Dear beloved Thầy, Please allow me to open my heart and express my deepest gratitude to you—a teacher, a leader, and a legend. You have helped us learn how to be human, how to connect, how to love, how to see each other as flowers in one garden of humanity.…
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On the Fifth Mindfulness Training
Nourishment and Healing By Nguyen Khoa Duc (Tam Thuong Son) Nguyen Khoa Duc, center, front row, with his Sangha; photo by Brother Chan Tri Her words punctured the still air and rippled through what had been a very calm Dharma discussion. She said repeatedly to the Dharma group, “There is…
Support for a Palestinian Peace Activist
The Israeli Sangha wishes to raise funds for Issa Souf and his wife and four children to go to Plum Village this summer. The Israeli Sangha has interviewed him, and the interview can be read in full on the Mindfulness Bell website along with the details of how you can…
Tributes to Jim
Dear Jim, We were contemporaries, close to the same age, survivors of the Vietnam era, and coordinators of our respective Sanghas, so you will probably appreciate the line from the James Taylor song that has been running through my head: "Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone." I opened The Mindfulness Bell…
Mindful Living and Meditation Center
By Stefano Carboni Italian practitioners at Avalokita; photo by Stefano Carboni The realization of Avalokita center has been a Sangha work and has succeeded only because the Italian community practicing Thay’s teachings has acted collectively with joy, each committing their own skills and resources. The idea of creating a center…
Media Reviews
The Art of Communicating By Thich Nhat Hanh Hard cover, 166 pages Harper One, 2013 Reviewed by Karen Hilsberg The Art of Communicating contains a wealth of practical teachings and clear instructions about how to enhance relationships using thoughtful and intentional communication. In an era dominated by texting, emailing, tweeting,…
Fidelity
What does healthy intimacy look like? How we do we keep the energy and passion alive in long-term relationships? What practices can help us forgive our partner when he or she has hurt us? How can we get a new relationship off to a strong and stable start? What do…
How Can Our Babies Help Heal the World?
By Robyn Sheldon Romy made just the tiniest one-second greeting when she was born, a sweet cooing sound, and then she snuggled onto her mother’s tummy, into that soft bowl that minutes before had been a tautly stretched pregnant belly. She snuffled on her hand and gazed around the room…
Letters to the Editors
Dear Friends, I deeply appreciate Thich Nhat Hanh, not only because his teachings are extremely useful to me and are also evidence of his broad and deep awareness, but also because his life exemplifies his teachings as is not common among some modern teachers. I am glad for his inclusive language that does not ignore…
Peace Is Every Step
The Path of Mindfulness at the Presidential Inauguration By James Figetakis The morning was cold. The anticipation was high. The crowds were intense. After nearly two years of a historical campaign that became an unprecedented social movement, the day had arrived for the Inauguration of our forty-fourth President, Barack Hussein…