photo by David Nelson The North American Dharma Teachers Sangha (DTS) was formed in 2010 by those in Canada and the United States who have received lamp transmission from the Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh. We have joined together for encouragement, support, and clarity as we fulfill our many responsibilities within…
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The Noblest Task
Sangha Building Retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery By Jack Lawlor Sangha Building Retreat, Blue Cliff Monastery, 2016 Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh has encouraged mindfulness practitioners to form local practice communities known as Sanghas, calling Sangha building the noblest form of practice. When we come together to practice sitting meditation, walking…
Monastic Trust Fund
Ensuring the Future of Our Spiritual Community photo by Nicholas Martin-Kearney We all feel great love and affection for our monastic sisters and brothers. Their mindful living provides a beautiful example of the joy we may experience by living simply in our busy society. Their study and practice in spreading…
Nurturing the Teachers
Thay has taught us the most wonderful gift you can make to the person you love is your presence. For one nurturing weekend in late January, seven Dharma teachers of the Order of Interbeing gathered in northern California: Arnie Kotler, Therese Fitzgerald, and Wendy Johnson from northern California; Jack Lawlor from Chicago; Eileen Kiera from Washington…
The Pine Forest in Bát Nhã Monastery Misses Thầy
A lay friend shares about the profound effect of Thầy and the Plum Village Sangha at Bát Nhã Monastery in Việt Nam, before they had to leave in 2009.
Sangha News
The Sciences of the Buddha A Twenty-one Day Retreat for Buddhists and Scientists By Thich Nhat Hanh In Buddhism there are two kinds of truth: conventional truth (samvrti-satya) and absolute truth (paramartha-satya). In the framework of the conventional truth, Buddhists speak of being and non-being, birth and death, coming and…
A Garland of Gratitude
At Wake Up Schools, we have been cultivating our heart of gratitude. We connect regularly as Happy Teachers Sangha, and many of us have enjoyed summer retreats and events for teachers. As a community, we have taken time to reflect on the practice energy of Wake Up Schools and how…
Letter from the Editor
Dear Thay, dear Sangha, In conjunction with Thich Nhat Hanh’s 2009 U.S tour, we are delighted to publish this special issue on Sangha building—the first time in many years that we’ve had a whole issue devoted to a single theme. Even with sixty-four pages, we didn’t have room for all the…
Contemplations of The Five Mindfulness Trainings
photo by Paul Davis Marisela Gomez’s Personal Statement on the Writing of the Contemplations on the Five Mindfulness Trainings The Five Mindfulness Trainings have been a wonderful remembrance of what is the ground of ethics. When I first read these, what came to my mind was “this is what my…
Mini-Bodhi Fruits
In many of Thay's Dharma talks, he reminds us that we can taste mini-bodhi fruits by practicing awareness. They are a sort of instant effect, a switch from forgetfulness to buddhahood, just like when we switch the television channel. We don't have to wait for the great enlightenment to know…