By Mitchell Thomashow As an educator, I work with adults who are studying to become environmental professionals, including those who have made this career decision at an early age and mid-career adults dramatically changing their professional and personal lives. Whatever the depth of awareness of this career decision, most aspiring environmentalists perceive themselves as choosing more…
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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…
Seeing My Mud
Before the pandemic hit, I quit my job...
Interbeing and the Gift of Generosity
a message from the Thích Nhất Hạnh Foundation
Buddhist Persecution Continues
By Stephen Denney On November 15,1993, four Buddhist monks and five laypeople were tried and sentenced in Hue, Vietnam, in connection with a May 24 demonstration in the city during which a police car carrying a monk was stopped and subsequently set afire. Thich Tri Tuu, in the car at the time it was stopped,…
Hugging Meditation
When you practice hugging meditation, before you hug someone, you breathe in, bow to him or her with respect, and say to yourself, "A lotus for you." If you have never seen a lotus, you can say, "A magnolia for you." Or if you are from Holland, you may want to say, "A tulip for you." All flowers…
Helping the Hungry -SHF Project
By Carole Melkonian We just received your gift package and are very happy and deeply moved. With your gift we bought 100 kilograms of rice and a roll of plastic to cover the leaking roof of our house. Your help encourages me, my wife, and our three children to struggle through the difficulties that…
Why I Chose the Monastic Path
By Brother Chan Phap Nguyen Plum Village, 2013, photo by Robert Felker During last spring’s Francophone retreat, Thay gave Dharma talks on the theme of “recognizing the conditions of happiness in and around us,” a subject that is very important and helpful for today’s living. Thay taught that to be…
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…
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…