By Thuy Cu and Alipasha Razzaghipour photo by Robert Felker Thuy: The idea of having an online Sangha came to me when visiting Plum Village in April, 2011. I was lucky to have a one-hour consultation with Brother Phap Ung during my stay in the upper Hamlet. I shared about…
Search results for “is nothing something”
1452 Results
Choice and Dignity
By Heidi Larsen As Buddhism enters American culture, it sometimes seems self-centered and commercial. Teachings flow into practice centers, but nothing flows out. Only those of a certain income level can afford the books, tapes, retreats, and time to become "enlightened." It's refreshing, therefore, to read Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings that speak of giving and receiving;…
From Sister Chan Khong
Editor's Note: In the following two letters, Sister Chan Khong shares some ideas about implementing Thay's vision of a unified Sangha and invites the input of the larger Sangha to help determine how this vision might be realized. Some of the advisory boards have already begun their work, but many other ideas-such…
Sangha News
The European Institute of Applied Buddhism Distinguished programs of Buddhist Studies may be found at any number of universities around the world. There is, however, a crucial element missing from most, if not all of these programs: training in concrete methods for using the wealth of the Buddha’s teachings to…
Trainings of the Mind in Diversity
by Larry Yang from Friends on the Path, edited by Jack Lawlor and published by Parallax Press The practice of these trainings is an opportunity to begin the journey towards narrowing the experience of separation. As humans, we all participate in the harmful behaviors that these trainings are addressing. We…
Love and Relationships: Inclusivity
Understanding relationships and suffering in the LGBTQIA+ community
From the Editors
It is obvious from the response to Thich Nhat Hanh's tour of North America this past Spring that we aren't the only ones who care about breathing, smiling, and rebuilding society from the basement up. We've met so many "kindred spirits" wherever we've been—Texas, California, the Midwest, Washington, New York, Boston, Toronto, and Montreal. And we…
Tribute to Charlie Malat
By Friends Charles A. Malat, known to many hundreds at Plum Village as Charlie, died among friends and family in Ithaca, New York, on September 25,1994, of cancerous tumors discovered just two months earlier. He is survived by his parents, Doris and Hyman Malat, his brother David, many relatives, and an international network of close…
Rightful Inheritance
Be still, and behold the jewel so precious, so bright You are like that, because I am like this. Look, and see I am in you, you are in me. We were never born, we will never die. "Be still, and behold the jewel so precious, so bright." Throughout time we…
Letters
Dear editors, Earleen Roumagoux and I are volunteering as the Wake Up Schools Coordinators here at our Plum Village office. We recently read your reply to Lennis Lyon’s letter [Summer 2015] and would like to let you know that the office team talked to Brother Phap Luu about your request. We agreed that the…