num_pages: 120
description: This extraordinary story takes the reader from Saigon to the California coast to a monastery in southwest France. Huong Huynh was born to a Vietnamese mother and a U.S. soldier in the midst of war. She dedicated her life to healing and transforming the suffering of other people first as a medical doctor and then as a nun. Ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who gave her the name Dang Nghiem she eventually began to experience true healing practices. With humor insight and an irrepressible sense of joy Sister Dang Nghiems remarkable story offers clarity and guidance for anyone who has dealt with suffering and loss.
language: English
title: Healing: A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun
publisher: Parallax Press