By Leo Rumball Leo Rumball They say there are six senses in Buddhism: sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch, and the sixth sense—which we Westerners don’t believe is a sense—is the mind. Now I’m going to tell you how I experience these senses when I am on retreat in Plum Village…
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In Memoriam: Mary Lenker
By Bob Schaibly We gather on the occasion of death to honor the spirit of life. We gather to honor the work Mary Lenker did and the love she showed us. We do not know one another in totality. Mary kept her depression from most of us. She coped with it all her life.…
Inviting the Bell at School
By Suzanne Vitullo After visiting Plum Village two years ago, I was inspired to introduce the practice of inviting the bell in my elementary school classroom. The children I teach are learning to speak English and come to ESL class for about eighty minutes every day. Here’s how I introduced…
From the Editor
On December 1, 2000, Thich Nhat Hanh gave a Dharma talk at the White House in Washington, D.C., during a conference on AIDS. Thay is deeply aware of the suffering caused by AIDS, and offered teachings to encourage those present to respond to that suffering and to conduct themselves in ways that would bring relief…
Fueled by Generosity
Your dāna is a key power source for a new global online course and also helps ensure that monastics’ critical needs are met.
Announcements
Growing Green MountainAs fall arrives, we want to let you know of our plans for future retreats at Green Mountain Dharma Center. Since it is taking longer than anticipated to acquire the zoning permit, we shall not be able to accommodate live-in retreats before next summer. Presently, we are receiving one or two guests to…
Breathing through Intergenerational Trauma
Stef Rodriguez Bathgate shares about transforming physical and emotional pain through cultivating compassion for her parents, while living with mental illness.
Letter from the Editor
Dear Thay, dear Sangha, Throughout this year, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Order of Interbeing by exploring the theme of interbeing. Thich Nhat Hanh’s Dharma talk from 2012 elegantly explains the concept, reminding us that we are intimately part of all: “You cannot be by yourself; you…
Thich Nhat Hanh Receives Pacem in Terris Award
By Ron Landsel (L-R) Bishop Martin Amos, Sister Chan Khong, and Brother Phap Dang, Deer Park Monastery, October 2015. Photo by Ron Forster Thich Nhat Hanh, the 2015 recipient of the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, is embraced into a beloved community of award recipients: Martin Luther King…
Coming Out, Returning Home
Dharma teacher Caitriona Reed shares her experience coming out as transgender to Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community in 1998.