with Thich Nhat Hanh With great joy we inform you that on February 20, 2007, Thây intends to start another trip to Vietnam, to heal the last wounds of the war. According to Vietnamese popular belief, a person who has died in despair, anger, and frustration cannot rest in peace…
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The Question of Overpopulation
By Brother Phap Lai Question to PV Listening Website — 15 December 2007 Teacher, One of the five precepts asks us not to kill. I am concerned about the effects of overpopulation and historical outcomes such as war. Global warming proponents indicate that the human population is to blame. Some…
Surprise Opportunity
By Fred and Petra Hardtke Last April, we attended the retreat with Sister Jina Van Hengel. It was our first meditation retreat and we were unsure about what the weekend held in store for us. With a mixture of apprehension and curiosity, we packed our old station wagon and headed off for Heathcote. We…
The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic
By Lynette Monteiro Understanding the concepts of impermanence, non-self, and nirvana evaded me despite thee tomes I read and the lectures I attended. Then in 1998, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and in the subsequent years struggled with fatigue, pain, and frustration. Refusing to be defeated by this illness, I…
Homeschooling as Mindfulness Practice
By Lisa Pettitt Our family has been homeschooling for over five years. We had not envisioned this path for ourselves: my partner and I had professional careers, and our kids were in day care as infants. Thich Nhat Hanh says, “This is because that is, and this is not because…
Flowers in the Dark
Sister Dang Nghiem brings together her lived experience as a survivor of trauma...
Dharma in the Deep South
Reflections on the Roots Retreat Close-up etching of children enslaved by the Haydel family, Wall of Honor memorial, Whitney Plantation.Photo by Edissa Nicolás-Huntsman Some journeys take us out into the world, anchoring us in history; others bring us back to ourselves, connecting us with our past. The Mindful Peacebuilding Roots…
Bringing Music to Your Local Community
By Charlie Shuttler Friends and monastics at Wake Up retreat, Blue Cliff Monastery, June 2018; photo by Rob Walsh In a simple, but beautiful way, music has the power to make us happy and smile. Expressing ourselves through song, sound and movement can give voice, understanding and healing to the…
The Community as a Refuge
You Are Not Alone Laughing with the tangerine in Chile, photo courtesy of monastic Sangha This article shares about the supportive and enriching experience of the Chilean Community of Mindfulness, the Sangha Juntos como un río (Together Flowing Like a River), and the virtual Sangha Mudita (Joy) that arose during…
Integrating Head and Heart
Organizing a Wake Up Tour By Brandon Rennels photo by Brandon Rennels A year ago I was sitting at a cafe in Ann Arbor, Michigan, enjoying breakfast with a beloved professor from university. When I was in school he taught a course entitled Psychology of Consciousness, which was my first…