An Open Letter to Cindy Sheehan By Beth Howard Yesterday [May 29, 2007], I read in your online diary that you are leaving Crawford, Texas and going home to California. You wrote, “This is my resignation letter as the ‘face’ of the American anti-war movement.” There is so much energy…
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Healing Separation
By Sr. Thuan Nghiem and Sr. Chau Nghiem We held our retreat at the Cape Mountain Retreat Center, a two-hour drive from Cape Town. Thirty adults and eight children came and practiced for three days, many of them for the first time in our tradition. They were professionals, and most…
Poem: Meeting One Another
By Bruce Ho When you come across the shore,that is where you'll meet me.When you row into the sea,that's where you'll greet me.We'll meet each other.We'll find that both of ushave been searchingfor the other.The puzzle fits togetherlike the earthand one another.The Earth is whole,and so are we.The Earth is…
In the Eyes of the Sangha
By Soren Kisiel photo by Paul Davis “Thay… will not be coming to Colorado.” My friend’s words were carefully chosen: neutral, to lessen the blow. Volunteering at the Order of Interbeing sign-in table, I heard those words before most people. Some of the Dharma teachers had been informed, and I…
In Russia with Love
By Therese Fitzgerald At the end of the September retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh in Moscow, Thay told the group, "In six months, Arnie and Therese will come back to lead another retreat." During three days of mindfulness in March, the practice of conscious breathing was wonderfully enjoyed among the sixty participants in a Moscow…
Learning How to Listen Again
By Carol Cheong Monastic sisters from Lower Hamlet walking to Upper Hamlet in Plum Village. Photo by Carol Cheong I was a little apprehensive to walk alone at 5:30 a.m. on the still dark roads from Middle Hamlet to Lower Hamlet. I switched on my torch, wrapped my scarf around…
Letters to the Editors
Dear Friends, The many books I have ordered from Parallax Press and The Mindfulness Bell have been invaluable to me. The words of Thich Nhat Hanh were the primary basis of the dharma practice I began in prison almost two years ago. As I leave prison this season, an embrace…
Joyful Art of the Heart
By Brother Phap Ho A Dharma sister of mine wrote a wonderful song about joy: “Your joy is my joy, my joy is your joy!” What makes you happy and joyful? For me art is one way of filling my heart with joy. So I will tell you a little…
A Life of Faith
An Interview with Sister Giac Nghiem, A Nun in Plum Village By Sister Steadiness You have said that you have two roots, Buddhism and Christianity. How do you integrate these in your life of practice as a Buddhist nun? Sr. Giac Nghiem: I met the Buddha twenty-seven years ago. I was in…
Climate Crisis in Paradise
A reflection from filmmaker Wouter Verhoeven on his documentary