[HN Gopher] Thich Nhat Hanh has died
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Thich Nhat Hanh has died
 
Author : rowanajmarshall
Score  : 102 points
Date   : 2022-01-21 21:50 UTC (1 hours ago)
 
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| christophilus wrote:
| RIP
| 
| My wife thought "Thich Nhat Hanh" was an entree, because his book
| "How to Eat" looks like it says, "How to Eat Thich Nhat Hanh".
| 
| It's a good, practical little book. We've been reading a passage
| per night to our kids before supper.
 
  | stickfigure wrote:
  | Ah, the popular sequel to "How to Serve Thich Nhat Hanh".
 
    | a4isms wrote:
    | It's never wrong to quote The Twilight Zone.
 
| chrisweekly wrote:
| What a loss. The world is such a better place for his having
| lived and written and taught the way he did.
| 
| "You Are Here" is a great introduction to his books.
 
| wolverine876 wrote:
| Who are the Thich Nhat Hanhs of today?
 
  | AlexCoventry wrote:
  | Thanissaro Bhikkhu
  | 
  | https://www.dhammatalks.org/mp3_index.html
 
  | laristine wrote:
  | The Dalai Lama is one of the closest.
 
| mwattsun wrote:
| A beautiful man who showed us a way to die with dignity and
| mindful awareness
| 
| https://time.com/5511729/monk-mindfulness-art-of-dying/
 
| carabiner wrote:
| Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated
| monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had
| 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals,
| and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I
| had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations
| etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left
| California, but it's hard to feel much more free than that these
| days. You're on a schedule for sleep, meals and events, basically
| making no decisions, and without internet pulling your attention,
| you feel like your mind is coming back to yourself.
 
  | galoisscobi wrote:
  | Sounds wonderful. I recently moved to San Diego and will
  | certainly be checking out deer park monastery.
 
  | KerryJones wrote:
  | Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and
  | that sounds delightful.
 
| newbie789 wrote:
 
| galoisscobi wrote:
| His books helped me through some of my toughest times, especially
| "No mud, no lotus" and "Work". He's had a big influence on me and
| I hoped to meet him at some point. I'm teary eyed and sad to hear
| this. He lived a beautiful life and was a bright light in our
| world.
 
| taurusnoises wrote:
| The first spiritual book I ever read was Being Peace at the age
| of 15. So, 28 years ago. And, that's what started it all for me.
| RIP, TNH.
 
| joshSzep wrote:
| Incredibly sad. TNH was a major influence on me when I was
| searching for the answers to big questions and dealing with heavy
| depression.
 
| yial wrote:
| A true loss. His teachings will live on.
| 
| Reading his books when I was younger completely changed my world
| view - for the better.
 
| biesnecker wrote:
| I randomly bought The Heart of Buddha's Teaching two decades ago
| at my university bookstore and it changed me forever. I'm not a
| Buddhist today but I'd like to think the core principles are
| still there.
| 
| A tremendous loss.
 
  | cies wrote:
  | > The Heart of Buddha's Teaching
  | 
  | This book really got me into Buddhist theory. I really like how
  | the ends with direct translations of suttras you can by then
  | actually read and understand quite well. Transmissions of 2500
  | y/o teachings that stood the test of time, come within reach of
  | someone not having any study in that direction.
  | 
  | We lost a great teacher.
  | 
  | Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha
 
| froh wrote:
| The short announcement from his Plum Village:
| 
| https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/thich-nhat-han...
 
| rglover wrote:
| Rest in peace (though, I suppose he's just popping up somewhere
| else). His book "Fear" really helped me.
 
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