ANTOINETTE GONZÁLEZ The practice of pausing, looking deeply, and being fully present is very difficult and liberating. When I first seriously looked at racial inequality, I was an undergraduate grappling with coming out as a lesbian and being a first-generation Chicana in college. As I learned more about social inequity,…
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photo by Jitka Slamova The Revised Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Introduction by Sister Annabel, True Virtue Since the ten wholesome practices were devised by the Buddha for the Fourfold Sangha, the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings have been growing and evolving. The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, first written by Thay Thich Nhat Hanh in 1966…
Right Action in Prison Work
By Dai-En Bennage When we resolve to live by the Noble Eightfold Path, teaching meditation in prisons can bring special challenges. Seven federal correctional institutions stand amidst the gentle, rolling mountains and corn fields of central Pennsylvania within a radius of half an hour's drive from our meditation center. When I visit men in five…
Practice, Service, Community
Practice, Service, CommunityThe Three Trainings of Wake Up Schools By Jennifer Wood photo by Jennifer Wood I was a new practitioner and wanted to learn how to maintain a consistent personal practice. I thought I wanted to continue serving students, families, and schools, but questioned whether I could handle the…
Examining Prejudice
By Mary Garvey In November, the citizens of Colorado voted to amend our state constitution to prohibit the inclusion of gays and lesbians among those against whom discrimination is specifically prohibited. The effect of this new law is that gays and lesbians can now be denied work and housing, refused service in restaurants and stores,…
On “Learning True Love”
By Kathlene Biswas My husband and I seem to be caught in the American lifestyle of pursuing money and sinking deeper and deeper into a mire of work and debt. We know this is pointless, but we have not been able to make changes that will give us more time to simply chop wood…
Recent Dharma Teacher Sangha Initiatives
By Jack Lawlor calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh The Plum Village Lineage North American Dharma Teachers Council (the “Dharma Teacher Sangha” or “DTS”), comprised of approximately seventy lay and monastic Dharma teachers in the US and Canada, has been mindfully applying attention to the following: 1. WAKE UP SCHOOL TEACHER…
Deep Relaxation
For nearly 30 years Sister Chan Khong’s Deep Relaxation practice has been a highlight for thousands of people who have attended Order of Interbeing Buddhist retreats. With Deep Relaxation the reader/listener will learn to meditate and relax body and mind at the deepest level, leading to a measurable reduction of…
Book Club: Hermitage Among the Clouds
Please join us for a book club discussion on Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Hermitage Among the Clouds, which tells the story of the fourteenth century Princess Amazing Jewel, the daughter of one of Vietnam’s greatest historical Zen master kings.
Coming Together to Realize Our True Home
By Karl and Helga Riedl Sangha is some times defined as "the community that lives in harmony and awareness." Community is one important aspect of a Sangha. Sangha can be a beautiful way to live with like-minded people, to share our responsibilities, happiness, and pains with friends in the Dharma. A Sangha supports our endeavor to live in awareness. We feel at home. We are nourished, and given the…