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Resolution: establishing a CTC Transformation & Healing Committee
The Care-Taking Council of the North American Dharma Teachers Sangha adopted the following resolution in March, 2015, in the wake of their visit to the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, and their reflections on the collaboration between Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Martin Luther…
Poem: A Prayer for Peace
In beauty, sitting on a lotus flower,is Lord Buddha, quiet and solid.Your humble disciple,calm and pure of heart,forms a lotus flower with his hands,faces you with deep respect,and offers this heartfelt prayer: Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions.Because of your love for all people,have compassion on us.Help us…
Letters
illustration by Brother Phap Ban Thank you for sending me a copy of your magazine. Although I am a prisoner and my funds are limited, I would at least like to offer a submission of some writings and such that I do in my spare time at my prison job…
Letters to the Mindfulness Bell
I want to thank you for your devotion and work on The Mindfulness Bell. Following a mountain-climbing accident, I spent three years in bed, unable to walk, and five years since then healing, walking—which I am doing with great mindfulness and gratitude. I used Thich Nhat Hanh' s book, A Guide to Walking Meditation, as…
How I Became the Mother of a Monastic
By Elaine Solomon Elaine Solomon and Brother Phap Man “Hey, Mom. Would you like to learn how to eat mindfully?” “Yes, that sounds interesting. What do I need to do?” “Just don’t talk while we’re eating,” my son explained. “I can do that!” I replied. This, in a nutshell, was…
Best Expectations
By Allan Hunt Badiner A commentary on the second of the Five Awarenesses: "We are aware of the expectations that our ancestors, our children and their children have of us." Key to understanding the full significance of each of the Five Awarenesses is to see ourselves not as individuals, but as continuations of all…
Wake Up
Young Buddhists and Non-Buddhists for a Healthy and Compassionate Society photo by Robert Harrison Nutshell Wake Up is an active global community of young mindfulness practitioners, aged 18-35, inspired by the teachings of Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. We come together to practice mindfulness in order to…
Book Reviews
How to Relax by Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2015Paperback, 120 pages Reviewed by Brother Gary Gach, Chan Minh Dai, True Platform of Light Have you ever wanted to give someone a book by Thay but hesitated? So many choices. Well, good news: now there are five new ones to…
Being In Touch with Vietnam
Flood Relief Last winter, heavy floods brought severe devastation to Vietnam during two months. Sanghas throughout the world sent $10,000 to help Vietnamese people. In Central Vietnam, we assisted the most impoverished villages where there were no schools, health care systems, or bridges. In the rainy season these villages flood with water. In the summer,…