Short Journey Home

"From math teacher to Buddhist Dharma teacher, fellow Quaker, Richard Brady’s latest book, Short Journey Home is a lively and brilliantly written account of a life transformed. A work of imagination, generosity, and penetrating wisdom, guided over decades as a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community, Brady’s is a life well lived, saturated with keen insight, character, and boundless heart."

Valerie Brown, Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher inthe Plum Village tradition, author of Hope Leans Forward and coauthor of Healing Our Way Home

"My life has been graced by spiritual teachers from a wide range of wisdom traditions. In this moving book, Richard Brady shares the story of how his life was blessed by his relationship with the great Vietnamese Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Richard's narrative is so vivid and vulnerable it left me feeling as if I had spent time with Thầy himself. I highly recommend this book to people of any and all backgrounds who seek to make their own ‘short journey home.’ I think you’ll find companionship here, as I did."

Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak, A Hidden Wholeness, and On the Brink of Everything

"Every good student tries to follow their teacher’s guidance, with varying degrees of success. In this very personal book, Richard Brady shows us, with humility and loving honesty, how he took on this formidable task. Through the inspiring teaching of Thich Nhat Hanh, enriched by Judaism and Quakerism, he finds ways to plant and water the seeds of awakening in the specific circumstances of his life. His stories are unique but will resonate with all of us who have searched for the wisdom to transform our lives."

Mirabai Bush, coauthor with Ram Dass of Walking Each Other Home and Compassion in Action