Learning to Let Go of Material Possessions My mail today brought another pile of catalogs including the latest shiny, slick catalog of expensive Buddhist items. Everything I need is here: huge Buddhist statues, including one for my garden for only $998, the tea sets, the bells and wind chimes, jewelry,…
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Where Is the Heart of Compassion in the Balkans?
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, we must turn…
In Real Life
Technology can help us with some of our most difficult work. It can also offer us endless distractions. Can technology help us, as individuals and communities, in our most important task, that of being a good person? Jon Mitchell sets out to identify and explore the ways in which we…
A friendship that impacted the world, a story never told before
Author of Brothers in the Beloved Community Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus In celebration of the release of Brothers in the Beloved Community, author Rev. Marc Andrus sat down and answered some questions around Thich Nhat Hanh, Martin Luther King Jr. and the friendship that changed them and the world. The…
Plum Village Racial Equity Sangha
Living the Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “When Charleston hit, I was so devastated … so many people around me were not as upset as me, and that upset me even more … I was filled with despair, sadness, grief … I felt I…
Outside In, Inside Out
Separation to Inclusion Reflection along El Camino de Santiago, Spain; photo by Valerie Brown I was born in South Africa during apartheid, with African and Indian heritage in a lineage of slavery and indentured labour. I grew up in a segregated Indian area to a family who lived in a…
Fierce Vulnerability for Collective Liberation
Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse details the need for nonviolent action that moves beyond “us vs them” dynamics, recognizes the need for healing collective trauma, and reconnects spiritual practice to standing up against injustice.
Monastic Practice Centers
The nine practice centers and monasteries listed below all practice in the Plum Village tradition and under the direct guidance of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. Our centers are open throughout the year, for short or long stays, to learn the art of mindful living. Blue Cliff Monastery, New YorkDeer Park Monastery, CaliforniaEuropean Institute of…
Sangha Resources
At Parallax Press, we publish many books by Thích Nhất Hạnh, lay and monastic Dharma teachers, and sangha friends from around the world. These books can be useful in Dharma discussions and sangha book clubs. Parallax Press is happy to offer sangha members 20% off Parallax Press books for use…
Deep Relaxation
For 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 reader/listener will learn to meditate and relax body and mind at the deepest level, leading to a measurable reduction of…