Pooja reflects on the life-changing teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who died on January 22, 2022.
Welcome to "3 Minute Thursday" (#ThreeMinuteThursday) where Pooja shares a weekly nugget of wisdom in just a few minutes.
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I’d like to honor and celebrate Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietamese Buddhist monk who passed away last week.
Many of you have been listening for a while, know that much of my work and my own inner shifts have been inspired by the work of Nhat Hanh (lovingly known as Thay).
When I first got a hold of his tiny book, How to Relax, for under $10 dollars at my local bookstore, I had little clue what mindfulness was all about. I picked up the book only because it seemed like a "mindfulness for dummies" type book.
But what I found inside the pages was beyond belief, and quiet literally changed my life. Thich Nhat Hanh was one of those special beings – a genius at not only mastering the teachings of the ancients for himself but mastering the art conveying these teachings to beginners. I encourage everyone to pick up this book and others:
Plum Village: https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
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