Activist, writer, and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh stands with the Dalai Lama as one of the great peacemakers of our time. His early work for peace in his native Vietnam earned him the friendship of Martin Luther King, Jr., who in 1967 nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize. Since then, Thich Nhat Hanh has waged a lifelong struggle to help individuals find joy and peace of mind through the practice of mindfulness and compassion. A Lifetime of Peace represents four decades of the best writing by and about the gentle monk who continues to believe that each of us - Christian, Buddhist, Jew, Muslim - can find our own path to peace in a violent world.