By Sister Chan Dieu Nghiem Sister Dieu Nghiem during the Great Ordination Ceremony, Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, 2019; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Lower Hamlet, Plum Village October 28, 2018 Dear Respected Thay, dear brothers and sisters, dear friends, good morning. Today is Sunday the 28th of October, and we…
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The Flooded Labyrinth
In No Mud No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh writes...
Sowing Sangha Seeds
By Judith Toy A Sangha Sprout My husband Philip Toy and I first began inviting folks to sit with us in Black Mountain, North Carolina, in 1999, in a room in our cottage that could barely hold four cushions. Today, eight years later, our sangha’s twenty-by-thirty-foot Dharma hall has been…
Oceans of Vows
Interview with Alex Cline photo by Ernestine Lona On the occasion of the release of Oceans of Vows (1), Karen Hilsberg sat down to talk to Alex Cline, an Order of Interbeing member, a professional jazz musician, and a composer. Oceans of Vows was initially composed and performed live as…
Walking in Nirvana
By Thich Nhat Hanh New Hamlet, Plum Village January 27, 2013 photo by Paul Davis Dear Sangha, today is the 27th of January, 2013. We are in the Full Moon Meditation Hall in the New Hamlet of Plum Village during our Winter Retreat. During this retreat, we have practiced not…
Breathing In: Breastfeeding as a Spiritual Practice
The Sangha dwells in mindfulness day and night, providing the foundation for us to realize the fruit of meditation. – Thich Nhat Hanh Thich Nhat Hanh writes, in his book The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, “Sangha is the fourfold community of monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen, as well as the…
Bridging Communication Barriers
By Sister Tam Muoi Gardening; illustration by Youheum Son Practicing the Eighth of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, True Community and Communication, is like peeling an onion. We peel away layer after layer, and there’s always another layer to discover! If I have a difficulty with someone, it feels uncomfortable. It’s…
Is There a Hole in My Brown Jacket?
“Do you have a hole in your brown jacket?” When my teacher asked this question during a recent Dharma talk, it brought to mind something Sister Annabel said when I received the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings at Magnolia Grove Monastery in 2017. Sister Annabel reminded us that we now have a…
Dharma Talk: The Habit of Happiness
Upper Hamlet, Plum Village June 19, 2012 Good morning, dear Sangha. Today is Tuesday, the nineteenth of June 2012, and we are in the Still Water Meditation Hall, Upper Hamlet. This is our nineteenth day of the twenty-one-day retreat. Sitting here, I can hear the sound of the rain. I…
Dharma Talk: Silence
A Dharma talk given by Sister Jina on September 1, 2002 in the Upper Hamlet in Plum Village I have been aware of silence this week. I would like to share with you a little bit how I practice with noble silence in my daily life. I first came to…