For several years, the Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee has led groups of Palestinians and Israelis in an annual peace retreat in France; at the end of each retreat, the participants come together to report on what happened as they practiced Buddhist mindfulness and discuss how to continue the practice when they return to the Middle East. The volume presents stories from individual participants in an October 2003 retreat as well as from Hanh's life, including his experience with nonviolent action during the war in Vietnam. It traces his practices for peace, such as deep listening, deep relaxation, mindful waking, and loving speech. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)