Documentary Film about Thay Peace Is Every Step, the first wide-ranging profile of Thich Nhat Hanh, is nearing completion. After five years of independent production, filmmaker Gaetano Maida is in the final stages of editing. With extensive footage from Plum Village, retreats in the U.S. and Asia, an intimate interview, and archival footage from the…
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There Is a Purpose
By Melissa Addison-Webster photo by Fe Langdon “The love of the Buddha is possible.”— Thich Nhat Hanh, Youth Retreat at Plum Village, 2010 Even before my spinal cord injury, I had a history of driving irresponsibly. Between the ages of seventeen and nineteen, I put my parents’ car in the…
Transforming Suffering into Joy
By Jessica Skyleson photo by Nicole Skyleson Sitting with my Sangha on a chilly December morning, preparing for our recitation ceremony, I suddenly realized I had no memory at all of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. I was unable to remember a single one, though as an aspirant, I have been…
One Flame or Two?
Lamp Transmission at Deer Park Monastery photo by Jitka Slamova It was late March 2012 at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California. Outside, wind and rain lashed the trees and rattled the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall doors. Inside, lay and monastic friends gathered to celebrate the monastery’s first Lamp…
Education for the Present
Transforming a University Class with Mindfulness By Jana Brooks, Michelle Leduc, Angeline Timmerman We, the students of Honors course 407, Exploring the Art of Mindful Living, included a football player, biologists, a newlywed, future teachers, a skeptic, a shaman, a comedian, Christians, a cancer survivor, mothers, a vegetarian, a future physician and a…
A Thousand Views of Mt. Fuji
2015 Japan Retreat By Tetsunori Koizumi photo by Ron Forster “Since the time heaven and earth parted, stands in Suruga the divine and lofty peak of Fuji, soaring high into the sky,” goes the opening line of a poem by Yamabe no Akahito (700?-736), which is included in Manyoshu (Collection…
One Year as a Monk
By Brother Pham Hanh July 4, 2012—Independence Day, the day I became a monk—is now one year ago. What is a monk? Why become a monk? Is it the best way to live your life? Did this year really make a difference for me? Did I really transform? I always…
Plant-Powered Practitioner Support Networks
By Marge Wurgel photo courtesy of monastic sangha Local Sanghas in the Plum Village tradition have the potential to support practitioners desiring to move toward a more plant-powered or plant-centered way of eating. Our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, has asked practice centers to become vegan and has encouraged practitioners to…
In the Footsteps of Thay
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Present Moment, Engaged Moment
Applying Meditation to Daily Life in Challenging Times By Jack Lawlor photo courtesy of New York Sangha The past two years have been startling, haven’t they? We go to bed one evening and wake up to find a human right—hoping for progress in relations among diverse groups—or an entire group…