Larry Ward Interviews Sister Chau Nghiem June 20, 2004 at the New Hamlet, Plum Village Sr. Chau Nghiem, can you give us a glimpse into what it was like being a person of African American and European American descent, prior to coming to Buddhist practice and monastic life? It’s been…
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Be Mindful in Daily Life
Photo by Renee Burgard Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. It is the continuous practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly alive, present, and at one with those around you and with…
Spirit in Our Struggles for Truth, Peace, and Justice
It is important to bring spirituality more intentionally into our struggles for truth, peace, and justice, as this grounds our social movements in the strength of our collective humanity, bridges our struggles across identity politics, enhances our clarity in decision making, and sustains our energy and joy. photo by Marisela…
Awakening Joy for Kids
2016 Nautilus Book Award – Gold Medal, Parenting & Family Spirit Rock founder, author, and teacher James Baraz’s Awakening Joy offers his large and devoted readership a program to gain contentment and happiness by cultivating the seeds of joy within. Here he joins with Michele Lilyana, a classroom teacher for…
The Wonderful World of Gathas
The mind can go in a thousand directions,But on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.With each step, a cool wind blows.With each step, a flower blooms. If your path is like mine, you often find your mind jumping into the future, back to the past, fabricating ridiculous situations, and…
Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World
A Zen study wrapped in a memoir of destruction and healing written by an elite ultrarunner as she struggles to make it to the other side of a life-shattering injury with her sanity, and her marriage, intact
The Art of Leadership
How to restore harmony to ourselves and our nation? In this extract from a talk just after the inauguration of Barack Obama, Thich Nhat Hanh draws parallels between a president’s task of uniting a nation and a meditator’s task of bringing their different elements into harmony. He invites us to…
America’s Racial Karma: Dr. Larry Ward’s invitation to heal
On the morning of Tuesday, August 19, beloved teacher, Lotus Institute co-founder, and dear friend to many across the world, Larry Ward, passed away at his home in Rhode Island.
Migrating into Happiness
By Robin Lee Schiff and Joost van Rens photo by David Nelson Robin: Yesterday evening we were lying on the smooth sun-warmed road that winds its way down the mountain at Deer Park Monastery, watching the moon rise over the crest of the ridge, enjoying the coolness of the evening…
Bridging East and West, Contemplation and Action
An interview with Brother Pháp Lưu by Sister Tại Nghiêm on the spirit of the Order of Interbeing and Engaged Buddhism