By Cao Ngoc Phuong Fourth Precept of the Order of lnterbeing "Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life of the world. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means,…
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Interbeing, the Four Noble Truths, and Right View
Photo by Paul Davis Dear friends, in classical science represented by Newton, things are separate. The seed is outside the plant; the plant is outside the seed. But in quantum physics, we begin to see things differently. Things are no longer outside of each other but are actually in each…
The Better Way to Live Alone in the Jungle
By Terry Masters The Buddha taught: “…I want to tell you that there is a wonderful way to be alone. It is the way of deep observation to see that the past no longer exists and the future has not yet come, and to dwell at ease in the present…
Helping Congress Be Like a Sangha
By Scott Nance The next time a congressman or congresswoman is waiting at the airport, maybe he or she won’t be caught up thinking about his or her next meeting, or an upcoming vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Instead, he or she may be doing…
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Excerpts from True Virtue: The Journey of an English Buddhist Nun
Devotion
By Nanda Currant Greg Keryk took the Fourteen Precepts in May at a ceremony in Santa Cruz. That evening, he became a member of the Order of Interbeing and received the name True Good Birth. Greg was the first person to receive his precept name via fax, and it was the first time the…
Becoming an “Elder in Training”
D. F. Tweney embraces the support and wisdom of Dharma teachers as a retreat facilitator
Living and Practicing the Fourth Mindfulness Training
By Mihaela Andronic Montage; photo by Mihaela Andronic “Aware that looking deeply at the nature of suffering can help us develop understanding and compassion, … [we] are committed to finding ways, including personal contact and the use of telephone, electronic, audiovisual, and other means to be with those who suffer,…
Touching the Master
By Aparna Pallavi photo by Karen Hilsberg “Go back and take care of yourself. The wounded child in you needs you. Your suffering, your blocks of pain need you. Your deepest desire needs you to acknowledge it.” Each word touched my hurting heart like a tender dewdrop. My whole…
Dharma Talk: The Buddhist Understanding of Reality
Plum Village, France 21 June 2009 At the Path of the Buddha retreat, Thay focused on global ethics. A handout (see below) summarized four different approaches to ethical questions. Here is an excerpt from Thay’s last Dharma talk, in which he discussed the Buddhist approach. We study this line: “Both…