How to Live When a Loved One Dies - by Thich Nhat Hanh (Paperback)

About the Book

"In this book that offers relief to anyone moving though intense grief and loss, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shares accessible, comforting words of wisdom on how to transform our suffering in the face of death"--

Book Synopsis

Comforting words of wisdom and powerful practices for transforming grief and loss into healing and joy--from the beloved Zen Master.

"Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace; Thich Nhat Hanh is peace." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

In the immediate aftermath of a loss, sometimes it is all we can do to keep breathing. With his signature clarity and compassion, Thich Nhat Hanh will guide you through the storm of emotions surrounding the death of a loved one.

How To Live When A Loved One Dies offers powerful practices such as mindful breathing, arranging celebrations of life, writing a love letter to your beloved, and more. Thich Nhat Hanh's guidance will help you reconcile with death and loss, feel connected to your loved one long after they have gone, and transform your grief into healing and joy.

Review Quotes

"The monk who taught the world mindfulness."
--TIME

"Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner peace and peace on earth."
--His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity."
--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Thich Nhat Hanh's work, on and off the page, has proven to be the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows. His books help me be more human, more me than I was before."
--Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

About the Author

Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.