.html> Merton
> wrote for Jubilee magazine, published in August 1966 and titled "Nhất Hạnh
> Is My Brother."
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> Wrote Merton, in words that shocked some Catholics at the time: "I have
> far more in common with Nhất Hạnh than I have with many Americans, and I do
> not hesitate to say it. It is vitally important that such bonds be
> admitted. They are the bonds of a new solidarity ... which is beginning to
> be evident on all five continents and which cuts across all political,
> religious and cultural lines to unite young men and women in every country
> in something that is more concrete than an ideal and more alive than a
> program."
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> Nhất Hạnh's mindfulness taught
> <https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness-practice/> that one generates energy
> when bringing the mind back to the body, getting in touch with the present
> moment. It requires breath awareness and focusing on what is going on
> around you. Through this focusing and by slowing down one's state of mind,
> awareness is deepened and healing takes place.
>
> He invited practitioners to employ mindfulness throughout the day, while
> doing the simplest of tasks: brushing one's teeth, washing dishes, walking,
> eating, speaking or listening. Mindful eating might require chewing each
> morsel of food for a minute or more, focusing on the source of the food and
> the meaning of the act.
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> *Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, teacher of mindfulness and nonviolence,
> dies at age 95 | National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org)*
> <https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/buddhist-monk-thich-nhat-hanh-teacher-mindfulness-and-nonviolence-dies-age-95>
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> NCR Publisher Emeritus Tom Fox remembers Thich Nhat Hanh
> <https://NCRonline.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c29a3eb94b5f54c4f08ee01e&id=3b9493669a&e=3fec633006>
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> *by Thomas C. Fox *once told me that Buddhism is not the answer to what
> the American young are searching for. That answer, he said, must come from
> within Western traditions. At best, Buddhism can only help point a way.
> Thich Nhat Hanh *Read more here »*
> <https://NCRonline.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c29a3eb94b5f54c4f08ee01e&id=e6ddaca269&e=3fec633006>
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