By Khanh Le Van The University of California at Santa Barbara campus was huge. "Wait till you see the gym," said my Dharma brother Arnie. Indeed, for the next five days we 1,300 retreatants would sit together in that gym for meditation and Dharma talks. A team beaded by Wendy Johnson was busy arranging the…
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Thich Nhat Hanh Responds to Young People
At the Colors of Compassion Retreat In March, 2004, at the Colors of Compassion retreat, Thich Nhat Hanh addressed questions from two participants who are part of the group described in the article on page 23. My name is Aaron, I’m from Boston, Massachusetts, I’m seventeen. Where I’m from it’s…
Thây Goes to Hollywood to Produce a Collective Awakening
At the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006, Dr. B. K. Modi and Thich Nhat Hanh announced the making of a film on the life of the Buddha. Based on Thay’s novel Old Path White Clouds, the film is planned to premiere at Cannes in 2008. Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi,…
Peacemakers, Truth Seekers:
A Monument to Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Margaret Alexander Alexei Kazantsev, Alabama Alexei had always wanted to sculpt Dr. King’s face, so he was thrilled with the invitation. But he had never heard of Thich Nhat Hanh. In the United States’ Deep South resides…
Meditate
photo by Brandy Sacks Sitting meditation is returning home to give full attention to and care for ourself. Like the peaceful image of the Buddha on the altar, we too can radiate peace and stability. We sit upright with dignity and return to our breathing. We bring our full attention…
Mindful Living and Meditation Center
By Stefano Carboni Italian practitioners at Avalokita; photo by Stefano Carboni The realization of Avalokita center has been a Sangha work and has succeeded only because the Italian community practicing Thay’s teachings has acted collectively with joy, each committing their own skills and resources. The idea of creating a center…
Wholesome Boundaries, Happy Communities
By Dennis Bohn My first exposure to the Fourteen Precepts (as they were called at the time) was in a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Cooper Square in New York’s East Village. I read the First Precept, saw “not be idolatrous or bound to any doctrine, theory or ideology, even…
Where Is the Heart of Compassion in the Balkans?
By Fred Eppsteiner Once again, our country is at war. Once again, violence is the solution nations and peoples choose to settle conflict. Yet, one of the hallmarks of the Buddha's teaching is nonviolence. The first mindfulness training given by Shakyamuni Buddha was "Do not kill, do no harm, protect life." As students of the Buddha,…
The Plum Village Sangha in India
Autumn 2008 The Plum Village delegation arrived in New Delhi on 24 September 2008, and the next day the delegation met with some Indian journalists. The Ahimsa Trust, organizers of Thay’s tour of India, had arranged for the press conference at the French Embassy. During this meeting the French ambassador,…
Restoring Peace and Safety
Excerpts from a Panel Discussion Paths to Community Justice By Cheri Maples Cheri, Thay, and friends at the 2003 retreat for police in Green Lake, Wisconsin Baltimore, Maryland, USA August 24, 2016 Good evening, everybody. Thanks for being here. I’m really happy to be spending the time with you. There…