By Anne Rogal Winiker Because the Jewish year is based upon an ancient lunar calendar, Jewish holidays are never on the same date from one year to the next. Thus, my nonrefundable plane tickets were already purchased when I realized that our most sacred holidays overlapped the time period of "The Heart of the Buddha,"…
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Fierce-Faced Bodhisattva: A Policewoman’s Story
Interview with Cheri Maples by Barbara Casey during the Hand of the Buddha Retreat, June 2002 Cheri, how did you decide to be a peace officer? Cheri: There were three things I wanted to be as a little girl: a lawyer, a police officer and a professional baseball player. I…
Mindfulness Practice Center
Dear Friends, February 14th and 15th, we had an open house for the Mindfulness Practice Center of the Upper Valley, Vermont. About three hundred people joined us in mindful sitting and walking, clementine ceremonies, introductory talks, total relaxation and singing. The Mindfulness Practice Center of the Upper Valley is "a resource center and gathering place supporting…
Be A Flower
Children's Questions to Thay Summer Retreat 2001 Child: Why do you shave your head? Thay: This question is classic. Many children have asked why do you shave your head? The answer I usually give is that we want to save shampoo. But there are other answers as well. The Buddha said to the monks and nuns, every morning when…
Peanut Butter Balls
Children’s Exercise on Interbeing By Terry Masters This activity can take one or two days, depending on the ages and interests of the children and how much time you have. Note: What you might say is in boldface. The answers to questions in parenthesis are the answers our children gave…
Jail Cell, Monk’s Cell
By Judith Toy Bending to enter the conference room where we held meditation at Countytown Prison in Pennsylvania, Joshua darkened the doorway. He didn’t stand; he loomed. Joshua was a scary-looking six-three or six-four, over three hundred pounds, with a blue anarchist tattoo etched into his shaved scalp. It was…
Dharma Talk: Brotherhood = Reunification
Thich Nhat Hanh was invited to address the audience of a monthly Peace Forum on March 19th, 2003 held for leaders and representatives of various religious communities in South Korea on the topic of “Spiritual Reflections on War and Peace.” The following introduction was given: Since the winter of 2002,…
Mentoring
Reflections from an OI Retreat at Deer Park By Caleb Cushing, Jerry Braza, and Chau Yoder “Because of his or her experience, he or she is a refuge for younger sisters and brothers for whom the practice is still something new.” Throughout the weekend, we focused on how mentoring builds…
Dharma Talk: Transforming Negative Habit Energies
I would like to speak a little bit about Heaven, or Paradise, and Hell. I have been in Paradise and I have also been in Hell. I think if you remember well, you know that you too have been in Paradise, and you have been in Hell. Thich Nhat Hanh…
How to Listen
In excerpts from the newest release in the bestselling How To series, Thầy demonstrates how deep listening is a basic ingredient to strengthen our capacity for mindfulness, concentration, insight, and compassion.