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Mindful Eating
By Patrecia Lenore Like all the Mindfulness Trainings, the fifth one on mindful consumption-has been a process for me. In my younger years, I drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes. In my early thirties, I gave up smoking, and sometime in my forties, I discovered that alcohol increased the symptoms of my illness, fibromyalgia, so I…
I Am Not Different From You: A portrait of Sister Chan Khong
By Eveline Beumkes Her original name is Phuong; her Dharma name is Chan Khong, meaning "True Emptiness." Thich Nhat Hanh and Sister Chan Khong started Plum Village together in 1982. That Plum Village has become what it is today and that people all over the world have been inspired by Thay's teachings is to a…
I Vow Not to Burn Out
As life under COVID-19 continues to challenge and warp our collective living, and in the United States we face the work of bringing real, meaningful justice and equality to bear, Mushim Patricia Ikeda's compassionate reminder resonates more than ever before. By Mushim Patricia Ikeda At the end of January, one…
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…
Anacortes Mindfulness Community
By Jon Prescott 21-Day Retreat, Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, 2018; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Sangha building doesn’t have to be a lot of work. When Sangha is created in community, it can be fun to be one of many voices contributing to the process. We recently experienced this sense…
Busynessless
Brother Phap Dung's Dharma talk about the practice of not being busy to young adults
Jewish Roots, Outstretched Branches, & Buddhist Leaves
By Laureen Lazarovici One of the most satisfying aspects of my retreat at Deer Park in September was taking part in the Jewish Roots discussion group. I knew they were my dharma brothers and sisters and at the same time my tribesmen and women, connected to me by 6000 years…
Gatha for the Sick
I accept the cancer in this body,Knowing that it is not me.Hand in hand we play and practice together,That all who suffer may be free. NAMO RATNATRAYAYAI pay respect to the three jewelsNAMO ARYA AVALOKITESVARYA,Respect to the noble AvalokitaBODHlSATTVAYA, MAHASATTVAYA,The Awakened Being, the GreatMAHAKARUNIKAYA.Being of Great Compassion. When there is…
Opening to Suffering
Antony Henao finds the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh on his journey from scarcity to inner fulfillment.