Teaching Yourself, Teaching Children By Christopher Willard photo courtesy of the monastic Sangha “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” - Frederick Douglass I’ve often found dealing with myself and my own expectations a more difficult challenge than dealing with some of the toughest children.…
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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…
A Chance to Go Onwards on the Path of Practice
Visiting Vietnam Before our party of monks and nuns left Plum Village and Deer Park Monastery to go to Vietnam, Thay gave us instruction. His first words were, "We are sending you as an offering to Vietnam." These words impressed us deeply. They made us feel light and easy and…
Hugging with True Love
Thay’s Presence in a Mother-Daughter Relationship By Bobbie Bosworth Bobbie Bosworth and her daughter As many of us know, things can get pretty tense between teens and parents. That was the case with me (the mom) and our daughter when she was a teen. For various reasons, she became very…
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…
Clap, Tap, Hum, Breathe
Mindful Songwriting with Children By Joe Reilly Joe Reilly performs with Library Songsters Program, Ann Arbor District Library, 2013, photo by Mark Clague Where do songs and music come from? I ask this question to the many groups of children with whom I have the privilege of working as a…
Mentoring
Reflections from an OI Retreat at Deer Park By Caleb Cushing, Jerry Braza, and Chau Yoder “Because of his or her experience, he or she is a refuge for younger sisters and brothers for whom the practice is still something new.” Throughout the weekend, we focused on how mentoring builds…
All That Has Breath
By Adele Macy Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know that this is a wonderful moment! Thay's words seem so simple. At times, reading such simple words, I find myself searching for some extraordinary revelation. This intellectual hunger usually crops up when I feel overwhelmed by…
Our Environment: Touching the Gift of Life
In 2007, Thich Nhat Hanh delivered a provocative Dharma talk on humanity’s effects on the health of the planet—and proposed an elegant course of action.
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…