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Thich Nhat Hanh was a wonderful teacher and author. He relayed the concepts of Buddhism in a simple, poetic and beautiful way ... wholly appropriate to the subject. He will be greatly missed indeed.

Incidentally, Nhat Hanh wrote the foreword to the copy of the Dhammapada from which I have been posting quotes to the "words of wisdom" thread. Following is an excerpt from that foreword:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thich Nhat Hanh

There is a Buddha in each of us. That is why, while reading the Dhammapada, we feel that the insights of the Buddha are also our own. When we read and contemplate this book, we touch seeds of understanding and love that are buried deep inside of us, and we help them grow so we can offer to ourselves and the world the flowers of insight and liberation.

I believe that Thich Nhat Hanh was what Buddhists would refer to as a "bodhisattva" - a person who is on the path to become a Buddha for the benefit of all beings.

Nhat Hanh was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 by none other than Martin Luther King, Jr.

He was truly a jewel in the center of a lotus.