photo by Dale Dicks Dear Mr. and Mrs. 1%, I have heard much about you, dear Mr. and Mrs. 1%, but I am not sure if we have ever met. My name is Brother Protection and I am a six-foot-two-inch Buddhist monk with a shaved head, brown robes, and glasses.…
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The Ultimate Dimension
A Practice with Dying and Death By Haven Tobias photo by Grace Sanchez Some friends and I joined in a practice to write about death and dying.* When we shared what we had written, we learned that the following drama was everybody’s worst-case scenario. I am in a nursing home…
Demons into Butterflies
Chronic Illness as Dharma Teacher By Hannah S. Wilder As a child, I was always in motion. I carried this energy into adulthood; it ran my life like a demon. As an adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), I have brain chemistry that operates like two extremes on a dial: scattered/distractible or hyper-focused. As…
Flowers, Clouds, and Rivers
A story of gratitude for Thầy’s teachings on impermanence, interbeing, and continuation
Truthful, Loving Speech
By Stephen Hyde One of the most helpful teachings I have learned from Thich Nhat Hanh is that sometimes the best expression of our practice is a formless one. This encouragement to be formless made all the difference in my ability to sustain a practice within my home and family at a time when more overt…
North American Gathering
By Michael Trigilio On October 10, 1998, North American Order of Interbeing members gathered for a three-day retreat at Green Mountain Dharma Center in Vermont. Seasoned practitioners and "rookies" like me traveled from all over the continent to share the joy of being together. One of the first things Sister Annabel told us upon…
The Teaching of Silence
By Chris Faatz At the sound of the bell, the world stops. Two hundred people, whether walking, eating, or conversing, stop, smile softly to themselves, and breathe quietly. The first lessons of a first retreat with Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. The retreat site was nestled in a long, narrow canyon, and although only…
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Education for the Ecological Crisis
A webinar excerpt with Brother Pháp Dung, Bhante Bhikku Buddharakkita, and (Genla) Lobsang Phuntsok, edited by Orlaith O’Sullivan
Why Build Sangha?
Thich Nhat Hanh shares the fruits of monastic civilization with lay practitioners so that we, too, can experience community as a resource for awakening. Meditation can seem easier when we’re in a group, and we learn from each other, so we build Sangha to enjoy and support our practice. The…