One of the greatest teacher of our times just passed 🙏

[anon32464289]

"Dear Beloved Community,

With a deep mindful breath, we announce the passing of our beloved teacher, Thay Nhat Hanh, at 00:00hrs on January 22, 2022 at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, at the age of 95.

Thay has been the most extraordinary teacher, whose peace, tender compassion, and bright wisdom has touched the lives of millions. Whether we have encountered him on retreats, at public talks, or through his books and online teachings–or simply through the story of his incredible life–we can see that Thay has been a true bodhisattva, an immense force for peace and healing in the world. Thay has been a revolutionary, a renewer of Buddhism, never diluting and always digging deep into the roots of Buddhism to bring out its authentic radiance.

Thay has opened up a beautiful path of Engaged and Applied Buddhism for all of us: the path of the Five Mindfulness Trainings and the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing. As Thay would say, “Because we have seen the path, we have nothing more to fear.” We know our direction in life, we know what to do, and what not to do to relieve suffering in ourselves, in others, and in the world; and we know the art of stopping, looking deeply, and generating true joy and happiness.

Now is a moment to come back to our mindful breathing and walking, to generate the energy of peace, compassion, and gratitude to offer our beloved Teacher. It is a moment to take refuge in our spiritual friends, our local sanghas and community, and each other.

We invite you to join our global community online, as we commemorate Thay’s life and legacy with five days of practice and ceremonies broadcast LIVE from Hue, Vietnam and Plum Village, France, starting on Saturday January 22nd. Please see our website for more details coming shortly: www.plumvillage.org/memorial

Let us each resolve to do our best over the coming days to generate the energy of mindfulness, peace, and compassion, to send to our beloved Teacher.

Over the coming hours on the Plum Village website, we will publish some inspirational chants, texts, and mindfulness practice resources, to support you to come together with your local sangha to generate a collective energy of mindfulness and compassion, and create your own ceremony or session in tribute to our Teacher. As Thay has always taught, nothing is more important than brotherhood and sisterhood, and we all know the power of collective energy.

We invite you to share your messages of gratitude or personal transformation and healing on our website: plumvillage.org/gratitude-for-thich-nhat-hanh

With love, trust, and togetherness,

The Monks and Nuns of Plum Village, France"

[anon32464289]

Much Gratitude to Thay, that launched so many of us on our path and brought so much peace to this world

[anon51280824]

big loss

[anon25711007]

Rest in peace

[anon51280824]

[anon32464289]

For those who’d like to tune in: Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial Ceremony | Live from Plum Village, France | 2022 01 22 - YouTube (10:30am CEST)

(Beautiful place to visit btw if you ever happen to pass by France)

[Nice2knowU]

Oh no…
I really loved each of his books that i read, there was purity in them like no others. Also loved his sense of humour in interviews etc

[Nice2knowU]

You know…
Perhaps it was coincidence

Yesterday I was at the swimming pool with my nephew. I hadn’t read this thread yet at that time. We were playing around, enjoying ourselves, diving, swimming in the stream, swimming against the waves etc.

My nephew had this little toy motorboat, nothing in particular but it was able to stay afloat on the water surface. Anyways we were playing and I had a moment like… I was gone for a moment. The only thing I remember was staring at the reflections of light on the water surface. I was taking it all in. Not much of a scene really, but I was looking at the little waves, how the water moved. Everything around me became silent, I was in the moment, in this moment, fully and totally absorbed.

Only when I kept hearing “… Uncle, uncle, are you alright?” I kind of snapped back. The smiling face of my nephew nudging me back to reality.

Just that then, the colours of reality seemed brighter and more magnificent, the sounds of people talking more beautiful, and other senses were all as if five meditators were working in balanced harmony.

I knew I was offered a glimpse of mindfulness.

I mean yeah… Probably it has nothing to do with this news, but once I read this thread, I really thought it was a reminder… And especially considering:

*"This body of mine will disintegrate, but my actions will continue me… If you think I am only this body, then you have not truly seen me. When you look at my friends, you see my continuation. When you see someone walking with mindfulness and compassion, you know he is my continuation. I don’t see why we have to say “I will die,” because I can already see myself in you, in other people, and in future generations.

Even when the cloud is not there, it continues as snow or rain. It is impossible for the cloud to die. It can become rain or ice, but it cannot become nothing. The cloud does not need to have a soul in order to continue. There’s no beginning and no end. I will never die. There will be a dissolution of this body, but that does not mean my death.

I will continue, always."*