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…
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Climate Crisis in Paradise
A reflection from filmmaker Wouter Verhoeven on his documentary
Where Is the Observer?
By Svein Myreng When I was a student, almost thirty years ago, I went through a time of despair. Meeting scientifid and existentialist thinking wiped out the religious belief I once had. I found myself in a meaningless universe of dead matter, where consciousness and life seemed to be just…
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…
Extend the Peace and Joy of Plum Village
Brother Phap Luu (Brother Stream) and kids; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Each year over ten thousand lay practitioners come from around the world to join the monastics of Plum Village for a mindfulness retreat. Practicing alongside the monks and nuns, retreatants enjoy the healing power of living in the…
Coming Home
Compassionate Presence in Prison By David Haskin Coming Home Project volunteers (back row, left to right): David Haskin, Chris Lee-Thompson, Steven Spiro, Walt Keough; (front row) Janice Sheppard, Ron Schell It was the type of confrontation that is all too common in prison. Albert walked into a common area in…
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…
Green Mountain Dharma Center
Dear friends, I am writing on behalf of Thay Nhat Hanh and the entire Sangha to ask for your help. In November 1997, Thay visited South Meadow Farm in Hartland, Vermont, and was very pleased with its serenity and seclusion. Located on a high plateau with long views to the east and south, the property…
Punk Palace in the Moonlight
By Ian Prattis My eighteen-year-old son, Alexander, was studying at the Glasgow School of Art. From our transatlantic calls, I knew he was in trouble with drugs. I arranged to visit him. At the airport I scarcely recognized him in his multicoloured hairstyle. He met me with a warm hug and a big smile. At his…