Fw: Thich Nhat Hanh to give 3 evenings of teaching and practice, London May 29th-31st 2001

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In London, May 2001, international respected Zen master, poet, peace

activist and author, Thich Nhat Hanh offers three consecutive evenings, of

Dharma talks and meditation practice, on the theme: "Peace in oneself, Peace

in the world".

 

Please forward to friends and email lists who may be interested.

 

More details, photos, and ticket reservations are at

http://www.interbeing.org.uk/

 

Details below too.

 

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"Peace in oneself, Peace in the world"

 

Three evenings of teaching

 

and practice with

 

Thich Nhat Hanh

 

Each evening is complete, but part of a whole

 

Tuesday 29th May 2001 -

 

Thursday 31st May 2001

 

6.45pm - 9.45 pm, doors open 5.30 pm,

 

each evening.

 

 

Westminster Central Hall, Storey's Gate, London SW1H 9NH

 

London Underground: Westminster or St James' Park.

 

More details, photos, and ticket reservation at

http://www.interbeing.org.uk/

 

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Background Notes:

 

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In the rush of modern life, it is easy to to lose touch with the peace that

is available in every moment. Internationally respected Zen master, poet,

peace activist and author Thich Nhat Hanh (Thây) shows us how to make

positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonise us.

A ringing telephone can become a reminder, calling us back to our true

selves. A red traffic light can be a spiritual friend on the path of

mindfulness. Our deepest feelings of joy can be as close as our next breath.

 

In the year 2000, approx. 58,700 people including children received direct

teaching & practice from Thây. He spoke in 9 countries, UK, France, Germany,

Italy, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, US, Vietnam (via telephone link)

through retreats, public talks and mindfulness days. Thay's teachings are

universally accessible, relevant for all people, no matter what their

religious background.

 

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The United Nations has declared this decade as the 'International Decade for

a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World' as

presented in its Peace Manifesto 2000. Thich Nhat Hanh ("Thây"), at the

U.N.'s invitation, assisted in drafting the Manifesto, and with its launch,

embarked on a teaching tour of Europe in October 2000, dedicated to bringing

peace to the world, by offering a way to develop peace within ourselves. He

speaks and touches deeply those who, in his words, "have been fired by war

and suffering".

 

"There is a path - the path of understanding and compassion - the path of

transformation, of your own being and of society."

 

In London this year, Thây offers three consecutive evenings, of Dharma talks

and meditation practice, on the same theme. Peace in oneself, Peace in the

world.

 

In order to go deeper in the practice each night, participants are invited

to consider the evenings as a retreat; if possible attending all three,

avoiding as much media distraction as possible during the daytime, and

following a light, healthy diet. Here is a way to take a three-day retreat

while staying home (or at a friend's home). A very effective and powerful

training in bringing peace into your busy family life

 

Thich Nhat Hanh, 75 years old, affectionately known as 'Thay' (Teacher) by

his students is widely recognised as one of the most important spiritual

leaders in the world today.

 

Martin Luther King nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 and said

 

"I am privileged to call him my friend. He is a holy man, for he is humble

and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for

peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism to world brotherhood,

to humanity"

 

 

 

" Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner peace and

peace on earth "

 

- said His Holiness the Dali Lama

 

The Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, said of him:

 

"Just the way he opens a door and enters a room demonstrates his

understanding. He is a true monk".

 

The Chinese Government, after its representatives attended a conference on

Peace Building at Plum Village, invited him to visit China to teach their

young monks and nuns.

 

At the World AIDS Summit at the White House, Dec 1st 2000, he represented

the Buddhist Delegation and moved the hearts of 75 delegates of various

religious leaders at that Conference by his sincere and wholehearted

contribution.

 

At the 2001 Annual Meeting of Business and Political Leaders gathering in

DAVOS Switzerland, many leaders came to him and thanked him for having

offered a new spiritual dimension to the Conference.

 

And Father Thomas, a Catholic priest, after hearing Thay's Christmas Dharma

talk, said that he believed him to be "opening up a spiritual path for the

21st Century, for people in all walks of life, in all parts of the world",

and expressed a wish that "Catholics everywhere could have heard it".

 

Thich Nhat Hanh is bringing the essential teachings of the Buddha; based on

conscious breathing and being fully aware of the present moment to look

deeper and to be in touch with the eternal peace and joy in ourselves. He

has written many books including : "The Miracle of Mindfulness", "Being

Peace", "Living Buddha, Living Christ", "Peace is Every Step", "Going

Home:

Jesus and Buddha as Brothers" and "For a future to be possible" .

 

Organised by: Buddhist Interhelp (Charity No: 107 0380) and Community of

Interbeing (Charity Number 105 8571).

 

http://www.interbeing.org.uk/