A Retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh By Jill Siler The Vietnamese monk seemed to float onto the stage. He put his palms together and bowed his head. Then smiling, he folded his legs, effortlessly sank to the floor, and settled on a small round cushion. “Dear friends,” said Thich Nhat…
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Compassion in the Courtroom
By Gerard B. Wattigny Not long ago, my job called me to sentence a man who was 76 years old. He had killed two men and wounded another. These shootings occurred in a small town where all of those involved knew one another. His son and family were very upset over the incident, feeling…
Simplicity, Sisterhood and Freedom
Interview with Sister Ha Nghiem (Sr. Fern) Why did you become a nun? Sister Ha Nghiem: There are times in life when you touch life really deeply and you touch yourself really deeply. You can see how beautiful life is and there's a deeper connection between everything than you can usually see…
Toward a Compassionate Economics
An Interview with Riane Eisler By John Malkin Riane Eisler Compassion is a deeply valued aspect of Buddhist practice. Caring for others is a natural expression of interbeing. How would our lives be different if compassion were a foundation of politics and economics? Riane Eisler explores the possibilities of a…
The One Who Bows
By Ann Moore One day in January 2010, my friend and Dharma teacher Joanne Friday called me and shared that she had a significant birthday coming up, her sixtieth. Westerners are used to celebrating every birthday under the same zodiacal sign; but under the Chinese astrological calendar, one’s birth sign…
Remembering That You Have a Body
A Retreat for Software Developers and Designers Retreat for software developers and designers, 2015. Photo courtesy of Kenley Neufeld “I realized that I want to cultivate more joy, less fear, less self-loathing and comparing. And the way I use technology now is not filled with joy. It’s filled with duty,…
Friends on the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism
By Jack Lawlor Dean Kaufer; Soto Zen priest and teacher Taigen Dan Leighton; and Dharma teacher Jack Lawlor of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship’s Chicago Chapter at the 2012 NATO Conference protest march in Chicago Many of us attracted to the teachings of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh have an interest…
Heart to Heart
In each issue of the Mindfulness Bell readers take on a different topic, writing in short essays about their personal experience and their practice. We have covered the Five Mindfulness Trainings; now we ask for your thoughts on the role that art plays in your practice and your life. Keep…
Walking the Path
Order of Interbeing member Lisa November shares how she actively engages with Thầy’s teachings to respond to suffering.
Is Peace in Ourselves Healing the Planet?
Brother Trời Đức Niệm reflects on his monastic journey and on the important role of Plum Village in supporting the climate movement.