Love Letter to the Earth By Thich Nhat Hanh Softcover, 120 pages Parallax Press, 2013 Reviewed by Karen Hilsberg Love Letter to the Earth includes ten beautiful love letters that are poetic, deep, and inspirational. Thich Nhat Hanh explains how we can heal ourselves and the Earth. “We cannot wait…
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Everyone’s Tears Are Salty
Excerpt from Old Path White Clouds By Thich Nhat Hanh One day, as the Buddha and bhikkhus were begging in a village near the banks of the Ganga, the Buddha spotted a man carrying nightsoil. The man was an untouchable named Sunita. Sunita had heard about the Buddha and bhikkhus, but this was the…
Teachings Given to the Sick
By Ananda Mahathera I heard these words of the Buddha one time when the Lord was staying in the monastery in the Jeta Grove in Anathapindika's park, near Shravasti. At that time the householder Anathapindika was seriously ill. When the Venerable Shariputra was told this, he immediately went to find Ananda and said, "Brother Ananda,…
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The "Dharma Corps" During one of our discussions at the recent Order gathering . (see story on pp. 33-34), Therese Fitzgerald commented on the amount of work required to operate the Community of Mindful Living (CML). CML is responsible for publishing The Mindfulness Bell, facilitating Sangha activities and maintaining a Sangha directory, and many daily…
The Better Way to Live Without Loneliness
I heard these words of the Buddha one time...
The Good News Has Not Been Realised
On April 4, 2000, the police of Hue and Quang Tri in Vietnam confiscated copies of Manifesto 2000 from Tu Hieu temple, blocking distribution of the Manifesto to the general public. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and Minister of Foreign Affair Nguyen Dy Nien had signed Manifesto 2000 themselves, and had said that they would do…
Mindfulness Is a Source of Happiness
By Dr. Tho Ha Vinh Bhutanese nuns with monastics from Plum Village; photo by Robert Walsch Much of the economic and ecological crisis facing mankind is related to overconsumption and mindless consumption of natural resources. Yet a change of behavior can only occur if we find other means to foster…
Reverence for Life
By Bill Menza Aware that much suffering is caused by war and conflict, we are determined to cultivate nonviolence, understanding, and compassion in our daily lives, to promote peace education, mindful meditation, and reconciliation within families, communities, nations, and in the world. We are determined not to kill and not to let others kill. We will diligently practice deep looking…
The Verses on the Characteristics of the Eight Consciousnesses
by Master Hsüan-Tsang (c.a. 596-664 A.D.) of the Tang Dynasty in China Translated from Chinese by Thich Nhat Hanh Verse on the First Five Consciousnesses The object of the first five consciousnesses is the sphere of nature, their mode of cognition is direct, and their nature can either be wholesome,…
Leaving a Legacy of Love and Compassion
An Interview with Brandy Sacks Mindfulness Bell: Brandy, where did you grow up and what were your first religious experiences? Brandy Sacks: I’ve lived all my adult life in San Diego, California. My parents were non-practicing Jews, and I really wasn’t raised with any spirituality. As I grew up, however,…