These insight poems were presented at Plum Village on the evening of August 15 at a special tea with Thay to celebrate the end of the summer retreat.
Healing is to give a person the skills to see the miracle of their own existence, and that of a flower’s. And, even further, how the two are connected.
The 19th century has been about destruction and the 20th is about healing. The Dharma is flowing to embrace all of humanity.
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These insight poems were presented at Plum Village on the evening of August 15 at a special tea with Thay to celebrate the end of the summer retreat.
Healing is to give a person the skills to see the miracle of their own existence, and that of a flower's. And, even further, how the two are connected.
The 19th century has been about destruction and the 20th is about healing. The Dharma is flowing to embrace all of humanity.
—Shawn May, "a young American waking up"
I hold this cup in my two hands.
In it is a child, a breath, a flower
and the sky.
How grateful I am
for the time to be;
for the space to cry;
and for the flower that heals.
—True Joy, Amy Krantz
Not thru expectations, pride,
or a heavy heart
do I meet the small wildflower.
But gently. Simply. And with friends' kindness.
Raindrops falling into the silent well.
—True Door, Svein Myreng
My time here with you
has been proof
that not all my family
was raised under one roof.
—Ho Matagulasa
