The father of mindfulness awaits the end of this life

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The father of mindfulness awaits the end of this life

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At a Buddhist temple outside hue, Vietnam’s onetime capital, 92-year-old Thich Nhat Hanh has come to quietly “transition,” as his disciples put it. The ailing celebrity monk–quoted by Presidents and hailed by Oprah Winfrey as “one of the most influential spiritual leaders of our times”–is refusing medication prescribed after a stroke in 2014. He lies in a villa in the grounds of the 19th century Tu Hieu Pagoda, awaiting liberation from the cyclical nature of existence.

http://time.com/5511729/monk-mindfulness-art-of-dying/
I am forever grateful to Thich Nhat Hanh. He was my introduction to Buddhism and his commentaries on the Satipatthana, Anapanasati and Bhaddekaratta suttas are what lead me to the Theravadan path.

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He was a great inspiration to me too. I have visited and practiced at his Deer Park Monastery in San Diego.

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DNS wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:08 pm He was a great inspiration to me too. I have visited and practiced at his Deer Park Monastery in San Diego.

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Very cool David. There is a TNH sangha that meets here in San Antonio that I would like to check out. Ive recently become interested in his teachings and books again. They are a breath of fresh air.

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Greetings,

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He has done a great job of propagating Dhamma in the West.
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