By Bill Menza On October 16, 1999, for the first time ever, the state of Maryland opened its prison doors to a renowned Buddhist Zen master. The Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh rode in the second of two cars caravaning from Washington, D.C. to the medium security prison at Hagerstown, Maryland. The glorious autumn day reflected the…
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Plum Village Racial Equity Sangha
Living the Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Victoria Mausisa “When Charleston hit, I was so devastated … so many people around me were not as upset as me, and that upset me even more … I was filled with despair, sadness, grief ……
Lamp in the Mountains
An Interview with Eileen Kiera By Tracey Pickup Eileen Kiera I first met Dharmacarya Eileen Kiera (True Lamp) at Deer Park Monastery when she was giving a Dharma talk. I found myself drawn in by her simple and illuminating presence and the intimate way that she spoke about the natural…
Poem: Rain Retreat
The squish-squish of rain in sandals in the mud;the silence of rain;the glistening drops on pine needlesand on the tips of noses;the earth's fragrance before rain, during rain,during more rain, after rain;the mouth-wide tongue out taste of rain;the taste and crunch of rain in lettuce;the cool of rain, the smooth…
Birth of the Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism
By Brother Phap Nguyen Lotus Pond Temple, Hong Kong; photo by Young Whan Choi On April 25, 2011, thirty monks and nuns were welcomed at the Hong Kong airport by the Sangha and transported to the newest Plum Village monastery. A small car held Thay and his attendants, and three…
Meeting Sadaparibhuta
By Susan Hadler Sometimes we meet someone whose Buddha nature shines so brightly that they are like a lamp showing us the way ahead. My Aunt Elinor is that kind of luminous Buddha. She is a form of the bodhisattva Sadaparibhuta, Never Disparaging. Elinor was sent to a mental hospital…
The Joys of Nurturing Regional Mindfulness Practice
By Jack Lawlor We know that practicing without a Sangha is difficult. That is why we try our best to set up Sanghas where we live. To be an Order of Interbeing member is wonderful. Wonderful, not because we have the title of OI membership but in that we have…
Smiling Is a Powerful Tool
By Steve Black I work in a small community college and several years ago I decided to smile and say hello to everyone I met in the hallways at the beginning of the term. I wanted to welcome our new students and to see how long it would take for them to relax and…
Right View for the World
By Dorota Golebiewska Editor's note: This article appeared in the Polish newspaper Zycie Warszawy (Life of Warsaw). The author (friend and co-practitioner) was asked to explain the background of the conflict between the Pope and Sri Lankan Buddhists. Dorota writes, "I felt reluctant at first. I had a feeling that the harm had already been…
Happy with Myself
Reflections on a Teen Retreat By Emma Carey The nonprofit Peace in Schools (peaceinschools.org) launched the United States’ first for-credit mindfulness course in a high school in 2014. This semester-long Mindful Studies class helps teens develop compassion, calm, emotional resilience, and self-awareness. At a time when many teens struggle with…