Be Free Where You Are

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Summarising his core teachings, this Dharma talk, given by Thich Nhat Hanh to the residents at a correctional institution, shows how mindfulness practice cultivates freedom no matter where you are. Thich Nhat Hanh argues that freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. Included is a description by Sister Chan Khng of how Thich Nhat Hanh's visit influenced those that attended and encouraged their practice.

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"Prisoners need books such as this one, and we on the outside need the prisoners' own example of right effort and dedication to inspire us in meeting our own challenges."- Bo Lozoff, Human Kindness Foundation

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Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.