By Asa O’Connor Jaeckal As a dove flies past,In the clear blue sky,A feather falls.A wind sweeps it up,Making it swirl, and summersaultover grassy fields, and snowy mountains.It floats gently in the breeze,connecting with the infinite power oftime and thought,While slowly, very slowly, making its wayto the ground.It lands, and…
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How Can I Control my Temper?
Child’s question: How can I control my temper?Once we’re aware of our anger, we can be gentle with it. Don’t try to control your anger. As soon as you try to control it, this may start a fight between you and your temper. Instead, just be with it and accept…
Book Reviews
Is Nothing Something? Kid's Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Everything in Between by Thich Nhat Hanh Plum Blossom Books, 2014 Hardcover, 40 pages Reviewed by John Malkin Fifteen years ago I was at a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh at Deer Park Monastery, and during a…
The journey to discovery starts with a question. Where is the Buddha?
Sister Trì Nghiêm and Jacob Surpin In celebration of this release, editors Sister Trì Nghiêm of Magnolia Grove Monastery and associate publisher Jacob Surpin sat down and answered some questions around the Buddha’s true nature, lessons children can learn, and what makes this book different from previous children’s books by…
Why Don’t Monks and Nuns Eat Meat?
Q&A with Thich Nhat Hanh Monastic sisters at Magnolia Grove Monastery. Photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Child’s question: Why don’t monks and nuns eat meat? Thich Nhat Hanh’s answer: We don’t eat meat because we want to reduce the suffering of living beings. Human beings suffer, but animals also suffer.…
You Are Also a Cloud
Child’s question: Do you remember any of your past lives? Thich Nhat Hanh’s response: Yes. When I practice looking deeply, I see that one time in the past I was a rock, a tree, a squirrel, a bird, a fish, a cloud, and a river. If I continue to look…
Beloved Community Circles: A Form of Engaged Buddhism
Rooted in Plum Village and the Earth Holder Community, the Beloved Community Care-Taking Council offers resources and a network of Circles forming around the world to support mindful action for social justice.
Thich Nhat Hanh 2026 Wall Calendar (Slightly damaged)
For Zen inspiration, this meditative wall calendar pairs quotes of wisdom from Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh, author of Touching Peace, with vibrant watercolor art by Marisol Ortega.
The Peace Treaty
Because a lot of suffering arises when we become angry or upset with our partner or other friends, at Plum Village we have created a "Peace Treaty" which we sign in front of the sangha. I would like to explain something about it. The treaty was written to help us live happily together.…
We All Belong Together
Sister Thuc Nghiem's Insight Gatha Just one instant of the present moment and something knocks so loudly at my heart; The love that we all belong together. A star at dawn above the darkened earth, they talk together of this. The blades of grass, the dew and the sunshine, they…