Sister Chân Đức teaches about Thích Nhất Hạnh’s lineage as a peace activist through his letters on the influence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Father Daniel Berrigan, Mahātma Gandhi, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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The Computer Bridge
By Judith Bossert Step by step, Sometimes reluctantly, I walk over the bridge Between nothing and nothing at all. Among the many teachers I have had in my life, one of them has been the computer. Typing on the computer is like walking meditation, breathing with the steps of my fingers on the…
From Selfness to Cellness
Dharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen offers insights on seeing the practice through a neuroscientific and trauma-sensitive lens, and on being a cell in a Sangha body.
Ancient Tree, Fragrant Flower
By Sister Thoai Nghiem photo by Jitka Slomova They’re always beautiful, the good old days. Each time someone asks me about the old days, I am perplexed, saying “umm” and “ahh,” but once I start, I often run out of time. Our memories, when we touch them, vibrate as a…
The German Maitreya Fonds
Helping Our Sisters and Brothers in Vietnam By Eva K. Neumaier photos courtesy of Maitreya Fonds For a period that seemed longer than it really was, we were squeezed together in a small bus, rocking along over a pothole-strewn gravel road on the way to a village near the Vietnamese…
Transforming Self, Transforming Society
An Interview with Cheri Maples photo by Paul Davis Cheri Maples was given the Lamp Transmission in 2008, and lives in Madison, Wisconsin. She worked for twenty-five years in the criminal justice system. She was a police officer for twenty years, ending her career as the Captain of Personnel and…
Sangha Bumps, Dharma Doors
By Rowan Conrad Teachers say things and sometimes, a light comes on. Sister Annabel, quoting Thay, recently said, "Being in Sangha is like washing potatoes by putting them all in a pot of water and shaking them around. As they bump into each other, they are cleaned." When she spoke, the light went on in…
Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, revered throughout the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. His key teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live happily in the present moment—the only way to truly…
Severely Malnourished Children in Lam Dong
Reports by Dung Phuoc Nghiem in Vietnam Translated by Sister Kinh Nghiem In the area of Lam Dong, in the highlands of Central Vietnam, there are 780 children and in Binh Thuan there are 470 children whose parents are from North and Central Vietnam. This years crops have not been successful for those…
Where Is the Heart of Compassion in the Balkans?
By Fred Eppsteiner Once again, our country is at war. Once again, violence is the solution nations and peoples choose to settle conflict. Yet, one of the hallmarks of the Buddha's teaching is nonviolence. The first mindfulness training given by Shakyamuni Buddha was "Do not kill, do no harm, protect life." As students of the Buddha,…