In the early 1990s, the impoverished people of Chiapas State revolted against the Mexican government. Initially, the battles were widely reported. The war has now faded from the public eye, but the fighting and suffering are escalating with paramilitary takeovers of communities, massacres, looting, rape, and this spring, widespread fires. Despair penetrates the people as deeply…
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Being Wonderfully Together
Report from the Order of Interbeing Second International Conference "Being Wonderfully Together" was the theme for the Second International Conference of the Order of Interbeing held September 30 to October 2, 1996, at Plum Village. More than 100 core community members from Australia, New Zealand, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Canada, the…
Painting Spring
By Tasha Chuang “Oneness” painted by Tasha Chuang Right where you standis the valley of endless spring.—Dogen I left home at a very young age, determined to see the world and live a life of my own. My parents were heartbroken, yet nothing could stop me from setting out to…
With a Deep Bow to Natascha Bruckner
Natascha, you are a true gift to the Sangha. A big heartfelt thank you for all your kind and loving work. - Ali Razzaghipour, Australia Natascha, I have felt your love for so many years. Your total dedication and care for the Mindfulness Bell was reflected on every page, conversation,…
Fertile Ground
Indonesia Teaching Tour By Brother Phap Lai photo by Deny Hermawan Thay and the Sangha touched down in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on September 27, 2010, having just said a wistful goodbye to our hosts in Malaysia, where we enjoyed a successful two weeks offering retreats and public talks.…
Fracturing Mother Earth, Fracturing Me
By Jan Goss Monastic leading a walking meditation near the fracking site in Yorkshire, August 2017; photo by Wouter Verhoeven In May 2017, I became an activist and visited my local fracking site near Blackpool in Lancashire, four miles from my home in neighbouring Lytham. Despite local people and councillors…
Parenting, Children, and Mindfulness
A Wonderfully Rich Practice By Bud Reiter-Lavery Few of the local Sangha members have young children. I have two neighbors with children under the age of three who used to do formal sitting meditation alone or in groups, but haven’t done so since the birth of their children. Similarly, I…
Raspberries as Spiritual Guide
By Rose Kramer The window of worldly function keeps inching downward as Parkinson's Disease follows its habitual path. "Progressing" is what it is called in the literature. Initially I often find myself hard put to apply the term "progress" to the slow but steady movement down a slippery slope. Like a refugee fleeing a war…
Work as a Path
By Michaël Vassen I decided on a career in international finance. This choice came not from my heart but because I thought it was time to put aside my dreams for a fairer and more equal world, and do what I thought society and my family expected of me. However,…
Wake Up Spirit
By Brian Kimmel photo by Robert Harrison What is Wake Up Spirit? The intention to “wake up” beyond our usual notions of ourselves and our environment, to enter deeply into meditation and move out into the world, to celebrate and share our gifts with collective awareness, inclusion, and fun. It…