His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Thich Nhat Hanh (Photo/Lions Roar)
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, 24 January: The main Buddhist leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, wrote on Saturday to Vietnamese followers of Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who died at the age of 95 years, expressing sadness at the loss of a spiritual brother. The Plum Village Engaged Buddhism Community, in France, revealed that the renowned Vietnamese spiritual leader “passed away peacefully” at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue on Saturday.
The Tibetan leader said we can pay tribute to him by continuing “his work to promote peace in the world.”. “In his peaceful opposition to the Vietnam War, his support for Martin Luther King and, above all, her dedication to sharing with others not only how mindfulness and compassion contribute to inner peace, but also how people who cultivate peace of mind contribute to genuine world peace. , “The Venerable lived a truly significant life.”, The Dalai Lama also wrote.
The peace activist called for an end to the Vietnam War and spent almost 39 years in exile, practicing and teaching Buddhism. Hanh left Vietnam in 1966 and lived in Plum Village in the south of France for decades, traveling throughout North America and Europe to give lectures on mindfulness and peace. “We invite our beloved global spiritual family to take a few moments to be still, to return to our conscious breathing, As together we carry Thay [Thich Nhat Hanh] in our hearts", the organization said on its Twitter account when the world was notified of his death..
The Zen meditation master had commented on the Tibetan struggle in an interview with an Italian newspaper in 2008: “The people of Tibet and the Chinese people need to be in touch with the wonderful presence of HH Even if HH were only to teach the Dharma and encourage the preservation of Tibetan culture, and not talk about politics, "He would bring enormous happiness to the people of his homeland.".
in 1967, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nominó a Thich Nhat para el Premio Nobel de la Paz y le dijo al comité en una carta que el monje de Vietnam es un "erudito de inmensa capacidad intelectual". “His ideas for peace, if they were applied, they would build a monument to ecumenism, to the world brotherhood, to humanity", King told the committee.
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