Dzung Vo interviews Dharma teacher Richard Brady about his book of stories on mindfulness, education, and touching our bodhicitta.
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The Leaves of One Tree
By Le Thu Thuy When we arrived, the hallway in the Claymont Court building was filled with light. It was a cold, windy, winter night and the retreatants came in wearing heavy winter jackets. We hugged each other with deep breaths and beaming smiles. At dinner time, the sound of…
A Noble Silence Manifesto
By Philip Toy It is not feasible, I know, but I have always wished that we could hold our talk until we have left the zendo. When we drive up to Cloud Cottage, we begin to practice Noble Silence. Our car’s tires on the gravel are already practicing car tire…
Maple Forest Update
Twelve monks and twelve nuns are now residing in Vermont for the Winter Retreat. We are also expanding our guest facilities. The Winter Retreat is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your practice and understanding of the Dharma. It began November 15 and will continue until February 18. The daily schedule includes sitting and walking meditation, working…
Poem: A Wild Thing
By Larry Ward The bones of our ancestors still dance At ease in the field of magic stardust An ounce of poetry from long ago The crane says, “I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A tiny bird will drop dead, frozen, from a bough of a…
Race: A Dharma Door
ARISE Sangha offers the Race: A Dharma Door (RADD) training. Love in action interwoven with interbeing, the program used the Four Noble Truths as the framework to invite us into a discussion of race as a Dharma door for greater understanding and less suffering.
Poem: A Teacher Looking for His Disciple
I have been looking for you, my child, Since the time when rivers and mountains still lay in obscurity. I was looking for you When you were still in a deep sleep Although the conch had many times echoed in the ten directions. Without leaving our ancient mountain, I looked…
Meditations on a Piece of Fruit
By Garry Appel Gary Appel Looking deeply at my food as I slowly and consciously consume it, I see and taste and hear and feel and smell a sweet morsel, lovingly produced through much kind work. I see the sun, the water, and the nutrients that exist in this bit…
This Difficult Thing of Being Human
We all long for someone to offer us unconditional love and support. But what if that person is us? The practice of mindful self-compassion creates the space we need so that observation, acceptance, and real love can enter, no matter how judgmental or disconnected we may feel. It sounds like…
The Light at the Tip of the Candle
I was deeply touched recently by a book called At Hell’s Gate: A Soldier’s Journey from War to Peace. The author, Claude Anshin Thomas, describes in detail the suffering he has experienced as a Vietnam veteran [see below]. The description of his suffering made me look more deeply into the…