By Sid Kemp In early September my wife, Kris, spent six days in the Superdome in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina passed overhead. From early Monday through early Saturday, I had no news from her. I have been a Buddhist practitioner for twenty-five years, and a member of the Order…
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Bells in the Heart of London
By Josie Ng Brother Phap Linh drawing calligraphy during London Mindfulness Hub’s first year; photo by Lisa Laeber What happens when we invite a bell into a hall filled with chatty Londoners lounging on couches and sitting with their laptops? Nobody else stops. Barely anyone glances our way or pauses…
Making Friends with Time
By Tracy Sarriugarte and Peggy Rowe Smell the Roses People from a planet without flowers wouldthink we must be mad with joy the whole time tohave such things about us.—Iris Murdoch Beauty from nature is one of my favorite touchstones and it comes in all forms and shapes and sizes-trees, flowers, clouds, and…
Becoming a Better Health-Care Provider
By Marilyn Tran illustration by Brother Phap Ban I remember being a fourth-year intern as a naturopathic medical student and seeing my own patients for the first time. No doubt, it was an intimidating experience—if not for others, definitely for me. Of course, the school did their best to make…
My Beloved Teacher
By Chan Luong photo by Paul Davis My teacher was a famous writer in Vietnam. The Buddhist and non-Buddhist young people of my generation knew Thay by his renowned book, A Dialogue with Young Adult.* Over fifty years ago, he called for reform in Buddhist practice in Vietnam and focused…
Releasing Regret
By Patricia Webb photo by Bonnie Wiesner Last summer my husband, David McCleskey, was diagnosed with liver cancer. Forty days from his diagnosis, he made his passage. He died in the arms of our Sangha. In fact, the Sangha was sitting in our house sending David a loving kindness meditation…
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Thich Nhat Hanh to Visit India and Israel Thich Nhat Hanh will be traveling through India in February and March. For information about joining all or part of this journey, please contact Shantum Seth, tel/fax: (91) 11-852-1520, email: shantum@artisan.unv.ernet.in. In May, Thay will lead two weekend retreats at Kibbutz Harel and give public…
A Celebration of Peace
By Mike McGuire Speech given at a peace rally in Veterans’ Park, Medford, Oregon in February, 2003 My name is Mike McGuire, and I am a veteran. Nearly thirty-five years ago I took an oath to my country and myself that I am still committed to uphold. Ironically, in substance…
No Down Under, No Up Over
By Therese Fitzgerald Arnie Kotler and I arrived in Sydney, Australia, on January 2. When I awoke the next morning at seven, it was already warm. It was summer for sure and nothing would ever be quite the same again. The sun still set in the west and rose in the east, but it…
The Music Experience
By Joseph Emet One of the treasures of our tradition is our collection of songs for the practice of mindfulness. These songs are in the language of the here and the now. A medieval Tibetan chant takes me away from the here and the now to another time and another place. Our songs, on the…