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.
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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…
No Heat, No Fear
By Peggy Rowe Ward Larry Ward and Peggy Rowe Ward “Bring a sleeping bag,” announces a sign on the Zendo. “Hmmm,” I wonder. I stick my head into the room and am greeted by a cool blast of air. Ah, the power is out. I turn around and walk briskly…
Alive Again
Walking a Path of Forgiveness and Healing By Vanessa Meade photo by Fe Langdon When I first began to meditate, there were many times when images of things I had seen in the military and in my job as a state trooper would surface while I was sitting. I don’t…
Diversity and Unity
By Rosa Alegria During the Santa Barbara retreat, we had two meetings for People of Color and friends. Many shared the need for a Sangha open to all, focused on the connection between mindfulness practice, diversity, and social change. Since the retreat, several of us have continued to meet, working to give form to the…
Reflections on a New Year of Growth at the Happy Farm
Mick McEvoy asks himself why he continues to live at Plum Village and manage the regenerative Happy Farm.
The True Dharma Talk
By Ethan Pollock photo by Elli Weisbaum and Rob Walsh Maybe I should be able to relate to people in other age groups as easily as to people my own age (mid-twenties). However, I have discovered that the Wake Up London Sangha has allowed me to open up in many…
Dharma Talk: Finding Our True Home
March 28, 2004 – Colors of Compassion Retreat On March 28th, at the end of the three-month winter retreat, Thich Nhat Hanh and the Sangha offered a three-day retreat called Colors of Compassion, for people of color. Three hundred retreatants gathered to practice mindfulness, listen to teachings, and share with…
“Mother Night” Writing
By Therese Fitzgerald A small group of us gathered in the O'Neill Room of the UC Berkeley Faculty Club for a Winter Solstice meeting with Maxine Hong Kingston. Maxine welcomed us to this "Mother Night," the longest of the year. After spending a few minutes in couples, we introduced our partners, emphasizing what we hoped…
Healing Personal, Global Divisions with the Dharma
Grappling with unwholesome seeds watered by war, Sharon Aschaiek seeks to transcend the illusion of separateness.