Sister Chan Khong has been the closest person to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh for more than 50 years! Her role in the Plum Village tradition is so vast that it would be difficult to describe it in hundreds of words. In addition to being an activist and one of the original six members of […]
Archives for April 2012
Meditation Practices of Musar
April 29, 2012 by
Being raised in a conservative Jewish home, I often tell people, “I am Jewish on my parents’ side!” I am a BuJew (see below)! Although our home was very observant, I didn’t absorb much, compared to my brother, David, who is now an orthodox Rabbi or my brother, Joe, who has lived in Jerusalem for […]
Mindfulness Practices Help Incarcerated Teens
April 28, 2012 by
This short video demonstrates how mindfulness practices help incarcerated teens. These kids stated that if they had known about the mindfulness practices, they may not have ended up in a Brooklyn detention center. This news from the Plum Village website, came with the comment: Some of New York City’s angriest teens are learning the way […]
Meditation Practices To Develop Mind Strength
April 26, 2012 by
When you first begin an exercise routine at the gym, you use small weights or slower speeds until you build up your strength. The same is true in meditation practices to develop mind strength. You begin with easy practices like mindfulness of breathing or walking meditation and develop these into deeper, more rewarding experiences. Dr. […]
Meditation: How to Reduce Stress
April 26, 2012 by
By now, you know that your body can have a severe response to stress. This is one of the most asked questions about Meditation: How to Reduce Stress. Stress, worry, and anxiety reduction can be accomplished by meditation practices which tame your mind. There are many practices to choose from and you can certainly find […]
Piers Morgan interviews the Dalai Lama
April 26, 2012 by
[Update: Click for a report from CNN, about/from the Dalai Lama’s interview on “Piers Morgan,” which we shared a bit about here in the following. We have also included three video clips from the interview below.]
Last night on CNN at 9 pm EST, Larry King successor Piers Morgan interviewed the man he calls “the most […]
Mindful Consumption Helps Mother Earth
April 24, 2012 by
This quote from the Dalai Lama ties into what Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh had to say about human life on earth. Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence. — Dalai Lama XIV You may now begin to see how important it […]
Meditation Practices to Save Our Planet
April 23, 2012 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was interviewed by The Ecologist and gave meditation practices to save our planet. He warned that “maybe in 100 years there will be no more humans on the planet, in just 100 years.” Extinctions have taken place on our planet many times. Volcanic eruptions about 251 million years ago created […]
Meditation Practices for Parkinson’s Disease
April 22, 2012 by
Meditation practices for Parkinson’s disease are being presented in a symposium featuring Dr. Joe Jackson, brother of basketball coach, Phil Jackson. Dr. Jackson is a clinical psychologist now living in Virginia. The symposium is taking place in Kalispell, Montana on Friday, April, 27, 2012. Dr. Jackson, himself, has a mild form of the disease, even […]
Buddhism and Quantum Physics
April 22, 2012 by
I spent six years in graduate school in physics and learned a lot about Buddhism and quantum physics. This video caught my attention and so I want to share it. It demonstrates the convergence of the Buddhist ideas of interdependence, emptiness and the true nature of reality with those of quantum physics and modern physics. […]
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