By Anne Jimenez One night, I looked over at my husband who almost died of a heart attack a year ago. The thought of not having him there gripped my heart. Moving closer, I lay my head on his shoulder and became aware of his breathing and heartbeat. The two of us rested in…
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Twenty-Three Years as a Nun
photo courtesy of the monastic Sangha As 2011 begins, I begin my twenty-third year of nunhood. I often think of myself as the continuation of my mother and father and all my blood ancestors. As far as I know, none of my blood ancestors were monks or nuns, though some…
Confessions of a Shoe Thief
By Lucy Kingsley Well, so much for mindfulness. I go to the small meditation hall to return a cushion. I leave my shoes outside. I go in and leave the cushion. I come out of the hall and put shoes back on to go down to dinner. During dinner I…
How to Be Engaged without Becoming Entangled
In this Dharma talk, Dr. Larry Ward shares about caring for our traumatic experiences so we can fully arrive where we are needed.
Important Day and Way of Life
I am thirteen, and I had my Bar Mitzvah on May 28, 1990. Rather than make a speech of thank you's, I chose to use the "Discourse on Happiness" that was translated into English by Thich Nhat Hanh in The Mindfulness Bell, No. 1. The reason I chose to…
Mixed Rice
Discover Harmony and Flavorful Lessons in a Story About Celebrating Cultural Diversity
Mindfulness on Campus
By Simone Blaise-Glaunsinger photo by Renee Burgard Our days in academia are marked by a constant hum of activity— the staff working through piles of paperwork, answering phones and typing away on the computer, faculty preparing for classes, grading exams and advising students, and most of all our students, who…
Chanting from the Heart Vol 1
Chanting from the Heart Vol. 1: The first volume in the revised edition of Chanting from the Heart, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of Plum Village. Vol. 1: Buddhist Sutras and Recitations, contains sutras from both the Theravada and Mahayana traditions, translated by Thich…
Creating True Peace
Creating True Peace is both a profound work of spiritual guidance and a practical blueprint for peaceful inner change and global change. It is the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh's answer to our deep-rooted crisis of violence and our feelings of helplessness, victimization, and fear. As a world-renowned writer, scholar, spiritual leader,…
Coming Home to Plum Village
Letter from the editor, Barbara Casey I hope you are refreshed and inspired by this special issue of The Mindfulness Bell, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the founding of Plum Village in France and of the Plum Village style of mindfulness practice throughout the world. In these pages, you will…