Plum Village, November 24, 2007 Dear Friends, These are a few of the headlines from Vietnam announcing great natural disasters sweeping across the country. In the north, we have sent…
Sister Chan Khong
Sister Chân Không (birth name Cao Ngoc Phuong) was born in a village on the Mekong River Delta in 1938. She has devoted her life to the development and practice of nonviolence grounded in the Buddhist precepts of non-killing and compassionate action. She is part of the community of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and lives in Plum Village, France.
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Learning True Love
Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War
View this bookIn January of 2005, after nearly 40 years in exile, Sister Chân Không was able to return on a 3-month visit to Vietnam. In this fully revised edition of Learning...
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Beginning Anew
Four Steps to Restoring Communication
View this bookIn Beginning Anew, Sister Chân Không shares a concrete, four-part process that can help anyone clear up misunderstandings, communicate more honestly and openly with the people around them, and heal...
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Deep Relaxation
Coming Home to Your Body
View this bookFor nearly 30 years Sister Chan Khong’s Deep Relaxation practice has been a highlight for thousands of people who have attended Order of Interbeing Buddhist retreats. With Deep Relaxation the...
Articles in The Mindfulness Bell
Help for Victims of Typhoon Xangsene
By Sister Chan Khong
Plum Village — October 24, 2006 Dear Friend, The 11th of October 2006 was the 80th birthday of our teacher Thây Thich Nhat Hanh. Each year around this day we,…
Vietnam Update
By Sister Chan Khong
On a recent night, though it was very late, I could not sleep because I knew that hundreds of thousands of victims of the most recent flooding in Vietnam were sitting on their…
Floods Cover Central Vietnam
By Sister Chan Khong
Up to seven feet of rain fell on parts of central Vietnam over three days in early November, creating widespread flooding and mountainous landslides. The devastation is tremendous. Reuters News Agency reports that at least…
From Sister Chan Khong
By 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…
