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Saving Indra’s Net
Buddhist Tools for Tackling Climate Change and Social Inequity By Angela Tam We had some sort of good news last December, when government leaders met at the Bali Summit on Climate Change. They agreed to make “deep cuts” to carbon emissions, albeit without specifying how deep. They also agreed to…
Spirit in Our Struggles for Truth, Peace, and Justice
It is important to bring spirituality more intentionally into our struggles for truth, peace, and justice, as this grounds our social movements in the strength of our collective humanity, bridges our struggles across identity politics, enhances our clarity in decision making, and sustains our energy and joy. photo by Marisela…
Filling the Lake
photo by Tatian Greenleaf Brother Phap Luu wrote this article in response to the Mindfulness Bell’s invitation to share about the birth of the book, Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Education by Thich Nhat Hanh and Katherine Weare, published by Parallax Press in May…
Fragrance of Tea Flowers
Before she became a nun, Sister Dang Nghiem was a physician in the United States. She has been at Prajna Temple (Bat Nha) near Bao Loc since September and she wrote this letter to Thay on December 12, 2005. Beloved Thay, I have wanted to write to you several times.…
Heart to Heart
In each issue of the Mindfulness Bell readers take on a different topic, writing in short essays about their personal experience and their practice. The Fourth Mindfulness Training Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech…
How Can You Stand Being a Nurse?
By Cheryl Barnes-Neff, RN Fourth Mindfulness Training of the Order of Interbeing:Aware that looking deeply at the nature of suffering can help us develop compassion and find ways out of suffering, we are determined not to avoid or close our eyes before suffering. We are committed to finding ways, including…
Mindfulness Educates
Interview with Katherine Weare Katherine Weare Katherine Weare is Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter and Southampton in the United Kingdom. Her long-term career has been in education, developing approaches to promoting well-being and addressing mental health problems. She is known internationally for her teaching, writing, public speaking, research,…
Secrets and Silence
By Claude An Shin Thomas Susan Smith was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for drowning her two children. She is eligible for parole in what, thirty years? Susan's father committed suicide when she was a child. Susan's mother remarried and her husband, Susan's stepfather, sexually abused her when she was…
Listening Deeply
Public Office as a Dharma Door By Pam Costain photo by Bruce Nichols As an elected member of a school board, I regularly make difficult decisions that affect thousands of children’s lives. While all public officials make tough choices, none are quite so personal as those made by school boards.…