Dharma Talk: New Century Message From Thich Nhat Hanh
By Thich Nhat Hanh in January 2000
Tu Hieu Temple and Plum Village December 7, 1999 To All Venerable Monks, Nuns, Lay Men And Lay Women Of The Sangha In The Tu Hieu Lineage, Inside And Outside Of Vietnam: Dear Friends, The Twentieth Century has been marred by…
From the Editor
Published in January 2000
After you finish reading Thich Nhat Hanh's Dharma talk, if you read nothing else in this issue, please read about the flooding in Vietnam (pages 7-10). People there desperately need our help, and it takes very little to do a lot. Vietnam is one…
Poem: A Teacher Looking for His Disciple
By Thich Nhat Hanh in January 2000
I have been looking for you, my child, Since the time when rivers and mountains still lay in obscurity. I was looking for you When you were still in a deep sleep Although the conch had many times echoed in…
Other articles in this issue
Floods Cover Central Vietnam
By Sister Chan Khong
Up to seven feet of rain fell on parts of central Vietnam over three days in early November, creating widespread flooding and mountainous landslides. The devastation is tremendous. Reuters News Agency reports that at least…
Thay’s Teaching Still Banned In Vietnam
By Sister Chan Khong
On April 29, 1999, Federico Mayor, General Director of UNESCO, wrote to Prime Minister Phan Van Khai of Vietnam requesting that the government allow the publication and circulation of books and tapes by Thich…
Breathe!
By Sister Annabel Laity
Before I came to Plum Village I had been practicing in India with the Tibetans, a meditation called tonglen. In this practice, when you breathe in, you take all the suffering of the…
Open Heart Posture
By Margaret Kirschner We sat facing —Eileen Kiera—our mindfulness teacher at Indianola, in a serene campground on the shores of Puget Sound, Washington. She was giving us a gift, she said, as…
Meditation and the Threefold Trainings
By Jack Lawlor Our local Sangha consists of people from all walks of life, and many ethnic and religious backgrounds and age groups. When we host a potluck meal, the diversity of backgrounds…
Sangha Building at the California Events
By Caleb Cushing Our Sangha has often thought about participating in a special project that would reflect our care and understanding. I'd silently wondered who would come forth first and commit. To my…
With Thay in England
By Rosamond Richardson Thay once wrote a poem called "Froglessness," about a frog's tendency, when put on a plate, to jump off again and again. My frogness was doing well when I arrived…
Fresh Air
By Octavio Feliciano I came to Spain to study and dance flamenco. When I arrived, I called Plum Village to locate the Madrid Sangha. "There is none," I was told. "Maybe you could…
Feeling Happy, Smiling
I feel happy today Because I am alive. I can smile and laugh. I can be kind, To myself too, With understanding. The sun warms me. The moon and stars…
Balancing
By Peggy Denial For about a year, my husband and I were involved with our son's biological family in a major legal battle over adoption, custody, and other aspects of Matthew's daily life.…
Poem: Teacher, Teacher
Children, the Great Consciousness in its myriad forms. May I honor each one as we work together. I enter a room filled with small eager beings busy with things to see,…
International Mindfulness Network
By Thich Nhat Hanh
A Message from Thich Nhat Hanh November 2 , 1999 Plum Village, France Sharing a Practice Twelve years ago, at a retreat in Montreal, a lady told me after the first…
Announcements
Passages Married: Linda Buckley, True Spiritual Fulfillment, and Jeff Robertson were married on October 18, 1999 in Hamakua, Hawai'i. New Book by Thich Nhat Hanh Thich Nhat Hanh's new book, Going…
