Practicing Upeksha in Wake Up photo by David Viafora The practice of inclusiveness (also known as equanimity or upeksha) may be one of the most challenging edges of practice that we confront as Wake Up practitioners. The strength of Wake Up is that it channels the vitality, creativity, and joy…
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How Zen Can Help Save the Planet
An excerpt from the Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet online course, a transformative learning journey to cultivate insight, compassion, community, and action in service of the Earth.
Mountains and Waters
"Now I see clearly that the mind is the mountains, the rivers and the great Earth; the sun, the moon, and the stars." (Dogen) Nine women came together last summer to walk a remote portion of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. We walked in meditation with no place to go and no…
Scorpion Nature
In your daily life, do you have awareness that you have feet? When you walk across the parking lot or around your office, do you have mastery of your steps? There is a story about a scorpion and a frog. One day, the scorpion needs to cross a pond. So…
The Path of Tears
By Kate Evans For years now I have seen in the Mindfulness Bell fruits of work with prisoners. I have longed to hear of peoples’ work in mental hospitals and hostels. I have longed to tell my story of healing from years of abuse, and how Thay’s teachings have helped.…
Sangha News
Twenty-one-day retreat, Ukiah, 2014. Photo by David Nelson TWENTY-ONE-DAY RETREAT In July 2014, Sangha members completed a twenty-one-day retreat, “What Happens When We Die?” at the Mariposa Retreat center near Ukiah, California. This local retreat was intended for those who were not able to travel to the Plum Village retreat.…
Cooking as Meditation
By Sister Khai Nghiem In some Buddhist traditions, monastics might spend many hours each day in sitting meditation. However, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) teaches about Engaged, or Applied, Buddhism. This means that we, as monastics, don’t do sitting meditation all day. Instead, we bring continuous meditation to all of the…
Thoughts on the War
By Millie Grenough I lock my doors, buckle up, and turn on my radio to catch the news. It's 6 p.m. and I'm driving home from work in the inner-city of New Haven, Connecticut. ". . . we'll kick his ass." I turn left off Orchard Street. Drug dealing, street…
The Sangha Our Heart
By Alberto Annicchiarico Last summer, Thich Nhat Hanh reminded us that the practice is wherever we are. "Practicing is always possible," he explained, "but one of the most important steps is to get in touch with an existing Sangha or build a small one around us. The teacher is a treasure, but without a…
Poems: Haiku from Vietnam Trip
By Patricia Garci Hotel RoomLizard on the wallYou hide behind the curtainBut your feet still show Hot WaterThinking of callingRoom service, there is a knockOn the hotel door AncestorsGrandfather spiritsWalked arm in arm yesterdayOn the temple grounds DisarmingIn another placeSomeone is loading a gunWe sit here in peace No Car…