I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of

the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.

Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right

now.

Born in 1926, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Ticknott Khan is one of the most influential spiritual

leaders of our time. Ticknott Khan, or Thai as his students call him, Thai means teacher,

is author of more than 100 books, a copy of his living Buddha, living Christ, never leaves

my bedside. His spiritual journey began at the early age of seven when he felt the calling

to become a monk. But this monastic has always been active on the world stage. In the early

60s, horrified by the escalating civil war in Vietnam, Thai spearheaded one of the great

non-violent resistance movements of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. took notice

and spoke out against the Vietnam War for the first time at Nhat Khan's urging and later

nominated Ticknott Khan for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1982, Thai established a monastery

and retreat center in France where thousands of followers still flock every year. He lives

there today devoting his life to mindful meditation, helping people to be passionately present

in the here and now. What a treat it was to finally meet Ticknott Khan on one of his

trips to New York City.

Well, thank you for the honor of talking to me today. Thank you for that. Already, just

being in your presence for a short time, I feel less stressed than I did when I started

out the day, less stressed because you have such a peaceful aura that follows you and

that you carry with yourself. Are you always this content and peaceful?

This is my training, this is my practice and you try to live every moment like that, relax,

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