Cuong Lu
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Cuong Lu

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Cuong Lu, Buddhist teacher, scholar, and writer, was born in Vietnam in 1968 and emigrated to the Netherlands with his family in 1980. He majored in East Asian studies at the University of Leiden, and in 1993 was ordained as the 18th monastic disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village in France. In 2000, he was recognized as a teacher in the Lieu Quan line of the Linji School of Zen Buddhism. In 2009, Cuong left Plum Village after sixteen years, returned to lay life, and continued his practice as an invisible monk in the Netherlands. In 2011, along with five colleagues, he attended a ceremony establishing Buddhist spiritual care at the Ministry of Justice and served as a chaplain in Holland’s penitentiary system for six years. In the same year, Cuong founded Mind Only Institute, located in Holland, where he teaches Buddhist philosophy and psychology, specializing in Yogachara Buddhism combined with the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Nagarjuna. In 2022, he founded No Word Zen, an order of “invisible” monks and nuns. The monastics in this order are everywhere, serving society and the planet without being “caught” by monastic forms or robes. Cuong Lu is the author of The Buddha in Jail: Restoring Lives, Finding Hope and Freedom; Wait: A Love Letter to Those in Despair; and Happiness is Overrated: Simple Lessons on Finding Meaning in Each Moment. He teaches in Europe, Asia, and United States.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • Wait

    • A Love Letter to Those in Despair
    • Written by: Cuong Lu
    • Narrated by: Lobo Chan
    • Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 2021-02-13
    • Language: English
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    • Happiness Is Overrated

    • Simple Lessons on Finding Meaning in Each Moment
    • Written by: Cuong Lu
    • Narrated by: Lobo Chan
    • Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 2023-06-05
    • Language: English
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