Before the Sangha traveled to Vietnam, Thay wrote a code of conduct for monks with regards to nuns, to update the ancient code of conduct for nuns with regards to monks. Sister Annabel graciously wrote this commentary for the Mindfulness Bell. The Sangha of the Buddha is known as the…
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Veterans Vietnam Restoration Project Art James and John Baca, two Vietnam veterans who attended the 1989 retreat in Santa Barbara with Thich Nhat Hanh, have been working actively with a project to help reconcile themselves and other Vietnam veterans with the people and places of past destruction. The VVRP has…
Inhaling the Dust, Yearning for Light
Being with suffering in New York City after September 11th I had an opportunity to go to New York to be with Thich Nhat Hanh and some of the monks and nuns to conduct a service at Riverside Church on September 25. My flight to New York was the first time I had…
Being Myself in a Challenging Learning Environment
By Jadzia Tedeschi illustration by Br Phap Ban Saturday, October 21, 2017 Today, we had an extraordinary half-day of classes. You know, to supplement our learning. 8:00 History: “Good morning! Let’s begin with a warm-up exercise: I’d like to you to discuss the role of women in the nineteenth century…
The Helping Hand
Brother Phap Dung (pronounced FAP YUNG) gave the children’s Dharma talk before Sister Annabel spoke during the Colorado retreat, 24 August 2007. I enjoy my life very much as a monk. I live with my brothers and sisters at Deer Park Monastery in California. We live together as a family.…
Healing the Past in the Present
By Ann Moore In a New Year’s Eve Dharma sharing session at Blue Cliff Monastery, Sister Anh Nghiem invited us to write on the phrases: “It had been,” “But then,” and “I realize.” In response to her invitation I offer the following story in three chapters: Chapter 1: It Had…
Next Generation Dharma Teachers
By Kenley Neufeld Gen X Dharma Teachers Retreat, Deer Park Monastery, June 5-9, 2013; photo by Daitetsu Hull The location was the hidden valley of Deer Park Monastery near San Diego, California. This five-hundred-acre sanctuary provided the space for about sixty Dharma teachers to meet for five days in early…
Love and Relationships: Inclusivity
Understanding relationships and suffering in the LGBTQIA+ community
The Last Walking Meditation
By a Young Monastic Sister from Bat Nha Monastery In September 2009, over 350 monastic disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh were violently expelled from Bat Nha (Prajna) Monastery in Vietnam’s central highlands. They took emergency refuge at Phuoc Hue temple in the nearby town of Bao Loc. Following is an…
Sangha Profile
Buddhist Interhelp, London, England12 Shell Road,London SE13 7TWTel. and Fax: (44)181.692.1737 By Mai Nguyen Our Sangha, Buddhist Interhelp, began practicing together in early 1982. In 1986, Thich Nhat Hanh named us with the English equivalent to Hoi Tuong Te Phat Giao-the Sangha of lay Buddhists in Vietnam who assist the Abbot or Abbess…