Explore intimate and exclusive interviews given to national and international media over the last twenty years.
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2014
Happiness is Now
Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions about good and evil, life and death – and what Buddhism has to offer to the digital generation.
Lack of understanding makes us victims
La Contra’s quick-fire questions to Thich Nhat Hanh on war, peace and being a revolutionary.
Is mindfulness being corrupted by business and finance?
The Zen master discusses his advice for Google and other tech giants on being a force for good in the world.
An encounter with the greatest master of Buddhism
An exclusive long-form interview, following the publication in France of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Reconciliation
2013
You have the Buddha in you
An intimate interview during Thich Nhat Hanh’s last Teaching Tour of the United States.
Google seeks out wisdom of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who’s visiting the Google campus this month, says we need to foster aimlessness rather than seeking to be number one.
The Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh on suffering, hope and good business
An interview given at the EIAB, translated from the German.
Peace and reconciliation are possible if Thai citizens and politicians renew and apply engaged Buddhism in their lives and political activities
An interview on how Buddhism can be renewed to meet the needs of modern society
Only love can save us from climate change
Leading spiritual teacher warns that if people cannot save themselves from their own suffering, how can they be expected to worry about the plight of Mother Earth.
How a sense of sacred can help sustainable business
Leading spiritual teacher warns that if people cannot save themselves from their own suffering, how can they be expected to worry about the plight of Mother Earth.
2012
Thich Nhat Hanh on the Five Mindfulness Trainings
Thich Nhat Hanh tells Andrea Miller that anyone can use the five mindfulness trainings, the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic, to lead a life of understanding and compassion.
In 100 years there may be no more humans on planet Earth (Part 2)
The acclaimed buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh talks to the Ecologist about the loss of biodiversity and why human vulnerability is not something we should despair about.
In 100 years there may be no more humans on planet Earth (Part 1)
Thich Nhat Hanh explains why you don’t need to be a Buddhist monk to give up an addiction to a high-consumption lifestyle.
Beyond environment: falling back in love with Mother Earth
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains why mindfulness and a spiritual revolution rather than economics is needed to protect nature and limit climate change.
2011
Be Beautiful, Be Yourself
Andrea Miller’s exclusive long-form interview with Thich Nhat Hanh.
2010
The Other Dalai Lama
Roger Tagholm visits Thich Nhat Hanh at home in Plum Village.
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Nick Harding interviews “green crusader” Thich Nhat Hanh before his talk at the Hammersmith Apollo, London.
Love and Liberation
Melvin McLeod interviews Thich Nhat Hanh on true love, the benefits of suffering, and the insight that will set you free.
Exclusive interview with Oprah
In this penetrating and intimate long-form interview, Thich Nhat Hanh reflects on the beauty of the present moment, being grateful for every breath, and the freedom and happiness to be found in a simple cup of tea.
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing
Interview with Marianne Schnall on how we can use our downtime to truly nourish ourselves, the impact of technology on society and the power of meditation and mindfulness to produce a more peaceful world and self.
2008
The Right Kind of Power
Thich Nhat Hanh gave the following interview to coincide with the publication of his book The Art of Power.
2007
Burma’s Monks: ‘Already a Success’
The monk sat cross-legged in the Manhattan hotel room in augbergine robes on an aubergine prayer mat, a thermos of tea, his reading glasses and a book, Mindfulness in the Marketplace, arranged neatly by his side. Thich Nhat Hanh took time out from a U.S. tour to speak briefly with TIME…
I am Home
Velcrow Ripper reports on Thich Nhat Hanh’s historic return to Vietnam, where tens of thousands gathered with him to revive Buddhist practice and to heal the wounds of war.
2006
The Art of Prayer
Upon the publication of his book, “The Energy of Prayer”, Thich Nhat Hanh was asked by Publishers Weekly to answer ten questions about his teachings on prayer.
This Is the Buddha’s Love
The great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh talks about non-self, interdependence, and the love that expands until it has no limit.
2003
Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism
We visited the Buddhist monk at a Christian conference center in a lakeside setting of rural Wisconsin. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers stark, gentle wisdom for living in a world of anger and violence. He discusses the concepts of “engaged Buddhism,” “being peace,” and “mindfulness.”
Buddhism and the Badge
Thich Nhat Hanh was interviewed in Madison, Wis. during a five-day retreat for police officers and public service workers and their families. A live web chat accompanied the article (transcript available).
2002
An advocate for peace starts with listening
Thich Nhat Hanh on the power of dialogue.
2001
Message to Osama bin Laden: interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
Thay shares his thoughts on how America should respond to the terrorist attacks. This interview was published in From the Ashes: A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America (Rodale Press, Oct. 2001) What I Would Say to Osama bin Laden Thich Nhat Hanh – Interview by Anne A….
Buddhist Balm after 9/11
Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, was published the same week of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ten days later Publisher’s Weekly caught up with him at Columbia University, NY.
2000
Building a Community of Love
In this remarkable exchange, bell hooks interviews Thich Nhat Hanh on the theme of “Beloved Community” and realising Martin Luther King’s dream.
1999
A Monk in Exile Dreams of Return to Vietnam
Gustav Niebuhr visits Thich Nhat Hanh at the Green Mountain Dharma Centre.
1997
Stop Running, Start Being
Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh at Kim Son Monastery in the mountains between Gilroy and Watsonville.
1995
Interview with Ram Dass
Thich Nhat Hanh gave a keynote address at the Gorbachev World Forum, September 27-October 1, 1995 in San Francisco. During the course of the conference, he recorded this unusual interview with American spiritual teacher and author, Ram Dass.