By Margaret O’Keefe As a volunteer for the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation, I have been blessed to see how small drops of water can create an ocean. The Deer Park Nunnery project is close to my heart. For donors to this project, I thought it would be a nice incentive…
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Healing The Inner Child
By Ian Prattis We prefer not to remember the sufferings of child hood, so we bury them and hide from looking deeply into their causes. Yet we have to find a way to reach the hurt child and make her safe. Although we may now be adults, there is also…
How to Be Your Own Soulmate
An interview with Sister Dang Nghiem about true love
Story of a Little Limace
By Sister Trang Mai Thon I would like to share my story with you. But first, perhaps I should tell you a little bit about myself. How should I start? I can talk about things like who I am. Actually I am you. I am that big-mouth frog; I am…
Watering the Seeds of Love
Growing Mindful Relationships By Jerry Braza photo by Renee Burgard The Talmud says, “Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.’” Imagine the face of a child when he or she hears, “You are so precious. You can do it. I’m so glad…
The Golden Well of Compassion
By Light River of the Heart I met the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha; I lived with them for five days. It was heaven on earth; powerful transformation, golden drops from the well of compassion entered my heart. I wrote these words in my journal on the day I…
Awakening a Great Togetherness
photo by Paul Davis The first Earth Holders retreat was held at Deer Park Monastery this spring. What happiness it was to have 130 people come together and feel the love of our community encompassing Bodhisattva Gaia and one another. The climate issues we are encountering everywhere on our planet…
The Path of Racial and Social Equity
An Open Heart Is Called for Now painting by Mary DeWitt. Photo by Valerie Brown The Dharma teaches us that the daily steps of life are where we awaken. We learn that it is possible to awaken to the reality of the suffering of this existence, and to the path…
We Belong to One Another
Trish Thompson, an American Dharma teacher living in Việt Nam, shares her deeply personal experience of interbeing during Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh’s casket and cremation ceremonies.
Heart to Heart
“Heart to Heart” is a new section of the Mindfulness Bell, where we will publish short pieces on a given topic. Keep your writing personal and concrete, focusing on the fruits of your mindfulness practice. Preference will be given to shorter pieces, under 500 words. All submissions will be edited.…