"My new book, " On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World," is inspired by King and Hanh's friendship. These two men bonded over the shared insight that how we show up for each other matters, as does how we advocate for social change. In his sermon " Loving Your Enemies" King announced, "Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." Hanh taught: There is no way to peace, peace is the way."
"Hanh was born in 1926 in central Vietnam. As a young Buddhist monk living in a nation confronted by colonialism, conflict and war, he developed the doctrine of " engaged Buddhism," premised on the belief that working to relieve suffering in the world is enlightenment. During the mid-1960s, amid the Vietnam War - Vietnamese call it the "American War" - Hanh founded the School of Youth for Social Services to practice engaged Buddhism and help those affected by the bombs raining down on their homes."
Martin Luther King Jr. asked friends to continue his work building beloved community and invited Thich Nhat Hanh to help carry that vision. King and Hanh shared the insight that how people show up for one another and how they advocate for change both matter. King taught that hate cannot drive out hate and that love is necessary. Hanh taught that peace is not a destination but the way of being. Hanh developed engaged Buddhism in response to colonialism and war and organized youth social services to relieve suffering during the Vietnam War. Hanh emphasized that the real enemies are internal—intolerance, fanaticism, dictatorship, cupidity, hatred and discrimination within the heart.
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