An Interview with Rochelle Griffin by Barbara Casey, at Plum Village, June 2002 Barbara: Rochelle, how did you come to live in Holland? Rochelle: I was born and raised in the United States. During my first year of college my father became the director of the American International School in…
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America’s Racial Karma: Dr. Larry Ward’s invitation to heal
On the morning of Tuesday, August 19, beloved teacher, Lotus Institute co-founder, and dear friend to many across the world, Larry Ward, passed away at his home in Rhode Island.
Dharma Talk: Knowing We Have Enough
At Maple Forest Monastery, June 25, 2002 Photography by Jan Mieszczanek This is enough, I know it well. This is enough, I don’t need more. The call of the bird In the bleak gray sky Is the bright pink rose in a sea of green. This is enough. I thought…
Continuing Thầy’s Aspiration
Brother Pháp Dung shares about the relationship between grief and gratitude after Thầy’s passing and his father’s last breath. "This very special person showed us how to live."
Breathing Together in Memory of Dr. Larry Ward
Breathing together, we remember Dr. Larry Ward — teacher, author, and true brother on the path. His voice, like his Dharma name “True Great Sound,” carries on through the lives he touched.
Spiritual Friends
Waking Up in Community By Sister Hanh Nghiem Wake Up! Young Buddhists and non-Buddhists for a Healthy and Compassionate Society is a worldwide network of young people practicing the living art of mindfulness. It sprang from our teacher’s humble suggestion that young people should create such a movement for themselves.…
Embracing Ill-Being
Being Truly Present for a Temper Tantrum By Yvonne Mazurek A sleeping baby during the 21-Day Retreat, Plum Village, 2018; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha During the 2017-2018 winter retreat, some of the neighbors joined twenty long-term volunteers in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, for weekly classes dedicated to the Buddha’s…
A Guided Meditation for Listening Deeply
One morning when I woke up in Green Mountain Dharma Center I remembered a dream I had had which made me feel ill at ease. In that dream l had a serious difficulty with a sister, but in waking life I did not feel I had a difficulty with that…
Wake Up Schools: The Joy of Community
By Orla O’Sullivan photo by Richard Brady “Building a Sangha is a very basic practice. If you have a deep aspiration, or a dream to realize, you cannot do it without a community. That is why building a community is very important.” Thich Nhat Hanh spoke these words during a…
The Path: To Sink or Swim
By Lily Pond At our Sangha meeting one Tuesday night, the Dharma teacher spoke of loving kindness. I nodded and nodded as she spoke. I had spent years reaching the same conclusions: that loving kindness, gentle friendship, and the way of the heart are all that bring joy and rest to our spirits. And on…