By Ian Prattis At the September retreat, Sister Ani Lodro and I decided to plant a tree as a gift to the Lower Hamlet. We purchased an apricot tree from the garden center in Bergerac. It has beautiful, delicate white flowers in the spring and rich orange-colored fruit in the autumn. We both had our…
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Leaving a Legacy to Support Thầy’s Continuation
Cedar Society Helps Sustain the Global Plum Village Community Anyone who has ever owned a cedar chest or used cedar chips as mulch in a garden viscerally knows the fragrance of this coniferous tree’s wood. Spicy and aromatic, cedar tree wood is also used to create furniture and, because it…
Letter from the Editors
photo by Bruce Nichols Dear Thay, dear Sangha, Two years ago, we emailed a survey to find out which topics you’d liketo read about more often in our journal. Since many of you asked for articles about how to practice with current events, I invited Dharma teacher John Bell and…
Spacious Presence
By Colette Hayes Colette Hayes (top right) with members of San Francisco Sangha Last fall, I found myself stunned, shaken, and profoundly saddened by the recent election results, the president-elect’s divisive, insensitive, and hurtful campaign and rhetoric, the struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, and the Ghost…
A Sangha-Ecovillage
By Bruce Kantner Ten years ago I founded the Gaia Education Outreach Institute around the question, "What would an education look like that helps people study, experience, and practice the highest ideals of humankind for love, peace, beauty, and compassionate service?" In September 1991 my wife and I took eleven young adults on our first…
Welcome, Diya Nandini Seth!
A letter from the proud father, Shantum Seth When we first told Thay and Sister Chan Khong that Gitu was expecting a baby, they were so happy. With a big smile Thay said, "the baby has received the Dharma, the Pure Dharma," and hugged Gitu. We spent the first few months of the pregnancy in…
Mindful Psychotherapy
By Fred Eppsteiner My role as a psychotherapist is to relieve the suffering of my clients. Clients come to treatment with an aspect of their life condition that is causing them (and usually others) pain and discomfort. They may be aware of symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, and frustration, but an understanding of the true…
Letters from the Editors
Dear Thay, dear Sangha, Last year, during a meeting of the Mindfulness Bell Advisory Board, Thay Phap Dung proposed a theme of “Youth, Community, and Service” for this summer’s issue. Thanks to his guidance and the generous collaboration of our guest editors, Brandon Rennels and Hong-An, this is a vibrant…
Mindful Ecology, Mindful Consumption
Dharma teacher Manfred Folkers describes an Engaged Buddhist approach to protecting Mother Earth by remembering we already have enough.
Announcements
Growing Green MountainAs fall arrives, we want to let you know of our plans for future retreats at Green Mountain Dharma Center. Since it is taking longer than anticipated to acquire the zoning permit, we shall not be able to accommodate live-in retreats before next summer. Presently, we are receiving one or two guests to…