By Janey Gieber We traveled with Sister Chan Khong and the monastic brothers and sisters in Quang Tri province to visit schools and projects supported by the Order of Interbeing. Turning off the main highway, the driver took us down a small country road as the sun was just beginning…
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Mindfulness of the Body
By Svein Myreng Our bodies can bring us joy and pain, triumph and defeat, contentment and craving. We spend a lot of time getting our bodies "in shape"—through sports, health regimes, and beauty treatments, but somehow, they never seem to be enough. Living too fast and in unnatural environments, we become too easily estranged from…
A Conscientious Objector is Asked,“First Time in Vietnam?”
By Brian McNaught The question is asked frequently of middle-aged American male visitors, “Is this your first time in Vietnam?” It generally means, “Did you fight in the war?” My spouse and I were asked the same question by the U.S. Senator who sat next to us at breakfast in…
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,…
Devastating Floods in Vietnam
As I write these lines, Tho, who lives in Switzerland and often comes to Plum Village each summer, has had the opportunity to spend the night in Vietnam in a flood rescue van. Cold winds blew as flood waters from Mount Truong Son of the Ha Tinh area rushed past the parked van. The local…
Thay’s Eyes
By Pusanisa Kamolnoratep photo by Pusanisa Kamolnoratep I would like to share with you my moment with Thay during the 21-Day Retreat in Plum Village, and my reflection about this. Please take a few breaths before you continue to read, so you will feel as if you were there, too.…
The Way Ahead for Buddhism in Vietnam
The following proposal has been offered by Thich Nhat Hanh for bringing about reconciliation between the government of Vietnam and the Vietnamese Buddhists. 1. Protecting our Nation's Nature-Heritage (Preserving our Mother's Body): As Vietnamese students of the Buddha, we make a vow to protect the wholeness of the territory of Vietnam, which means to protect…
Book Reviews
The Mindful School Leader Practices to Transform Your leadership and School by Valerie Brown and Kirsten Olson Corwin, 2015 Paperback, 256 pages Reviewed by Kaira Jewel Lingo The Mindful School Leader documents the life-transforming potential of mindfulness practice in the professional and personal lives of school leaders. It presents neuroscience…
Coincidences, Histories, and the Monastic Life in the EIAB Waldbröl
By Axel Denecke photos courtesy of the EIAB Through mere coincidence I came across the history of Waldbröl and the former Kraft durch Freude (KdF) Hotel, which is now the EIAB (European Institute of Applied Buddhism). In search of material about the period of National Socialism in the university library, I came across a…
Letters
A Deep Bow to Barbara Casey A deep bow of gratitude to Barbara Casey. I’ve so admired the work you’ve done as managing editor for the past five years, giving the Mindfulness Bell a new look, the color of the cover, more photographs and artwork, blending them beautifully with text,…