~
“The mind can go in a thousand directions
but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Since 1982, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen Master, has lived in Dordogne where he has created the Plum Village and the Mindful Living Community. He is pleased to return to Paris and share his thoughts on “Engaged Buddhism.”

Two conferences are coming up in Paris with Thich Nhat Hanh
Saturday October 21 – 7:30pm – “Less Anger, Less Violence”
Sunday October 22 – 2:30pm – “How to Transform Fear”
Place: Théâtre de la Maison de la Mutualité, 24 rue Saint Victor, Paris 5ème – Métro Maubert- Mutualité
Admission: 25 euros per conference or 40 euros for both (reduced admission granted for under 25, the unemployed, RMIistes and the disabled) – purchase tickets online or in-person at FNAC

Conferences are in French, translated (with headsets) into English and Vietnamese.

[More information]

La marche méditative / The Mindful Peace Walk
Sunday October 22 10:30am – Meet at la Place Edmond Rostand (Jardin du Luxembourg- métro Luxembourg) and walk to Notre Dame.

Thay, or “teacher”, as his students refer to him, requests that you “walk in such a way that each step you make becomes a realization of peace; each step becomes a prayer for peace & harmony…walk together in silence with no banners and no pickets…not a petition addressed to anyone, nor a demonstration against anyone… walk to unite your hearts, to nurture your togetherness and to dissipate fear and separation…learn together that wrong perceptions of self and others are at the foundation of separation, fear, hate and violence, and that togetherness and collaboration is possible.” [Read More about Peace Walking]

[photo courtesy of Peace is in Every Step L.A.]

Tags: france, travel, french, mindful+living, thich+nhat+hanh, buddhism, paris, peace+march, La+marche+méditative