How the Insights of Neuroscience Can Aid Our Practice By Paul Tingen photo by Paul Davis Around twenty-five years ago, neuroscience went through a dramatic change in perspective that had profound implications for mindfulness practitioners, and that can greatly deepen our understanding of our practice and the teachings of Thich Nhat…
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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…
On the Way Home
By Sister Annabel, True Virtue In response to a request from her teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Annabel is writing about her life. Thay suggested that her story be serialized in the Mindfulness Bell and then put together in a book. In this first installment, when the story begins she…
Going Home to Nature to Shift the Climate Narrative
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.
Support for a Palestinian Peace Activist
The Israeli Sangha wishes to raise funds for Issa Souf and his wife and four children to go to Plum Village this summer. The Israeli Sangha has interviewed him, and the interview can be read in full on the Mindfulness Bell website along with the details of how you can…
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…
One Drop of Color
Many times I have testified of my suffering and written at length on race...
Neuroscience-Infused Body Scan
Brother Pháp Linh teaches us how to use the body map in the brain for total relaxation, and why
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…
Learning to Speak the Truth
From a Dharma Talk by Thay Phap An June 13, 2004Upper Hamlet, Plum Village Respected Thay, respected brothers and sisters, and the whole community: Today is June 13th, 2004. We are in Dharma Cloud Temple in the Upper Hamlet. In the last two weeks, we have learned that we can depict…