Let us live deeply, free from our afflictions,
aware of impermanence
so that life does not drift away without meaning.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Stepping into Freedom
Is Peace in Ourselves Healing the Planet?
By Brother Trời Đức Niệm on
Brother Trời Đức Niệm reflects on his monastic journey and on the important role of Plum Village in supporting the climate movement.
A Love Letter from Prison
Published on
An incarcerated lay friend shares their insights and practice after reading “Becoming Interwoven: Sewing My Brown Jacket as the Art of Practice.”
Rooted in Resilience
By Brother Nhất Ấn on
At twenty-one years old I came into the monastery, leaving behind a life marked by anxiety and depression. I had dropped out of college because I was drowning. Waves of pain, sorrow, and hopelessness kept pulling me under, and I couldn’t find my way out. The weight of climate change, ethical concerns about career choices,…
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I am stardust
By Carla A. Boynton
Carla A. Boynton shares a poem that came to her while meditating on impermanence, as she and her wife face the end stages of their daughter’s life.
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