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What Would Thay Say About the Election?

yada “If you could speak to Osama bin Laden, what would you say to him? Likewise, if you were to speak to the American people, what would you suggest we do at this point, individually and as a nation?” “If I were given the opportunity to be face to face with Osama bin Laden, the […]

My Life with Thay

My life with Thay (Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) began in a small church in Berkeley, California in 1984. By some strange coincidence, I happened to sit next to him is the second row before he was introduced to speak. I became a solo practitioner in Thay’s tradition on that day. I was shy and […]

Letter from Thầy From The Blue Cliff Monastery. October 12, 2007

[The letter from Thầy from the Blue Cliff Monastery in upstate New York was referred to in my post from August 6, 2013,  Are We Eating Our Children? I’ve included this letter under Dharma Talks for completeness. –Jerome] Dear spiritual family – Blue Cliff in autumn is very beautiful. Forests are adorned by the ripening […]

Words of Wisdom for October 15, 2024

Dear Friends: As you follow the way of integrity, solely to end your own suffering, you will end up helping the whole world. And oh, my, does this world ever need it. – Martha Beck, The Way of Integrity Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided […]

Words of Wisdom for October 03, 2024

Dear Friends: “That first night during the orientation talk in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall, I don’t remember exactly what Thay said, but I remember how my body felt. I heard him talking about how to hold our suffering. Perhaps it was the gentle tone in his voice, or the compassion from his heart, […]

Words of Wisdom for April 16, 2024

Dear Friends: Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, hearing which one attains peace. – Dhammapada, Daily Peace Quote Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting post from Meditation Practices: Mindfulness Of Breathing And Walking In June of this […]

Words of Wisdom for April 10, 2024

Dear Friends: “When we clearly realize that the source of disharmony and misery in the world is ignorance, we can open the door of wisdom and compassion.” – Alan Wallace Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting post from Meditation Practices: Ethics […]

Words of Wisdom for January 10, 2024

Dear Friends: Chaos is what we’ve lost touch with. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control. – Terence Mckenna, Daily Peace Quotes Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided […]

Words of Wisdom for October 16, 2023

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Words of Wisdom for October 05, 2023

Dear Friends: “We are born three times