The first act of the meditator is to go back to his or her body as the object of mindfulness. Breath is the vehicle with which we go back to our body. The breath belongs to the body. It is a link between body and mind. As soon as you go back to your in-breath…
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Having had time to reread two books by Thich Nhat Hanh, my relationship to my immediate and extended worlds will never be the same. I have adapted several gathas from Present Moment Wonderful Moment. I am also, at his encouragement, gathering my own gathas. My cell block of more than 100 inmates is on the…
Letters to the Mindfulness Bell
I received The Mindfulness Bell today and immediately read Leslie Rawls's beautiful tribute to her dad and the 11-year-old girl inside her. Thank you for sharing it. Stories like this help all of us to deepen our understanding of the Dharma. The story was a reminder to me that wisdom is not about escape, but rather…
Growing in Mindfulness
By Sandro M. DuBois For the last five weeks, I have tried to be mindful of one of the precepts daily for one week, trying to keep the broad idea in my mind and to realize how it might affect everything that I was doing throughout that day. I wish I could say that…
“Sponsoring Hungry Families”
The word "sponsor" comes from the Latin word...
Thich Nhat Hanh in Israel
By Marjorie Markus When I first heard that Thich Nhat Hanh would be leading retreats in Israel in May 1997, I was excited and knew immediately that I wanted to go. As the time approached to commit to attending the retreat, I had some doubts and concerns, particularly about how we might be received in…
Touching the True Nature of the Earth
The Happy Farm Manager shares about his living practice of nonduality with the Earth and “others.”
Dharma Talk: The Power of Visualization
From talks given June 11 and June 14, 2004, at The Feet of the Buddha Retreat, Plum Village Thich Nhat Hanh In June, 2004, Thich Nhat Hanh offered teachings on the nature of consciousness at The Feet of the Buddha Retreat in Plum Village. Expounding on the material published in…
Communal Pursuit of Happiness
By Allan Hunt Badiner The third of the Five Awarenesses: We are aware that our joy, peace, freedom, and harmony are the joy, peace, freedom, and harmony of our ancestors, our children, and their children. The first thing I do when I return home is pick up my baby daughter, India, and hold her…
Love in Action with the Police
By Marisela Gomez illustration by Brother Phap Ban Talk at ABC Home September 2016 Dear friends, dear Thay, I want to share about what love in action may look like, and maybe why it is necessary. This is not just for activists but for everyone who is negotiating and navigating…