By John Young Five years ago Fern Dorresteyn and Michael Ciborski began a series of conversations with practitioners across the United States and around the world; listening, talking and imagining a life rooted in practice outside the structured container of the monastery. Having spent nearly a decade in Plum Village…
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For the Good of the Whole
Protecting the Honeybees By Alipasha Razzaghipour Photo by Dzung Vo A little while ago I watched More Than Honey, a documentary on the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The energy of compassion arose strongly within me as I learnt about the plight of the bees. Markus Imhoof, the director and…
Inhabiting Interbeing/Habitando el Interser
The Earth Holder Community invites Aurora Conde, founder of Mexican Earth Holders, to tell us a story of three queens. La Comunidad Earth Holder invita a Aurora Conde, fundadora de la Comunidad Earth Holders en México, a contarnos una historia de tres reinas.
Announcements
Intersein The first German-language Mindfulness Bell will debut in November. It will include the lead article by Thay from the Mindfulness Bell, translated into German, Thay's retreat schedule in Europe, all Sangha activities in Europe, including retreats, Days of Mindfulness, lectures, etc., addresses and information of Sangha members, and other articles particularly suited to readers of…
Book Reviews
Peace, Bugs, and Understanding An Adventure in Sibling Harmony by Gail Silver Plum Blossom Books, 2014 Hardcover, 48 pages Reviewed by Lennis Lyon, True Silent Forest While driving, I spotted a young fawn that had recently been killed by a car. Immediately, I began silently repeating, “May you be peaceful,”…
Herstory: A Women’s History Month interview with publisher Hisae Matsuda
In celebration of Women’s History Month, I wanted to spotlight our own Publisher, Hisae Matsuda, who inspires and empowers all who work with her. As of 2021...
Rights and Permissions
Open Licenses for Online Story Time and Classroom Read Aloud Events are extended through March 31, 2022. To encourage classroom read-aloud experiences and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by the COVID-19 pandemic, Parallax Press, together with other publishers distributed by Penguin Random House, is granting gratis…
Precious Steps For Peace
By Pamela Overeynder Members of Plum Blossom Sangha of Austin helped organize and participated in a public walking meditation on December 10, 2000, International Human Rights Day. The event, "Precious Steps for Peace," was sponsored by the Hill Country Chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. It was held to raise awareness about the international land mine crisis and…
An Experience with Fasting
a sharing from the Editor On September 19, I learned of Thay's intention to fast for ten days as a prayer for the missing and their loved ones, and as a call for peace. He invited us to join him, and my heart said yes. I am familiar with the practice of…
Human Rights in Vietnam
I would like to report evidence of the criminal justice situation in Vietnam at the present time, because it seems very few people living outside Vietnam are aware. I myself lived as a Vietnamese citizen in Vietnam for thirty years--under French colonialism until 1954 and later in South Vietnam during…