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…
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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…
A Sweet Reunion
Transcending Birth and Death By Beth Howard I first heard Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings on transcending birth and death in August of 2002, while on retreat at the Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center. My father had just been diagnosed with terminal chronic lymphocytic leukemia. I was fortunate to have many months…
Relationship as Engaged Buddhism
By Nathaniel Vose photo by Renee Burgard Of the different forms of activism I’ve practiced in my life, the most transformative, perhaps, is the relationship activism I practice with my partner, Liz. Our partnership acts as a microcosm for our relationships with all beings. We practice to nourish not only…
For Abby-Rose, With Love
By Laura Lester Fournier The night before I received the Five Mindfulness Trainings at Stonehill College last August, I sat with friends and together we read the Trainings. I remember taking in every word deeply and contemplating what I was about to commit to. The topic that kept coming up…
Living with Joy in a Scary World
Order of Interbeing member Jane Ellen Combelic offers insights from the tale of a parrot firefighting in a forest.
Step by Step out of Despair
Parenting a Child with Special Needs By Laurel Houghton We were at home and I went to pick her up. She was blue, and her arms and legs limply dangled between my arms. I thought she was in a deep sleep. Then that she was dead. My first child, three…
Without Blame or Judgment
Reflections on Engaged Practice in the Holy Land We did walking meditation together, each of us silently breathing and stepping, opening ourselves to the moment. We formed a circle and chanted together, giving homage to Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva who hears and responds to the suffering of the world. All of…
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…
Helping Obama, Helping Others
By Thich Nhat Hanh Responding to questions from lay friends on June 13 during the Path of the Buddha retreat, Thay spoke about supporting President Obama and assisting those in need across the globe. Helping Obama Many of us are very pleased to have Obama as president of the United…