Buddhist Interhelp, London, England12 Shell Road,London SE13 7TWTel. and Fax: (44)181.692.1737 By Mai Nguyen Our Sangha, Buddhist Interhelp, began practicing together in early 1982. In 1986, Thich Nhat Hanh named us with the English equivalent to Hoi Tuong Te Phat Giao-the Sangha of lay Buddhists in Vietnam who assist the Abbot or Abbess…
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200 Eggrolls
By Tatian Greenleaf On Saturday, I started cooking 200 eggrolls at 9 p.m. planned to drop them off at the soup kitchen that would serve the homeless on Skid Row the next Friday. I finished , tired, at 3 a.m. I then drove to Von's to buy some aluminum foil trays to hold the eggrolls.…
A Teacher Looking for His Disciple
I have been looking for you, my child, Since the time when rivers and mountains still lay in obscurity. I was looking for you when you were still in a deep sleep although the conch had many times echoed in the ten directions. Without leaving our ancient mountain, I looked at distant lands and recognized your footprints on so many different paths.
Youth Transformation in Urban America
by Jina Jibrin I am currently working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, managing a youth leadership program for black and Latino youth from housing developments in the Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan communities. The Fuerza Leadership Program is a prevention-based, leadership development, and community-organizing program which allows young adults…
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…
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…
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…
Beloved Community Circles: A Form of Engaged Buddhism
Rooted in Plum Village and the Earth Holder Community, the Beloved Community Care-Taking Council offers resources and a network of Circles forming around the world to support mindful action for social justice.
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…
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;…