A Cloud Never Dies

 



Thay is one of those people who I thought would never die. I am grateful to have known and tried to practice his teachings for so many years. He gave this world so much . . . a humble Vietnamese monk. 


I have much to learn from him, perhaps even through his death and how I can continue his teachings and work.


Ceremony on the Transition of Thich Nhat Hanh





















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