On December 17, 2006, Deer Park held its first family day of mindfulness. The intent was to offer a full day of activities for both parents and children to enjoy together. Since January 2006, we have offered a regular children’s program at Deer Park, on every first and third Sunday.…
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True Love, the Greatest Relief
By Katherine Cook I found myself ambivalent about going to the retreat I had signed up for so many months in advance. I feared the size of the crowd (450 people) and my own internal formations about "not being good enough." After consulting a good friend, I decided to make the leap and go…
Watering Seeds: An Exercise for Children
By Terry Masters This is an exercise I have done with the children I teach. Please adapt it to work in your situation. The teacher’s comments are in bold, the children’s responses are in italics. Here is what each child will need to do this experiment:2 clear wide mouth jars…
A Day of Mindfulness at San Quentin
By Caleb Cushing A decade ago, on the infamous exercise yard of San Quentin State Prison, an inmate sat upright by himself along the fence. A few close friends approached and asked what he was doing. He said he was practicing Zen meditation, and they sat down with him. All…
The Collective Bodhisattva
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…
Reflections
I have found that my ability to work mindfully is directly related to the arrangement of my furniture and tools. Two years ago during a stay at Plum Village, I talked to Sister Jina about how to stretch and loosen up leg muscles to make sitting at work more comfortable. She mentioned that nothing…
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…
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.…
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…
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.