What brilliant words in today's time Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most renowned Zen masters of today. He is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, a poet, author and a human rights and peace activist. He was born on October 11, 1926, in Vietnam. Nhat Hanh entered the monastery at the age of 16. He was ordained as a monk in 1949 after which he took the name Thich or the member of the 'Shakya' clan