Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, is the author of the book "Peace is Every Step." " Hanh is a spiritual leader, a poet, an author and is well known as a peacemaker. With his instructions based on Zen Buddhism, he has brought peace to many thousands of people. In his book "Peace is Every Step," he states that peace can be found in every step of a person's life through "love, compassion, mindfulness and good intention(altruism)". Hanh wrote the book to teach his students those who are searching, how to meditate, consciously breath and eventually come to a place of enlightenment. He focuses his points on the everyday life activities. He uses personal stories, anecdotes, and meditation techniques to explain and demonstrate how one can achieve a peaceful life by being aware in conscious of his or her actions and thoughts of both the body and the mind. .
Firstly, Hanh shows how to meditate by using conscious breathing, so we humans can be mindful of our present existences. The breathing and smiling meditation can be practiced everywhere such as in the car, in the kitchen whether you are sitting or standing, washing dishes or eating as stated by Hanh. Then, Hanh explains through healing and transformation how a person can transform his or her negative feelings into good feelings, he/she so can improve his or her relationships, decrease their anger levels, and increase great feelings of peace and joy. .
Finally, Hanh concludes his book Peace is Every Step by talking much deeper about subjects he mentioned in the preceding parts of the book, in other words he puts in action his instructions on how to settle a peaceful and mindful life. The subjects Hanh talks about are "waging peace, inter-being, nourishing, awareness" and so on. Hanh does not just represents his personal path to true peace through conscientiousness, but also he does help his readers to gain the inside peace in order to work towards peace on a worldwide level.
