Sisterhood and Brotherhood in the Twenty-First Century By Sister Annabel, True Virtue If you were to ask me what could save this planet Earth I would say not eating meat, not using fossil fuels—but only if based on sisterhood and brotherhood. Sisterhood and brotherhood come first. Whatever we do we…
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Writing in Community
During 1993, I have had one of the most gratifying years of my life working with the Community of Mindful Living giving writing workshops to war veterans. We called each day we gathered a Day of Mindfulness. We introduced ourselves by telling about our lives as veterans and as writers. After this, I…
Always at the Beginning
My First Retreat Experience By Haven Tobias A friend and I set out from Oklahoma, bound for the Rocky Mountains, and my first mindfulness retreat. Two years before I knew nothing of Buddhism or Thich Nhat Hanh. Now, I still feel uninformed, but trust my friend, Marla, and my well-intentioned…
Deep Ecology
The World We Are By Felipe Viveros, Miranda van Schadewijk, and Bas Bruggeman photos courtesy of Felipe Viveros Look at the flower. Could it possibly exist without the rain, the sun, the soil, the gardener, the minerals or even without your consciousness? It could not exist if only one of…
The Gift of Plum
By Emily White One day, Ocean looked at Sky and thought, “I love Sky so much that I must give him a gift!” So Ocean took some of her water and made a present. She made Sky a cloud. Sky was thrilled. He loved his beautiful cloud so much that…
Solidity and Generosity
A Retreat for the U.S. Congress By Susan Hadler Dharma talk at Warner Theater; photo by Abbie Chesler Word came from Sister Peace that Thay and the Plum Village Sangha would visit Washington, DC toward the end of their North American tour in October 2011. Thay would offer a talk…
Mindfulness in Marriage
By Lynda Bidlake and Lewis BrightHeart Headrick photo by Renee Burgard I join my husband for a late lunch in a local restaurant. The waitress comes back again and again to refill our water glasses, even though we’ve only sipped. At our booth by the window, we are softly reading…
Woulda Coulda Shoulda
A Lot of Suffering By Brother Pham Hanh Be-In during Monastic Day on Thay’s 92th Continuation Day, Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, 2018; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha As I sat in front of my tent and the sun was slowly rising, I looked at a spider web reflecting the sunshine.…
Touching Sunlight
By Peter Smith When the tree died, she continued as a violin, a chopping board, and a floorboard. At first the violin was very content. She felt grateful for the skill, care, and love with which she had been crafted. But, over time, the violin started to feel a little…
Redwood Sangha
By Wendy Johnson Many years ago Thich Nhat Hanh walked through the filtered light of the redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument and reminded us that West Coast Dharma students were practicing in the protection of a true "Redwood Sangha." Just as the stately sugar maple of eastern Canada gives color and form to…