Less than a week after the end of the summer retreat at Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh and some members of the monastic Sangha embarked on a two-month tour of North America. Retreats and public lectures took place in Massachusetts, Quebec, Colorado, and California. The tour culminated with a visit…
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Rebel for Life
Rebel for Life is a powerful story about climate activism, the spirit of community and the future of life on Earth. At the centre of this truly engaging story we follow Vishal, a young hospital doctor who has turned into a full time climate activist. Understanding that the Climate Crisis…
Practice Right Now
Photo by Brandy Sacks Each moment of daily life is an opportunity to arrive in the present moment. Gathas are short verses that we can recite during daily activities to help us return to the present moment and dwell in mindfulness. As exercises in both meditation and poetry, gathas are…
The Wonderful World of Gathas
The mind can go in a thousand directions,But on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.With each step, a cool wind blows.With each step, a flower blooms. If your path is like mine, you often find your mind jumping into the future, back to the past, fabricating ridiculous situations, and…
Be Mindful in Daily Life
Photo by Renee Burgard Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. It is the continuous practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly alive, present, and at one with those around you and with…
Embodying Mindfulness-Based Resilience
Dharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen guides us through exercises to help us regulate through unrelenting stresses and shares teachings from her engaging book, Unshakeable: Trauma-Informed Mindfulness for Collective Awakening
Heart On Fire
How a weekend retreat launched an OI journey.
America’s Racial Karma: Dr. Larry Ward’s invitation to heal
On the morning of Tuesday, August 19, beloved teacher, Lotus Institute co-founder, and dear friend to many across the world, Larry Ward, passed away at his home in Rhode Island.
Spirit in Our Struggles for Truth, Peace, and Justice
It is important to bring spirituality more intentionally into our struggles for truth, peace, and justice, as this grounds our social movements in the strength of our collective humanity, bridges our struggles across identity politics, enhances our clarity in decision making, and sustains our energy and joy. photo by Marisela…
Second Body Practice in a Lay Sangha
Weaving the Web By Caleb Cushing Some of us in the 25-member Pot Luck Sangha were intrigued by the Second Body practice that Thay described in "Taking Care of Each Other." (The Mindfulness Bell, Spring 1999) Being openly responsible for supporting another person's practice and simultaneously encouraged by another sounded profound. We imagined that a Sangha's…