Salina Khan-Fuchigami shares how mindfulness radically changed her understanding and approach as an environmental educator, from watering the seeds of fear and despair to cultivating reverence for nature and life.
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Gathas for the Practice of Mindful Living
Interview with Brother Chan Phap Luu Brother Chan Phap Luu, one of the editors of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Stepping into Freedom (Second Edition), shares about the changes reflected in the book. The Mindfulness Bell: How has the training for novices changed since the first edition of Stepping into Freedom…
Letters to The Mindfulness Bell
We received the last issue of The Mindfulness Bell and use it at our meetings. We read Thay's article, "Liberation from Suffering" and were delighted by the deep wisdom of his words. Thank you for your support of the Moscow Sangha. Boris OrionMoscow, Russia My heart is writing to thank everyone at The…
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…
Dharma Talk: Breathing for Our Children
Before he passed away, the Buddha instructed his disciples to take refuge in the island of mindfulness within themselves by practicing mindfulness in sitting, walking, breathing, and every activity of daily life. Mindfulness means to be aware of what is going on in the present moment. If we take one…
Neuroscience-Infused Body Scan
Brother Pháp Linh teaches us how to use the body map in the brain for total relaxation, and why
Alms’ Round
The Practice of Love, Humility, and Gratitude By Brother Chan Troi Nguyen Luc Brother Chan Troi Nguyen Luc “The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, a gentle breeze blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” Alms’ round…
Journey as a Writer
Upper Hamlet, Plum Village. Photo by Mercia Moseley When I first went to Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, I was in both a personal and professional crisis. Indeed, the two felt inextricable. I was a writer and had finished a memoir about becoming a mother. But in the process…
Sangha News
The Realization of a Dream Thich Nhat Hanh began his last Dharma talk at the Path of the Buddha retreat by speaking about the EIAB. It has been Thay’s dream to set up an Institute of Applied Buddhism in the West, and now the dream has been realized. We have…
Healing
By Patrecia Lenore Last October, at the Omega retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, a four-year-old dream came true. In 1993 at my first retreat with Thay at Omega I was in the midst of memories of incest and deep suffering. The Dharma discussion leaders were unable to answer my questions because of their inexperience with…