March 23, 2008, Cape Mountain Retreat Center, South Africa Happy Easter to everyone! Easter is the celebration of Christ’s resurrection — resurrection is coming back to life, starting over. We each have a chance to come back to life in every moment. When we come back to our breath, when…
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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…
Being Human Together
I experienced a gnawing sense of déjà vu. National lockdown restrictions...
Watering Fearlessness
A Mantra (or Two) By David C. Gritz Sometimes life presents us with very intense training opportunities for our practice. Probably you are familiar with those “opportunities” for learning. We didn’t ask for the experience and we wouldn’t choose it, if we were given a choice. But regardless of how…
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…
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…
Wishing You a Peaceful Heart
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…
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…
Climate Crisis in Paradise
A reflection from filmmaker Wouter Verhoeven on his documentary
Wedding Meditation
By T. Ambrose Desmond On August 28, 2010, surrounded by family and friends on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Annie Millar and I were married. It was an extremely moving experience for us, and a deep teaching. Upon becoming engaged, we had decided to wait a full year before…