By Sister Thuong Nghiem Note: Calling something medicine in the Native American traditions is a way of emphasizing the special qualities of that thing. All elements in the cosmos have the potential to heal us and to teach us when our hearts and minds are open. One foot follows the other, making a path.…
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Dharma Talk: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
photo by Paul Davis Dharma Talk at Stonehill College, Massachusetts August 16, 2009 Today is the last day of our five-day retreat. We will speak about the sixteen exercises proposed by the Buddha on mindful breathing. The first four exercises are about practicing with the body. The second set of…
Book Reviews
The Garden at Night Burnout and Breakdown in the Teaching Life By Mary Rose O’Reilley Heinemann 2005 Softcover, 96 pages Reviewed by Richard Brady In case she’s not already known to you, it’s my happy task to shine the light on one of Buddhism’s hidden Dharma teachers, Mary Rose O’Reilley.…
Sangha Building in Hanoi
I am living in Hanoi. Am I dreaming? How has this happened? The answers can, as always, be found in the teachings. This is because that is. Manifestation occurs when conditions are sufficient. The understanding of the answers, however, is found in life, and mine has definitely taken some unexpected…
Letters from the Editors
Hong-An Hisae Matsuda Dear Thay, dear Sangha, At the beginning of the year, our senior editor Brother Phap Luu and I had a nourishing discussion about how some of our international Sangha friends practiced in the midst of political impermanence. This inspired the editorial team to explore how to practice…
Choice and Dignity
By Heidi Larsen As Buddhism enters American culture, it sometimes seems self-centered and commercial. Teachings flow into practice centers, but nothing flows out. Only those of a certain income level can afford the books, tapes, retreats, and time to become "enlightened." It's refreshing, therefore, to read Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings that speak of giving and receiving;…
12-Step Zen
An unflinching and compassionate exploration of addiction, healing, and renewal through Zen practice and Twelve-Step recovery
Looking with the Eyes of Continuation
Nurturing the next generation of Order of Interbeing members and aspirants
Staff Pick: The Energy of Prayer, How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Read about our latest Staff Pick: The Energy of Prayer, How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice by Thích Nhất Hạnh
My Mind is a Stage
Introducing Mindfulness to High School Students and Teachers I grew up on Chicago’s Northshore, the area which, I later learned, had the highest teenage suicide rate in the country at the time. My own high school years were uneventful, but my younger brother’s were very troubled. I suspect that this was…