Lotus in a Sea of Fire

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Vietnam - A Buddhist Proposal For Peace - An interesting book written during the Vietnam War to try to bring Peace to the author's war torn country. Thich Nhat Hanh…has felt himself obliged to take an active part in his country's effort to escape destruction in a vicious power struggle between capitalism and communism. He speaks for the vast majority who know little of politics but who seek to preserve something of Vietnam's traditional identity as an Asian and largely Buddhist culture. He speaks for his people and for a renewed and engaged Buddhism.

132 pages, Paperback

Published April 19, 2022

About the author

Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who then lived in southwest France where he was in exile for many years. Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary family name used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan. He was often considered the most influential living figure in the lineage of Lâm Tế (Vietnamese Rinzai) Thiền, and perhaps also in Zen Buddhism as a whole.