Tale of Three Whales: Life after Long Retreat
Sarah C. Beasley
3 June 2016
Walking along the prairie cliffs north of Santa Cruz I come across a whale skeleton, stark unexpected sight, exhibit of the Marine Discovery Center. I
Retreat, Tradition, and Translation: An Interview with Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche
Frances McDonald
2 April 2015
Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche (b. 1963) is the third son of Kangyur Rinpoche, and was recognized as one of the incarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö—one
Ani Gosha’s Story
Ani Gosha
6 February 2015
Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to
Making Change
Sister Ocean
6 January 2014
Editor’s note: Sister Ocean is a Canadian nun ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition. She practices in France and blogs about mindfulness practice in daily
Mindful Community of Magnolia Grove
Cathy Ziengs
2 September 2013
Did you ever think to put the words “barn-raising” and Buddhist in the same sentence together? “Barn-raising” events typically refer to North American farming communities
Meditation is not Mind Control
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
A few years ago, when I attended my first Vipassana meditation retreat, it felt like the worst imaginable situation. I had never ever shut my
Chinese Buddhist Movement Brings 6 Steps to a Happy, Healthy and Fulfilling Life
Ven. Zhi Sheng
6 May 2013
Some years ago in the city of Da Tong in Shaanxi Province in China a local made some suggestions to an ill neighbour as to
A Retreat at Zhen Ru Chan Monastery
Eric Johns
30 April 2013
Zhen Ru Chan MonasteryCloud Abode MountainJiangsi ProvinceChina 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of
A Tour of China – A Series (4): Shenzhen Retreat, Nov. 2012
Eric Johns
30 April 2013
Editor’s note: Eric Johns (Dharma name: Hin Lic) is a lay Buddhist who chronicled his retreats and visits to masters in China throughout the latter months
Plum Village Schools and Educators Retreat special edition, April 2013
Raymond Lam
10 April 2013
From high school teachers to preceptors and university lecturers, seminary rectors to professors, tutors, or pastors, facilitating learning in a spiritually nourishing way has been
Questions from the heart: Advice about practice from Thich Nhat Hanh
Plum Village Thich Nhat Hanh
10 April 2013
This series of questions and answers was recorded on 07/04/2013 for Thay’s third dharma talk at his Schools and Educators’ retreat in Thailand, April 2013.
Looking the spiritual type
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
25 March 2013
Some time ago at a cocktail, a gentleman came up to me and told me that he had heard about my Vipassana experience and he