Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Ch n Kh ng, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century.
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In January of 2005, after nearly 40 years in exile, Sister Ch n Kh ng was able to return on a 3-month visit to Vietnam.
After the war she became one of the co-founders of Plum Village, the spiritual center, that is home to Thich Nhat Hanh\'s community in France, where she continues to be deeply involved in the development and vision for this unique community.
She continues to do this work today.
Sister Ch n Kh ng became well known in the anti-war and peace community for her work promoting human rights and protesting repression and violence, often at risk of her own life.
With him she co-founded the School of Youth for Social Service in 1964, which grew to an organization of over 10, 000 young people organizing medical, educational, and agricultural facilities in rural Vietnam, and rebuilding villages destroyed in the fighting.
When she was 21 years old she met the man who until to this day remains her teacher and spiritual companion: Thich Nhat Hanh.
Propelled by her passionate dedication to social change, she began working in the slums of Saigon, distributing food, working with the sick, and teaching children.
In her teens she devoted her life to the development and practice of nonviolence grounded in the Buddhist precepts of non-killing and compassionate action.
Sister Ch n Kh ng was born in a village on the Mekong River Delta in 1938.
This unique autobiography tells the gripping story of a woman who not only lived but made history, and whose life of single-minded dedication to humanity can serve as an inspiration for us all.
Its anecdotal style presents an intensely personal portrait of a woman with astonishing courage, offering us a perspective on the suffering of the Vietnamese people.
It tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey, both in her homeland and in exile.
Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Ch n Kh ng, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century
