By Ankit Rao photo by Phillip Fenty “I don’t think this is working.” My life was turned upside down by these few words. My girlfriend of five years, the person I had bought a house with not more than a year before, and the person I wanted to spend the…
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Please Help to Support Our Two Monasteries in Vietnam
Plum Village 7th August, 2005 Dear friends, Today, from Plum Village, Thay has ordained ninety-one monastics. Eighty-four of them were ordained via the Internet at Tu Hieu Temple, where Thay grew up as a novice, and Prajna Temple in the Highlands of Vietnam, where many of you joined Thay during…
Peace in Yourself, Peace in the World
By Larry Kasanoff Larry and Thay When I’m in conversations about current events with people who feel angry, frustrated, and powerless and say, “Well, I can’t do anything about them,” I know I can do something because Thay taught me a simple message: “Peace in yourself, Peace in the world.”…
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…
The Last Walking Meditation
By a Young Monastic Sister from Bat Nha Monastery In September 2009, over 350 monastic disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh were violently expelled from Bat Nha (Prajna) Monastery in Vietnam’s central highlands. They took emergency refuge at Phuoc Hue temple in the nearby town of Bao Loc. Following is an…
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…
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…
Listening for Poems
By Mohamed Chakmakchi Gabriel wrote this poem in Kindergarten—a year I took a sabbatical from teaching duties to spend time with him and to work on personal projects. That year was a series of joyful moments that meant the world to me as a dad. No rush, no hurry, just listening…
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.
Nutriment for the Soul
Humanure composting efforts at Deer Park Monastery, helmed by facility manager Nikolay Amirov