In the Plum Village community, we learn to apply the art of mindful living in daily life. My teacher, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, (Thay)
Approaching Buddhism with right understanding
Lately, it seems that as each month goes by, another study is released touting the almost miraculous benefits of mindfulness—another hospital has started offering mindfulness-based
Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end.This is an ancient truth.
There is a classical teaching from the Buddha on the Five Hindrances* that also provides instruction on how to overcome our own hindrances. I was
I don’t think it’s an accident that the Buddha reached enlightenment sitting under a tree. While we can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time, we
Knowing how to gladden the mind is an important part of a happy life. The Buddha included it as the 10th of the 16 exercises
There is a Zen phrase that says, “Not knowing is the most intimate.” I first heard it quoted in a yoga class many years ago.
I once had a dance teacher who shared with us his trick for ensuring a successful performance: he would rehearse his dance company enough to
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point
My first meditation retreat was in 2004, in Ladakh, northern India, at the far western end of the Himalayas. Our meditation hall was an army
