Reflections on the Order of Interbeing Order of Interbeing Retreat, Blue Cliff Monastery, 2016. Photo by Paul Davis The Order of Interbeing is very dear to me. It has been a source of support, encouragement, and inspiration since I became a member in 1993. I am honored I have been…
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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 Fourth Establishment of Mindfulness and the Three Doors of Liberation
photo by Paul Davis Dharma Talk at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom August 17, 2010 Good morning, dear Sangha. Here we are in the University of Nottingham, at our retreat, “Living Mindfully, Living Peacefully.” The other day, we spoke about the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, the four domains of…
Beginning Anew
In Plum Village, we practice a ceremony called, "Beginning Anew," which goes all the way back to the Buddha. Families in great difficulties have been saved by this ceremony, and lay and monastic communities have reestablished their harmony, thanks to it. I feel grateful for this simple ceremony every time I see the effect of…
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…
An Informal Invitation to Sitting Meditation
This piece is partly a response to practicing in the midst constant sirens on the twenty-first...
Dharma Talk: A New Teaching on the Twelve Nidanas
photo by Robert Felker Editors’ note: This is Part II of the Dharma talk from November 29, 2012. Part I is available here. We know that there is a dimension of reality called the historical dimension. We live in our time; we live in history. Therefore, in the historical dimension,…
Intention, Innovation, Insight
A Day of Mindfulness at Google By Sister Chan Hien Nghiem Google slide, photo courtesy of monastic Sangha The Google campus is an interesting place. Called the “Googleplex” by Silicon Valley, it is a sprawling mass of buildings of unusual shapes and sizes, with earnest-faced, intelligent-looking young people darting between…
Open Eyes
By Sam Dubois Please do not ask me to shut my eyesuntil you have demonstrated what a lotus isand how I may be able to be it;until you can show me how to understandthat along with the terrible, even unspeakable,I carry along some kind of potential.I do not mean to…
Deadlines, Hanging Out, and Spiritual Practice
By Charles Suhor It wasn’t until late in my career that I saw connections between my spiritual practice, deadlines, and deep listening to colleagues and friends. It wasn’t until retirement that I linked all of those things to what’s commonly called “hanging out.” In the Workplace My job was a…