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This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: escape from Vietnam as boat people; the Colors of Compassion retreat; Sister Chau Nghiem offers her understanding of the blessings and challenges growing up as a person of color in an interview with Larry Ward; committing to and offering the mindfulness trainings in a nonsectarian way; wisdom from Thay on the roots of violence and abuse in times of war; monks who participating in an ancient, indigenous people’s ceremony; daily practice tips; and much more.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. Guest edited by Sister Jewel and Brother Phap Ho, this issue focuses on ways we can intelligently, compassionately, and joyfully reduce the Earth’s suffering: bringing mindfulness into our activism and engagement with society; reverent, nonviolent birth practices; siblinghood as a foundation of our social activism; planting a rainforest in Mexico; a residential mindfulness community in the UK; Thich Nhat Hanh’s Dharma talk, “Love is fulfilling.”

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: A Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Five Precepts, essays on health and healing, the spring 1991 retreats, Sangha news, daily practice, Buddhism in Vietnam, and more.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. This issue offers a Buddhist approach to environmental issues: Thay’s teachings on the environment and interbeing, the 1991 environmentalists’ retreat, a rainforest journey, saving the world without burning out, daily practice, Sangha news, Thay’s proposal for a new practice–the Peace Treaty.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. Our Summer 2015 issue is all about youth, community, and service – and it buzzes with lively energy! Guest edited by Wake Up practitioners, this issue is infused with the freshness and exuberance of the worldwide Wake Up movement and features inspiring stories of activism, spiritual practice, and insights from young practitioners around the world.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: Thich Nhat Hanh prescribes a beautiful antidote to despair and isolation, and gives practical guidance on how to love; on racial injustice, Joanne Friday offers a model for how to respond effectively to violence and hatred; building Beloved Community; transforming imprisonment, illness, grief with compassion and mindfulness; Walk With Me, a documentary about Plum Village and our monastic siblings.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: Thay's Dharma talk on the Eightfold Path, mindfulness of breath and feelings, experiences of mindfulness in nature, sharings from young people, and more.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. Building a healthy Sangha takes work and persistence. Articles from Dharma teacher Jack Lawlor and the New York Community of Mindfulness provide insights to help those starting and maintaining a Sangha. This issue also includes some Sangha news and a Sangha profile.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. This issue offers a wonderful collection of stories, photos, activities, and resources on teaching and learning. These stories show us how we might bring mindful practices not just to schools, but also to our families, friends, and co-workers—the people we teach every day with our actions, our words, our presence. Instead of a Dharma talk from Thay, in this issue we include his essay, Bat Nha: A Koan. Thay shines a penetrating light on the coercion and violence that happened at Prajna Temple in Vietnam.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: practical tools that renew and enliven love—hugging meditation, shared sitting practice, Beginning Anew, metta, and mindfulness; journey to Borobudur, Yojakarta, Plum Village Thailand, and Nhap Luu Monastery in southern Australia; Thich Nhat Hanh gently guides us to work with our perception of reality and the three doors of liberation—emptiness, signlessness, and aimlessness.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. Featuring: Thich Nhat Hanh’s potent teaching about the freedom obtained when we stop searching and live happily in the here and now; “Understanding and Love: The Spirit of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings,” by a well-loved teacher, Venerable Thich Phuoc Tinh, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Order of Interbeing; useful guidance on how to build community from Sister Annabel; teachings for children; delightful insights from young people; deep looking into what we eat and the rights of animals.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. Featuring: Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teaching on the interconnectedness of all things, including body and mind, past and present, object and subject of perception; the Two Promises to help children develop understanding and compassion; practice poems for healing racial and social inequity; stories from the "Roots Retreat" to sites related to slavery in New Orleans; ways to practice reverence for life; insights on what it means to be an Order of Interbeing member.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: Dharma talks "The Way to Well-Being" by Sister Annabel and Thich Nhat Hanh on Tibet; the aftermath of war; healing and transformation; the gift of non-fear; update language for the Five Contemplations; offerings from children; and more!

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: how mindfulness, kindness, and Sangha building can nourish us through the uncertain terrain of loss; transforming busyness and distraction into mindfulness at home and at work; the Estes Park, Colorado retreat 2009—the first large retreat conducted by monastics without Thay’s physical presence; the young monastics who were forcibly removed from Bat Nha Monastery in September 2009; Maitreya Fonds, a German organization enriching children’s education in Vietnam.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: Thich Nhat Hanh offers spiritual reflections on war and peace; practicing peace in times of war; singing meditation and chanting; walking meditation; practices for children; and many more offerings from the heart.

This issue is included in our digital subscriptions. In this issue: Dharma talk “The Keys to the Kingdom of God” by Thich Nhat Hanh; practicing with Jewish roots; insights from monastic and lay practitioners on eating, healing, mental health, and practicing with children; and more!