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«Aprenderemos a prestar atención, a escuchar activamente y a acallar la mente. El silencio, afirma Thich Nhat Hanh, es la base de la alegría y la satisfacción.» Shambhala Sun«El nuevo título de Hanh es una elegante contribución a la literatura budista contemporánea y uno de los mejores trabajos del autor.» Library Journal La práctica del mindfulness ha sido ensalzada por la medicina y la psicología como una eficaz herramienta para aumentar la autoconciencia y disfrutar de salud y bienestar. Ahora, el maestro zen Thich Nhat Hanh nos guía en el ejercicio del mindfulness mediante un recurso tan accesible como poderoso: el silencio.Vivir en un estado de paz y plenitud no requiere largas horas de meditación. El líder espiritual Thich Nhat Hanh nos muestra cómo un gesto tan sencillo como el silencio puede devenir una poderosa herramienta de conocimiento y armonía.
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Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar, and peace activist, one of the most revered and influential spiritual teachers in the world today. Born in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. During the Vietnam War, his work for peace and reconciliation moved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School of Youth for Social Service. He was exiled as a result of his work for peace but continued his activism, rescuing boat people and helping to resettle Vietnamese refugees. He has written more than 100 books, which have sold millions of copies around the world. HIs teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing mindfulness to the West. In 1982 he established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe. He lives in Hue in Central Vietnam.
