Thich Nhat Hanh is was an amazing Buddhist monk from Vietnam.

I highly recommend the long interview with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air many years ago. his voice is incredibly peaceful and soothing, though his accent is a bit challenging to understand at first.

edit: sorry, i didn't realize he died earlier this year.

If psychology was an element, Buddhism would be the entire periodic table.

This guy has such an amazing impact on modern day psychology! He was the teacher of the guy who then came up with the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in the 70s. This program, in turn, is one of the most researched and effective programs to deal with stress and anxiety. Apart from being the basis for more specific programs to deal with other issues.

I follow a mindfulness podcast and the therapist there also aways mentioned him, especially "The Miracle of Mindfulness". So when I found the audio book in my local library, I thought I give it a try. Basically, it's just a long letter written to the monos back in Vietnam, but it is very dense in information and advice. The English speaker also has a nice baritone which makes listening a pleasure.

It's crazy somehow that all this progress in our world was possible, because one country had to suffer and one particular monk fled his country.

For good reason. He had a lot of really great perspective to offer