An Exercise for Children By Terry Masters mb36-Buddha1 NOTE What the facilitator might say is in boldface. The answers in parentheses are the answers our children gave us. We know that a Buddha lives inside of each of us. Not the man who lived a long time ago, of course!…
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Dharma Talk: Sangha
We all need love. Without enough love, we may not be able to survive, as individuals and as a planet. It is said that the next Buddha will be named "Maitreya," the Buddha of Love. I believe that Maitreya might not take the form of an individual, but as a…
Maple Forest Update
Twelve monks and twelve nuns are now residing in Vermont for the Winter Retreat. We are also expanding our guest facilities. The Winter Retreat is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your practice and understanding of the Dharma. It began November 15 and will continue until February 18. The daily schedule includes sitting and walking meditation, working…
Listening to Nature
By Katla Hannibal The years that I have been visiting Plum Village have been very rewarding to me, in terms of taking refuge in nature. In my meditation practice I realize more and more that I am in a state where no habit energy is disturbing me. But it is amazing how easy the…
Carts & Koans
By John Beaudry I was standing on a narrow sidewalk, bent over, putting a small bandage on a cut my sandal keeps making in the top of my right foot. The bus that would take us the remaining distance to the island and the temple had not arrived yet. So…
Letters
I wanted to start off by thanking you for the free subscription to the Mindfulness Bell. I have found it very inspirational. As a Buddhist living in the “Bible Belt,” it can sometimes be difficult, so it’s really refreshing to see different monasteries and organizations taking care of us and…
Dreaming with My Dad
Growing closer to those we love who have already passed away By Sister Hanh Nghiem How many of us have suffering from our past, especially when it comes to relationships and how we live our life? Many people ask how we can fix mistakes or heal deep wounds we carry…
The Friend of the Desert
Existential and curiously hypnotic, Pablo d'Ors evokes the sharp stylized prose of Bolaño, Bernhard, and DeLillo in this strange tale of one man's repeated forays into the desert, and the ultimate silence it contains. "Thanks to the back cover of a book I knew that there lived in Brno a…
Rebel for Life
Rebel for Life is a powerful story about climate activism, the spirit of community and the future of life on Earth. At the centre of this truly engaging story we follow Vishal, a young hospital doctor who has turned into a full time climate activist. Understanding that the Climate Crisis…
Beginning Anew in Mexico
In the early 1990s, the impoverished people of Chiapas State revolted against the Mexican government. Initially, the battles were widely reported. The war has now faded from the public eye, but the fighting and suffering are escalating with paramilitary takeovers of communities, massacres, looting, rape, and this spring, widespread fires. Despair penetrates the people as deeply…