Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire

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A detailed examination of the war in Vietnam from the perspective of Vietnamese peace activist and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat HanhOriginally written in the late 1960s to bring attention to the plight of the Vietnamese people during the war, this rare book-one of the very few written in English by a Vietnamese author giving a Vietnamese perspective on the war-is still stunningly relevant today as the United States grapples with its role as a global power and the human effects of its military policy. At its time of publication, Kirkus called it "An outspoken little book from a Buddhist monk that presents a startling other-view of the war in Vietnam.... Essential reading for the informed." As war raged in Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh became a leading figure in the Buddhist peace movement. With the help of friends like Thomas Merton, Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire was published in 1967 in the US (and underground in Vietnam as Hoa Sen Trong Biển Lửa), his uncompromising and radical call for peace. It gave voice to the majority of Vietnamese people who did not take sides and who wanted the bombing to stop. The Catholic monk Thomas Merton wrote the foreword, believing it had the power to show Americans that the more America continued to bomb Vietnam, the more communists it would create. This was Thich Nhat Hanh's first book in English and made waves in the growing anti-war movement in the United States at the time. Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire is of special interest for students of peace and conflict studies and Southeast Asian history. It also gives the reader insights into the thought of the young Thich Nhat Hanh, who would later go on to found--in exile--Plum Village in France, the largest Buddhist monastery outside Asia, and influence millions with his teachings on the path of peace and mindfulness.