Aurora Leon and Felipe Viveros share about bringing spirituality into conversations about racial equity and inclusion during the “Science, Spirituality, and Action” retreat at Plum Village, France.
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The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings and Sangha Building
Sister Annabel, True Virtue THE EIGHTH MINDFULNESS TRAINING:TRUE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION Aware that lack of communication always brings separation and suffering, we are committed to training ourselves in the practice of compassionate listening and loving speech. Knowing that true community is rooted in inclusiveness and in the concrete practice of…
On Karma
By Barbara Casey For over six years Barbara corresponded with a prison inmate named Claude. He had been convicted of aggravated assault, which means that he did someone serious harm. In a letter to her, Claude asked Barbara for insight about karma, and she asked some dharma teachers to respond…
Cultivating Our Blue Sky Nature
Skillful Means for Emotional Healing In the mid-1990s, John Bell began leading workshops on handling stress for the young people and staff in the YouthBuild programs throughout the United States. At the workshop, John introduced them to meditation and to methods of emotional healing. John has been exploring ways of…
Beach Cleaning Meditation
By Penelope Thompson Several months ago, our small sangha met at the beach for a morning of mindfulness. First we sat together, then we did forty-five minutes of "cleaning the beach meditation." After that we shared our experiences together and ended with walking meditation. The experience was extraordinary for all of us, and we have…
Dharma Talk: History of Engaged Buddhism
Hanoi, Vietnam – May 6 -7, 2008 At the beginning of the seven-day English-language retreat in Hanoi, Thich Nhat Hanh gave a rare glimpse into his early career. This excerpt from two Dharma talks reveals Thay as a teacher, social activist, and prolific writer – and revolutionary advocate of Engaged…
Opening the Voice with the Practice of Chanting
Brother Goodness When I was in grade school and high school I attended chorus classes, but I never paid much attention. It was a wonderful time to goof around, and for my classmates and I it often turned towards playful endeavor that tested our teachers’ sanity. I was not aware…
Hospice Work: Responding Authentically
In working as a hospice volunteer for the past four years, I have found mindfulness to be the key to visiting with dying people and their families. I follow my breathing to bring myself completely into the present moment so that can respond to the situation at hand with authenticity…
Zero And One
By Elizabeth Wood For me personally, the story of Thay's visit to Moscow last September began two nights before his arrival. I dreamed I was trying to hold the numbers zero and one together in my mind. As I woke up, the dream felt like a koan. Emptiness and form, zero and one, how…
Climbing Together the Hill of the Century
Do you know that my happiness is very great? Sometimes it is so great that I have the feeling I cannot hold it all. Whenever I see my students attending me, my heart is filled with love and gratitude. I am deeply grateful to all my students. I think that our Sangha should renew the practice of the Four Gratitudes (gratitude toward parents, teachers, friends, and all living beings), so that they become the Five Gratitudes. We can add gratitude for descendants and disciples. This includes monastics, OI (Order of Interbeing), and lay members who have helped Thầy and the spiritual ancestors to realize the work of spreading the Dharma and helping living beings.