"Foreword" and "Editor's Introduction" Summary

Peace is Every Step is a novel designed to instruct new students on methods of meditation, conscious breathing, and enlightenment. Based on Zen Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh's method of instruction is simple, easy to follow, and focuses on everyday activities and situations. By using anecdotes, personal stories and meditation techniques, Hanh shows how meditation in normal situations, using conscious breathing, can remind readers to be conscious of their present existences. In doing so, readers can improve their relationships, anger levels, and overall feelings of peace and joy. Peace is Every Step is a personal journey through awareness in an effort to obtain the inner peace necessary to work towards peace on a worldwide scale.

H.H. The Dalai Lama praises the work of Hanh during "Foreword," expressing his own admiration for Hanh in...