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Reconnecting to My Homeland
My biggest concern during the pandemic has been its impact on...
Book Reviews
The World We Have By Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2008 Soft cover, 142 pages Reviewed by Karen Hilsberg For many years, Thich Nhat Hanh has offered teachings about how we can make a future possible for ourselves and our descendants. Now people around the world have become acutely aware…
Shoes in the Dharma Hall
By Carolyn White Before I was a year old, I contracted polio. Now I am fifty-nine and wear two different-sized shoes, which are clunky, lace up, and have small heels. These shoes are my Dharma sisters. Without them I cannot walk. Entering a Dharma hall requires skill. Amid the shoes…
A Prayer of Mercy
In 1967 and 1968, I was often Thich Nhat Hanh's traveling companion. In the 1970s I lived with him for a time in France, so I carry from those years not only memories of what he said but what it was like living with him. To this day, when I climb up flights…
In the Buddha’s Footsteps
By Shantum Seth Thich Nhat Hanh, along with 12 monks and nuns from Plum Village and friends from the U.S. , Europe, and Australia, spent three weeks in February and March traveling through India and visiting many important sites of the Buddha's life. On February 18, the group's first evening in New Delhi, the Attorney…
Living Beautifully, Living Solidly
A Day of Mindfulness for People of Color By Angela Dews photo by Rachel Cheng We are not noble by our race, but by our way of thinking, speaking, and acting. Nobility comes from thoughts that have understanding and compassion. We are noble by our way of life. - Thich…
Facing Uncertainty
By Lisa November Bonfire; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha The Weston Pass Fire began with a lightning strike in US Forest Service land near Park County Road 22 in Colorado. As the crow flies, it was about four miles from our cabin. The smoke appeared on the first day. The…
Monks’ Arrest
Thich Nhat Hanh's two closest friends, the leaders of the Unified Buddhist Church (UBC)—Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do—were arrested in December. The police ransacked both their temples and took all their religious properties, including the Seal of the Unified Buddhist Church, transmitted to Thich Huyen Quang by the former Patriarch. Thich Huyen Quang, the…
Sangha News
photo by Paul Davis Sharing the Dharma By Lorri Houston Let us take those grenades out of our hearts, our motherland, humankind. Let us stand. Let us stand, side by side. - Thich Nhat Hanh Robert could only look at the floor as he talked about harming an old and…