While not everyone would think visiting a Buddhist monastery would hold the answers to a life crisis, Mary Paterson discovered that was exactly what she needed. Unsettled by the deaths of her parents and accompanied by a too-heavy suitcase, she bravely entered Plum Village in France, the monastery of Noble-Prize nominated monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Mary is the author of The Monks and Me, and shares her healing process in dealing with the death of her parents and how she found her way to back to herself. She will entertain and enlighten as she reveals what she learned after spending six weeks living
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