May 13, 2004 New Hamlet, Plum Village photo by Paul Davis Good morning, dear Sangha. Today is May the thirteenth in the year 2004, and we are in the Loving Kindness Temple in the New Hamlet. In the Buddhist teaching there is the concept of aimlessness, apranihita, which I translate…
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Listening Deeply
By Teri West Over the past year, I have spent more time in my forty-five-year-old son’s company than I had done since his teenage years. I have been staying with him for extended periods to help him and his three sons through difficult times with the break-up of his marriage.…
The Pine Gate
It was a chilly autumn evening, and the full moon had just risen, when the young swordsman arrived at the foot of the mountain. The wilderness was bathed in the light of the moon glimmering playfully on branches and leaves. It seemed that nothing had changed during the seven years he was away, and yet it was…
Relationship Dharma
We need to create environments where people can succeed in the practice. Interpersonal relationships are the key. With the support of even one person, you develop stability, and later you can reach out to others. —Thich Nhat Hanh I sit on the patio across the table from my housemate of…
Practicing as a Couple
By Brendan Sillifant My search I have had a deep affinity with the practice of mindfulness since I was a teenager. I had come across it in a variety of forms from different sources. From the Buddhist traditions of Thailand, Japan and Tibet, and from modern self-help psychology also. As a young man I…
Letter from the Editor
Dear Thây, dear Sangha, One of my fondest memories of the 2004 Vietnam trip is the tea ceremony that closed the first monastic retreat. The setting is Hoang Phap Temple, a large Buddhist retreat center outside of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). But first I need to tell you…
What’s All This Bowing About?
A friend handed me a note that asked about bowing practice.
Awakening and Deepening White Awareness
The murder of George Floyd and systemic inequalities revealed...
Working Meditation
By Brandon Rennels illustration by Brother Phap Ban The first time I stepped into a monastery was the fall of 2011 at Deer Park in California. I arrived on a sunny September afternoon, and vividly remember scanning the retreat schedule on the bulletin board and seeing many practices I was…
To Continue Beautifully
Sangha, Loss, and the Creative Process: An Interview with Susanne Olbrich By Philip Toy Susanne Olbrich Into the nebulous, ongoing mystery of life I welcome, as if through an open door, the continuing spirit of the one I have loved. – Martha Whitmore Hickman During our summer 2010 pilgrimage to…