Eyes of Compassion

English - other author - Eyes of Compassion by Jim Forest

Today, Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh is acknowledged as one of the world’s most influential and revered spiritual teachers. When Jim Forest met him in the mid-1960s, he was a little-known Vietnamese Zen monk, touring the United States on behalf of the cause of peace in his homeland.

Jim Forest, a Catholic peacemaker, was asked to accompany him on his travels and speaking engagements. From that beginning emerged a friendship over many decades, in which Jim learned through conversations and daily life about Thích Nhất Hạnh’s spiritual teachings on “mindfulness,” “interbeing,” and the inner peace that is necessary for promoting world peace.

At the age of 95, Thầy passed away in his homeland after almost seventy years of practicing and teaching peace. Jim Forest’s intimate portrait, Eyes of Compassion, which includes more than 70 photos and other illustrations, is a unique introduction to the life and teachings of a modern spiritual master.