Corey Prachniak shares how Buddhist teachings, practices, and chants—introduced in meditation groups and Plum Village monasteries—helped them relieve anxiety through self-acceptance and liberation.
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Walking for Peace in Paris
By Christian Bonnin On Saturday, October 21, 2006, Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of Plum Village traveled to Paris. Some of them spent the day seeing the sights of the city, guided by members of the Paris Sangha. That evening Thây gave a public talk at the…
Mental Health
Approaches to Behavior Difficulties in the Sangha photo courtesy of monastic Sangha In August 2016, the Mental Health and Well-being Practices Committee of the North American Dharma Teachers Sangha Care Taking Council released a booklet entitled “Mindful Approaches to Behavior & Mental Health Difficulties: In Plum Village Sangha Practice.” The…
Dharma Talk: The Art of Suffering
Questions and Answers with Thich Nhat Hanh Thich Nhat Hanh and monastics, Pasadena, California, public talk, 2013; photo by David Nelson These questions and answers are from the 2013 retreats at Blue Cliff Monastery, Magnolia Grove Monastery, and Deer Park Monastery. For video and audio of the 2013 teaching tour,…
Dharma Talk: Free from Notions
The Diamond Sutra photo by Phillip Fenty Ocean of Peace Meditation HallDeer Park MonasterySunday, September 25, 2011 Right view is the foundation of the Noble Eightfold Path presented by the Buddha. Right view helps us to think correctly. It helps us to say things correctly, and to do things correctly,…
Boat People
by Christine Dawkins During the Vietnam War, Thich Nhat Hanh and the young members of the School of Youth for Social Service braved the mine-laden fields of the embattled countryside to bring food, clothing, building materials and medical supplies to the villagers whose homes and families had been destroyed. Later,…
The Six Concords
The Buddha taught Six Concords to help his disciples have happiness in their daily life together. Concord is the basis of a Sanghakaya. The first is the Concord of "bodily action." A Sangha lives together like a family. Our actions affect all those with whom we live, so our actions…
Cultivating Family Practice in the Sangha
By Michele Tedesco Two years ago, I presented the community at Plum Village a very special vase of flowers. It took me about fifteen minutes to arrange in front of the community. The whole community was breathing and smiling while I arranged these flowers. But that pot of flowers was quite different from…
Dharma Talk: Taking the Hand of Suffering
Some days the sky is completely clear, without a single cloud. When we look up, we see the blue sky – very peaceful, very powerful. The blue sky is always there for us. When it rains and storms, clouds cover the sky, but we are confident the blue sky is…
Enjoying an Apple of Mindfulness in the Big Apple
Stephen Pradarelli encounters Thầy while supporting the naming of Thích Nhất Hạnh Way in New York.