Dharma Talk: The Buddhist Understanding of Reality
By Thich Nhat Hanh in October 2009
Plum Village, France 21 June 2009 At the Path of the Buddha retreat, Thay focused on global ethics. A handout (see below) summarized four different approaches to ethical questions. Here is an excerpt from Thay’s last Dharma talk, in which…
Letter from the Editor
By Jane Ellen Combelic in October 2009
Dear Thay, dear Sangha, As you may know, our beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh was hospitalized after the retreat at Stonehill College in Massachusetts for treatment of a chronic lung infection. Thay has recovered well and as I write this…
Letters
Published in October 2009
Sangha Building This latest issue of the Mindfulness Bell is just bursting with treasures for Sangha practice (as well as a very helpful article on the aspirant training process!). It really helps those of us with young Sanghas and provides…
Other articles in this issue
New Trainings for a New Generation
This new version of the Five Mindfulness Trainings has been developed by Thay and the Plum Village Sangha in a series of Dharma talks followed by Dharma discussions during the…
Helping Obama, Helping Others
By Thich Nhat Hanh Responding to questions from lay friends on June 13 during the Path of the Buddha retreat, Thay spoke about supporting President Obama and assisting those in…
Sangha Building Within Prison
By Nancy Lee Koschmann I have two Sanghas in my life. My home Sangha is a group of mostly working, middle-class people like myself who have discovered Thay’s writings or…
The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in U.S. Prisons
By Bill Menza Resources for Prison Sangha Building Buddhist Peace Fellowship Prison Resource Guides for PrisonersFree Buddhist books and other publicationsDharma/spiritual correspondence courses and pen pal programsNewsletters that focus on…
Poem – Map of a Garden: You Are Here
I float above my personal atlas to Find a new garden. I draw contour lines and color fields Let them fill in like growth rings The way I imagine the…
