Thich Nhat Hanh October 9, 2009

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk and leader in the Interfaith Movement. During the war in Vietnam, he worked tirelessly for reconciliation between North and South Vietnam. His lifelong efforts to generate peace moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He lives in exile in a small community in France where he teaches, writes, gardens, and works to help refugees worldwide.