Gary Gach

Gary Gach is a writer, mystic, and teacher in the Plum Village lineage of his root teacher, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, with whom he studied for more than 20 years. He is the editor of What Book!? – Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop and the author of the bestselling The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Buddhism. His latest book is Pause, Breathe, Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough, which Spirituality & Practice named one of the best spiritual books of 2018. He calls it “a practical handbook of the mindful life from a spiritual perspective.” We spoke about his spiritual history, the secularization of Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Pause, Breathe, Smile. Learn more about Gary Gach here.