When the seed of anger in us is touched, and when it manifests in our mental consciousness as the energy of anger, we have to be aware of it right away. First, we have to produce mindfulness to be aware that the energy of anger is coming up. That is the practice of mindfulness of anger. Breathing in, I know I am angry. Breathing out, I know that anger has manifested. You continue to follow your in-breath and out-breath, generating the energy of mindfulness to embrace your anger. You might like to do walking meditation to help you continue to generate the power of mindfulness. Breathing in, I know I am angry. Breathing out, I know I have to take good care of my anger.
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The Perfect Sangha: New Zealand
By Shalom The bell calls clear and time across the courtyard. Voices from the Dharma discussion groups fall softly back into the silent container of the native bush, hills, and a translucent blue sky. Only the chirrup of thousands of midsummer cicadas remains. We breathe softly, filled with the sharings…
The Song of No Coming and No Going
Rashani Réa shares about how meeting Thầy and Sister Chân Không, having a daily practice, and grief have influenced her creative expression.
Invite the Dragon to Tea
By Eveline Beumkes I have always felt an intense dread of being responsible and have wished to hide from that role. I run away in fear and feel chased by responsibilities. But lately another attitude has opened up in me, a willingness to turn around and face what is chasing me, saying to responsibility,…
200 Eggrolls
By Tatian Greenleaf On Saturday, I started cooking 200 eggrolls at 9 p.m. planned to drop them off at the soup kitchen that would serve the homeless on Skid Row the next Friday. I finished , tired, at 3 a.m. I then drove to Von's to buy some aluminum foil trays to hold the eggrolls.…
Outside In, Inside Out
Separation to Inclusion By rehena Harilall Reflection along El Camino de Santiago, Spain; photo by Valerie Brown I was born in South Africa during apartheid, with African and Indian heritage in a lineage of slavery and indentured labour. I grew up in a segregated Indian area to a family who…
Living Dharma
By Miriam Goldberg photo by Deny Hermawan For me, the Indonesian retreat closed with the sunrise meditation walk, Dharma talk, and formal lunch at Borobudur the day after the retreat officially ended. We walked stone pathways lined with images depicting the Buddha’s life and all the sutras. Every curve of…
Media Reviews
Who Am I in This Picture? Amherst College Portraits With Brett Cook and Wendy Ewald Amherst College Press, 2009 Soft cover, 96 pages Reviewed by Karen Hilsberg Who Am I in This Picture? documents a community art project conducted by Sangha member and artist Brett Cook and photographer Wendy Ewald…
Monastic Practice Centers
The nine practice centers and monasteries listed below all practice in the Plum Village tradition and under the direct guidance of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. Our centers are open throughout the year, for short or long stays, to learn the art of mindful living. Blue Cliff Monastery, New YorkDeer Park Monastery, CaliforniaEuropean Institute of…
No Down Under, No Up Over
By Therese Fitzgerald Arnie Kotler and I arrived in Sydney, Australia, on January 2. When I awoke the next morning at seven, it was already warm. It was summer for sure and nothing would ever be quite the same again. The sun still set in the west and rose in the east, but it…