Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh

Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., left, appears at a Chicago news conference with Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh on May 31, 1966. AP Photo/Edward Kitch, File by Jeremy David Engels, Penn State Before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he asked several of his friends to continue his life’s work building what he called […]

Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh

Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh | The Highland County Press

On MLK Day, their friendship and writings are a reminder that democracy rests on the ability of citizens to be present for each other, to recognize their interconnectedness, to embody loving kindness and to disagree without resorting to violence.