By Herb Walters To seek the light in all, whether foe or friend, is a challenge that calls us to do what might be unpopular—to care about someone who hurts others. It is a challenge to listen to those who disagree with us or oppose us. The Listening Project of the Rural Southern Voice…
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War, Conflict, and Healing in Belfast
By Bridgeen Rea This talk was presented at the Vesak Conference in Hanoi in May 2008. I first went to Plum Village for a week of the summer retreat in July 2005. Sitting with Thay and the Sangha around the lotus pond in Upper Hamlet—following my first-ever walking meditation—had a…
Beautiful Manifestations
photo by Leonardo Dobbin I live in Brazil—a gigantic Latin American country, with a population of over 211 million people. Despite its natural beauty, great diversity, and wonderful people, the country struggles with corruption, poverty, and a train of failed political and economic programs. It’s coupled with a government unfit…
Seeing My Christian Connection
By Stephen Denney After traveling abroad, I was not sure how to respond when my friends told me it must have been very exciting. I enjoyed the week I spent at Plum Village, the day I spent with Jim and Nancy Forest and their family in Holland, and the ferry ride across the English…
War and Reconciliation
By Gary Gill The Veterans' Retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh last April was attended by Vietnamese, American veterans of the war, and Americans who did not serve in Vietnam. During the first few days, we were in silence together--eating, meditating, walking, listening to talks by Thay. This had the double effect of bringing our feelings…
Book Reviews
Meow Said the Mouse By Beatrice Barbey; Illustrations by Philippe Ames Plum Blossom Books, 2005 Reviewed by Jane Anderson My seven-year-old daughter Anastasia’s well-used costume box overflows; becoming a cat is her favorite make-believe. She cuddles up close to have her silky fur petted, quietly purrs, and then unpredictably springs…
Notes on Breathing
By Linda Buckley Many times indigenous languages give us another way of thinking about meaning. The Hawai'ian word for breath is ha. I have often wondered how aloha could mean hello, good-bye, and I love you, but literally, it means "I give you my breath." It is an offering of my life force. What a powerful…
Learning how to physically and emotionally declutter
Author of Heal Your Living Youheum Son In celebration of the release of Heal Your Living, author Youheum Son sat down to answer some questions around what inspired her to write Heal Your Living, why mental decluttering is just as important as physical decluttering, and what she hopes readers will…
Integrating Head and Heart
Organizing a Wake Up Tour By Brandon Rennels photo by Brandon Rennels A year ago I was sitting at a cafe in Ann Arbor, Michigan, enjoying breakfast with a beloved professor from university. When I was in school he taught a course entitled Psychology of Consciousness, which was my first…
Peace Talking
By Kim Redemer I left my home in Thailand to come live in California 17 years ago. Although I consider myself to be quite Americanized, I still have plenty of cross-cultural clashes. One afternoon I was browsing in a beautiful flower shop. The entire store was packed with freshly cut flowers, and it looked…