I am living in Hanoi. Am I dreaming? How has this happened? The answers can, as always, be found in the teachings. This is because that is. Manifestation occurs when conditions are sufficient. The understanding of the answers, however, is found in life, and mine has definitely taken some unexpected…
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Awakening and Deepening White Awareness
The murder of George Floyd and systemic inequalities revealed...
A Harmonious World Begins in the Mind
Plum Village Delegation Travels to Buddhist Forum in China In April 2006, four of us, Brother Phap Ân, myself, Sister Giac Nghiem (Soeur Elizabeth) and Sister Tung Nghiem (Sister Pine), had the honor and privilege to travel to China for the First World Buddhist Forum. When we arrived at Hangzhou,…
Being the Practice
From a talk given in the New Hamlet, Plum Village. Dear Mahasangha, good afternoon. Today is the 9th of December in the year 2001. It seems that the object of mind and the subject are not separate. I could think that I am the subject and Plum Village is the object of my…
Sharing the secrets for a Mindful Family Circle
Author of The Mindful Family Guidebook Renda Dionne Madrigal, PhD I was excited to chat with clinical psychologist and UCLA-certified mindfulness facilitator Renda Dionne Madrigal. Below she shares some of her favorite mindful family activities, her inspiration for writing, and the impact creating a mindful family unit can have on…
Building a Healthy Sangha #20 Winter 1997 By Jack Lawlor If we reflect on the life story of the Buddha, we see that the Buddha sank deep and broad roots in community, both before and after his enlightenment. His success at Sangha building was phenomenal. He brought together people from every level of a…
To Continue Beautifully
Sangha, Loss, and the Creative Process: An Interview with Susanne Olbrich By Philip Toy Susanne Olbrich Into the nebulous, ongoing mystery of life I welcome, as if through an open door, the continuing spirit of the one I have loved. – Martha Whitmore Hickman During our summer 2010 pilgrimage to…
Working Meditation
By Brandon Rennels illustration by Brother Phap Ban The first time I stepped into a monastery was the fall of 2011 at Deer Park in California. I arrived on a sunny September afternoon, and vividly remember scanning the retreat schedule on the bulletin board and seeing many practices I was…
Dharma Talk: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
photo by Paul Davis Dharma Talk at Stonehill College, Massachusetts August 16, 2009 Today is the last day of our five-day retreat. We will speak about the sixteen exercises proposed by the Buddha on mindful breathing. The first four exercises are about practicing with the body. The second set of…
Social Work in Vietnam
A Report from the Delegation, Winter, 2001 A delegation of ten monastics from Plum Village, Green Mountain Dharma Center and Deer Park Monastery visited Vietnam this past spring. During the trip we were fortunate to spend time with both the social workers and the recipients of the Touching and Helping program. There are thirty-two…