Mid-February 2020, I made the long and slow journey by boat from Cork....
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Happy Rooting!
For some of us Christmas brings up happy memories, for others it brings up either painful ones or no memories at all. Christmas, in and of itself, is neither pleasant nor painful. If we can really see that our perception of Christmas is often based on how we've experienced it in…
Opening the Joyful Path
Brother Pháp Dung teaches us to cultivate our good seeds, community, and freedom.
Oh, My Happiness!
By Karla Johnston photo by Karla Johnston It’s the end of a lovely day, made all the lovelier by sleepily making my way to a bookshelf where nestled into a crevice sits a glass mason jar, a practice companion, labeled, “Oh, My Happiness!” Taking out a piece of scrap paper…
No Suffering No Happiness – Calligraphy
Calligraphies are a “bell of mindfulness” for the viewer, reminding us to arrive in the here and now, and touch the wonders of life.
Learning to Love Myself
I can see clearly that I was happy before
Happiness Is Made of These Moments
Thich Nhat Hanh talks about sangha building and happiness
The Discourse on Happiness
Mahamangala Sutta (Sutta Nipata 1), Translated into English by Thich Nhat Hanh Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was living in the vicinity of Sravasti at the Anathapindika monastery in the Jeta Park. It was late at night when a deva appeared whose light and beauty made the whole area of the…
Happy with Myself
Reflections on a Teen Retreat By Emma Carey The nonprofit Peace in Schools (peaceinschools.org) launched the United States’ first for-credit mindfulness course in a high school in 2014. This semester-long Mindful Studies class helps teens develop compassion, calm, emotional resilience, and self-awareness. At a time when many teens struggle with…
Mindfulness Is a Source of Happiness
By Dr. Tho Ha Vinh Bhutanese nuns with monastics from Plum Village; photo by Robert Walsch Much of the economic and ecological crisis facing mankind is related to overconsumption and mindless consumption of natural resources. Yet a change of behavior can only occur if we find other means to foster…