Sunday, May 3, 1992 Yesterday, half a dozen people called to say they would not be coming to our Day of Mindfulness. They were going down to south-central Los Angeles to help with the cleanup. The rest of us practice meditation for one period and then pass around the talking stone. Each one of…
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The Making of Walk With Me
Interview with Max Pugh and Marc J. Francis Marc J. Francis and Max Pugh with Thay Phap Cau. Photo by Anne-Sophie Mauffré Max Pugh and Marc J. Francis joined the Mindfulness Bell for a heartfelt and lively interview via Skype on July 1, 2015. Their documentary film, Walk With Me,…
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.…
Freedom Is Our Practice
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…
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…
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…
Entering the Stream of the Practice
Brother Phap Hien (Brother Michael) Brother Phap Hien's insight gatha Remembering your peaceful steps along the ancient path, the sound of the old bell carried me out into the night sky. I return now with a bright message from faraway stars, and Oh, how my weary feet adore the tender…
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...