photo courtesy of the monastic Sangha Plum Village Upper Hamlet December 26, 2010 Every one of us is trying to find our true home. We know that our true home is inside, and with the energy of mindfulness, we can go back to our true home in the here and…
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Adventures in Mindful Moviemaking
Thich Nhat Hanh in Mindfulness: Be Happy Now. Photo courtesy of Larry Kasanoff I make movies about martial arts, science fiction, killer robots, funny cartoon characters, pretty girls—and I love it. A Washington Post article about me started this way:“… fights, explosions, mind-blowing visual effects and hot babes—this is Larry…
Practicing Like a Bodhisattva
Lisa November shares about living courageously, accepting others exactly where they are, and the aspiration to act with the eyes and heart of compassion.
This Difficult Thing of Being Human
We all long for someone to offer us unconditional love and support. But what if that person is us? The practice of mindful self-compassion creates the space we need so that observation, acceptance, and real love can enter, no matter how judgmental or disconnected we may feel. It sounds like…
A Noble Silence Manifesto
By Philip Toy It is not feasible, I know, but I have always wished that we could hold our talk until we have left the zendo. When we drive up to Cloud Cottage, we begin to practice Noble Silence. Our car’s tires on the gravel are already practicing car tire…
From Sister Chan Khong
Editor's Note: In the following two letters, Sister Chan Khong shares some ideas about implementing Thay's vision of a unified Sangha and invites the input of the larger Sangha to help determine how this vision might be realized. Some of the advisory boards have already begun their work, but many other ideas-such…
Trainings of the Mind in Diversity
by Larry Yang from Friends on the Path, edited by Jack Lawlor and published by Parallax Press The practice of these trainings is an opportunity to begin the journey towards narrowing the experience of separation. As humans, we all participate in the harmful behaviors that these trainings are addressing. We…
Walking the Teacher’s Path with Mindfulness
Dzung Vo interviews Dharma teacher Richard Brady about his book of stories on mindfulness, education, and touching our bodhicitta.
Peanut Butter Love Balls
By David Viafora and Sangha Youth photo by Paul Davis During the September 2011 retreat at Deer Park Monastery, the young people offered their creativity, fun, and love to the Sangha by raising money for children in impoverished conditions around the world. Within the Children’s Program, we incorporated mindful eating…
Remembering Jim
By Artie Fauss James Tecumseh Fauss grew up in the great San Joaquin Valley of California, where winters are cold and gray with Tule fog and summers blaze with temperatures of more than 100 degrees. His father and mother, Harold and Fern, owned a dairy farm before moving to Ceres, California. Jim learning the plumbing…