The Art of Communicating By Thich Nhat Hanh Hard cover, 166 pages Harper One, 2013 Reviewed by Karen Hilsberg The Art of Communicating contains a wealth of practical teachings and clear instructions about how to enhance relationships using thoughtful and intentional communication. In an era dominated by texting, emailing, tweeting,…
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My Mothers’ Hands
Order of Interbeing member Carole Moore explores the deep connection she shares with her mothers through sewing and expresses her gratitude to them.
Now, Do You Want to Meditate With Me?
By Annie Desmond photo by Dana Read of Firefy Photography Six years ago my husband Tim and I left our jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area to help establish MorningSun Mindfulness Center, a budding Plum Village retreat center and community nestled within the woods, lakes, and college towns of…
Book Review
No Coming, No Going by Jane Ellen Combelic Juniper Productions, 2018 Paperback, 194 pages Reviewed by Beth Howard “Love will always take us where we want to go, whether it’s love of God or love of a dog.” These words end the prologue and begin Combelic’s remarkable journey with her…
A Call for a Collective Awakening
Speech to UNESCO in Paris, October 7, 2006 By Thich Nhat Hanh Ten years ago, I was asked by the director of UNESCO, his Excellency Federico Mayor, to write a manual on the practice of peace and nonviolence, and I readily accepted the work. For me, writing this manual was…
Book Reviews
For a Future to Be Possible: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life By Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2007 Softcover, 148 Pages Reviewed by Hope Lindsay All Buddhists express the precepts in some form. They are the core of our beliefs. In the tradition of our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, the…
Revisioning Our Work
By Thomas Urquhart Easter morning in the Malibu Hills. The full moon comes to rest on a distant ridge, then melts into the cliffs. We stand in a circle and watch the red peaks come alive in the first light, and the shadows retreat from the east down their flanks. The clear note of…
Letters
Reader Feedback What joy to receive in my mailbox today the new Mindfulness Bell! The cover is gorgeous, with a glimpse of the stained-glass window that is shown on the back cover. It makes me very happy to stay in touch with the international sangha in this way. Marie-Anne Tattevin…
Continuing the Path of the Buddha
By Brother Chan Phap Nguyen Left to right: Brother Phap Chung, Brother Phap Nguyen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Brother Phap Huu, in Indonesia; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha The Plum Village Mindfulness Practice Center was established in 1982. Over the years, practice centers have been founded around the…
Nutriment for the Soul
Humanure composting efforts at Deer Park Monastery, helmed by facility manager Nikolay Amirov