Dharma teacher Mitchell Ratner reflects on his pilgrimage tracing Thích Nhất Hạnh’s life and lineage in Vietnam, granting him deeper understanding of Thầy and himself.
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Dear Grandma
By John Salerno-White John Salerno-White August 7, 2007 I’ve just returned from a trip-of-a-lifetime to Africa and am in the midst of preparing for another trip-of-a-lifetime to Plum Village. With four days to prepare, I’m very involved with checking my packing list, brushing up on my French, and making certain…
Being Peace in Prison
By Schizusan, Matthew, Jim, and Nhut A young man in prison sent a letter to the Mindfulness Bell. He was struggling with being peace in his noisy, violent, and chaotic environment. He requested an article that might help him and others like him. The letter was passed on to True…
Peace Treaty
In Order That We May Live Long and Happily Together, In Order That We May Continually Develop and Deepen Our Love and Understanding, We the Undersigned, Vow to Observe and Practice the following: I, the one who is angry, agree to: 1. Refrain from saying or doing anything that might cause…
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…
Transformation and Healing at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis
By Jack Lawlor Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh, 1966; photo in National Civil Rights Museum Members of the Care-Taking Council of the Dharma Teachers Sangha for the US and Canada recently devoted a day of their annual retreat and gathering to a visit to the National Civil…
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…
Healing My Suffering
By Caleb Cushing Until I stop breathing, learning to recognize my suffering will remain my challenge. My parents trained me to suppress. Father never mentioned his parents. Mother never mentioned that her middle-aged mother committed suicide. I was “not allowed” to “make noise.” To be “well brought-up,” I was to…
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…
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…