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Dharma Talk: Taking Refuge in Your In-Breath
Commentary on the Teaching of Master Linji In the fall and winter of 2003–2004, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) taught from the Records of Master Linji, a Buddhist monk from ninth-century China. Our lineage descends from Master Linji, so we can consider ourselves his spiritual grandchildren. He is well-known for his…
Dharma Talk: Returning Home
I have arrived.I am home,In the hereAnd the now.I feel solid. I feel free.In the ultimateI dwell. It is important for us to return home — to come back to the here and the now — and make peace with ourselves, our society, and those we love. At times we suffer…
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…
Latvia, Russia, & Poland
By Therese Fitzgerald While at Plum Village this summer, Boris and Gallina, our Dharma friends and Reiki healers from Moscow, suggested that Arnie Kotler and I stop in Riga, Latvia, on our way to Russia to lead a mindfulness retreat for the community there. "Mindfulness practice is essential for real Reiki work, and Reiki is…
Nonduality and Earth Holding
Members of the Care-Taking Councils of the Earth Holder Community, the Abrazadores de la Tierra, and the Gardien.nes de la Terre share their experiences of nonduality in their daily mindful activism.
Letters
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing Joanne Friday’s interview in your Winter/Spring 2013 issue. I especially appreciated Friday’s comment on suffering: “There is nothing quite like it to help us to wake up.” This reminded me of Thay’s quote from Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: “We see the nature of…
MorningSun Mindfulness Center
photo by Bruce Nichols MorningSun is a mindfulness center and residential community committed to bringing a spiritual dimension to family life and society. With 240 acres of beautiful hills, forests, and ponds in Southern New Hampshire, MorningSun is building residential neighborhoods, a retreat center, and an organic farm and craft…
America’s Racial Karma
Senior Dharma teacher Larry Ward helps us locate seeds of racial discrimination
Closest to the Heart
By Athina Rosario When the Dalai Lama was asked to address the problem of depression and suicide in the United States, he was taken back that there was a situation to consider. Embedded in Buddhism and much of Asian culture is the idea of respect, not only for others but…








