My Master's Robe
by Thich Nhat Hanh (9781888375039)

This collection of stories describes Thich Nhat Hanh's experiences as a novice monk in central Vietnam. They offer a portrait of him as a young man testing the Buddhist teachings, planting seeds that would carry him through the ordeals of the Vietnam war and its aftermath. This simplicity and clarity of monastic life provides the background against which characters including the elderly cook, the master who sews by lamplight, the lizard who dares to eat rice offered for the Buddha and a young French soldier seeking understanding and learning are presented.

One of the best known and most respected Zen masters in the world today, poet, and peace and human rights activist, Thich Nhat Hanh has led an extraordinary life. Born in central Vietnam in 1926 he joined the monkshood at the age of sixteen. The Vietnam War confronted the monasteries with the question of whether to adhere to the contemplative life and remain meditating in the monasteries, or to help the villagers suffering under bombings and other devastation of the war. Nhat Hanh was one of those who chose to do both, helping to found the "engaged Buddhism" movement. His life has since been dedicated to the work of inner transformation for the benefit of individuals and society.

Thich Nhat Hanh continues to live in Plum Village in the meditation community he founded, where he teaches, writes, and gardens; and he leads retreats worldwide on "the art of mindful living."

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