Peace Is Every Step
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Reviewed: October 2006

Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen master and spiritual leader, is an exiled Buddhist monk who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1967. If you have never read a book of his, do your self a favour and get one of them. Any one of them; he’s written over a dozen. Each of them is a gem—or at least the few I’ve read.

Peace is Every Step is one of them. A slight thing—only 135 pages—it will make you think, and see yourself and your world through new eyes. The topics are timeless: the futility of blame, the search for self, the desire for serenity.

He writes simply, in everyday language allowing the reader to feel an immediate sense of connection. One will not feel “talked at;” rather you will be talked with and invited into an internal conversation that can prove most rewarding.

I first read this one many years ago and recently re-read it on a cool evening in front of the fire. It warms the heart like the fire warmed my body.

So, rather than an individual book review, though this slim volume is a gem worth reading over and over, I recommend anything Thich Nhat Hanh has written. He is a special man with a special message; well worth the time it takes to read his words.

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