Reflections on Touching the Earth Aspirants from the Beech family during the Rains retreat, Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, 2018; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Mist drifted across the Pacific mountain meadow as Sister Chan Khong’s voice guided several hundred retreatants in meditation beneath towering redwoods. It was 1993 and my…
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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…
Unconditional Acceptance
An Interview with Joanne Friday Joanne Friday with members of Rhode Island Community of Mindfulness; photos courtesy of Joanne Friday Joanne Friday is a Dharma teacher in the Order of Interbeing. In 2003, she received authority to teach from Thich Nhat Hanh, her teacher for twenty years. Joanne leads meditation…
Earth Justice and Earth Holding
Reflections from Earth Holder Community Dharma sisters from the Global South
A Frolic Down the Path of the Buddha
A Buddhist retreat at Plum Village is unlike any other Buddhist retreat (as far as I know). There’s relatively little sitting meditation, which surprises and disappoints some folks. But there are lots of other forms of meditation — in fact the practice of mindfulness means meditating twenty-four hours a day,…
Taking Refuge in Goodness
By Michelle Cattanach “Let Your Light Shine” by Rita Loyd A good friend recently asked me how I was doing, and I had to think about it. I was about to say “Fine,” but then I paused. I wasn’t fine. I had been struggling to make sense of the rising…
Seasoning the Soup with Peace
An Interview with My Elder Brother By Phap Lai Brother Phap Do and I sat and drank tea together on a number of occasions. Sharing tea is a time-honored way of building brotherhood in Plum Village. As the story of my elder brother’s journey and transformation unfolded I felt inspired…
Restoring Peace and Safety
Excerpts from a Panel Discussion Paths to Community Justice By Cheri Maples Cheri, Thay, and friends at the 2003 retreat for police in Green Lake, Wisconsin Baltimore, Maryland, USA August 24, 2016 Good evening, everybody. Thanks for being here. I’m really happy to be spending the time with you. There…
Thay’s Teachings and My Family
By Marc J. Francis illustration by Brother Phap Ban In the beginning, I had no mindfulness practice. I had heard of Thich Nhat Hanh from Max Pugh, who is the co-director of our film Walk With Me and a good friend, and from Max’s (blood) brother, Brother Phap Linh. When…
Dharma Talk: Transforming Negative Habit Energies
I would like to speak a little bit about Heaven, or Paradise, and Hell. I have been in Paradise and I have also been in Hell. I think if you remember well, you know that you too have been in Paradise, and you have been in Hell. Thich Nhat Hanh…