The basic condition for us to be able to hear the call of beauty and respond to it is silence. If there is no silence within us—if our mind, our body, is full of noise—then we cannot hear the call of beauty. The Vietnamese monk and renowned teacher Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how we can find and maintain peace even in the bustling world we live in, without endless hours of meditation or strict practices. By focusing on breathing and simple techniques for cultivating mindfulness, he guides us to discover who we are and what we truly want, how to live in the present, how to recognize the beauty that surrounds us, and to find harmony and happiness within ourselves.