{"id":498,"date":"2020-10-26T22:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com\/bliss\/?p=498"},"modified":"2020-10-26T22:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T22:26:00","slug":"the-awakened-life-of-thich-nhat-hanh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com\/bliss\/the-awakened-life-of-thich-nhat-hanh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Awakened Life of Thich Nhat Hanh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The wisdom of his words draws from a combination of traditional Zen teachings, elements of other Mahayana Buddhist traditions, methods from Theravada Buddhism, and ideas from Western psychology.<\/p>\n
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A living buddha amongst us, his enlightened\u00a0life is a modern day example of just how the teachings of all the great yogis & buddhas can be brought into fruition.<\/p>\n
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Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926.<\/p>\n
At age 16, his journey on the spiritual path formally commenced as he entered the Tu Hieu Temple, in Hue city, as a novice monk. During the Vietnam War he continued to dedicate his time to his duties at the monastery but also assisted those who had been affected by the devastating repercussions of the Vietnam War through founding the Engaged Buddhism movement.<\/p>\n
He subsequently travelled to the US and Europe to raise awareness on the harsh conditions and repression created by the war and gained support to end the violence.<\/p>\n
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Although he was well respected and supported by Martin Luther King, who named him \u201cAn Apostle of peace and nonviolence<\/strong>\u201d and nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967, during his travels both North and South Vietnam denied him the right to return back to Vietnam, which continued for 39 years.<\/p>\n Throughout those years he continued to spread the message of love and humanity through writing books on meditation, mindfulness and engaged Buddhism and lecturing and researching Buddhism at the University of Sorbonne, Paris.<\/p>\n