Zen in Touch: The Seven Factors of Living Happiness
Khai Thien, a.k.a. Thich Tam Thien, born Quang Canh Thinh in July, 1970 in Vietnam. He is well known for his great knowledge on Buddhist philosophy and his assistance to international students researching Buddhist and Eastern Asian culture. By the age of thirty, he had already published ten books on Buddhism including books on Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and sociology. In April 2001, he was invited to visit the United States to meet with faculties and students on a cultural exchange tour of universities throughout the United States including George Washington, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Emory, Brigham Young, Stanford, U.C.L.A, and U.C. Berkeley by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. His newest work, Buddhist General Semantics: A New Approach to Buddhist Religion and Its Philosophy published in March, 2003 by iUniverse Publisher in the United States is recognized as a new method to study the Eastern philosophy of religion. For the past several years, while teaching Buddhist philosophy in North America, he has also led Zen sessions and directed retreats for the Buddhists around the country. He now resides in Los Angeles, California.