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 […]
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My Life with Thay
December 11, 2015 by
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 July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025 by
“Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves andsee what is going on. Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing,there must be acting. Otherwise, what is the use of seeing? With mindfulness,we will know what to do and what not to do to be of help.” – Thich Nhat […]
Joanna Macy Passed Away July 19, 2025
July 22, 2025 by
On Sunday, July 20, I visited the wake of the wonderful teacher, Joanna Macy in her home in Berkeley, CA. She was a good friend of Thay and she will be terribly missed. The wake was quite. I first entered the living room where people were sitting and singing beautiful spiritual songs like we might […]
The Path of Presence
Insights and Practices with Dr. Jerome Freedman, PhD, CMT, OI Embracing Mindful Practices At Mountain Sangha, we are committed to sharing transformative Meditation Practices. Our endeavors are guided by four core objectives, designed to enrich your journey: To serve as your central wellspring for the latest meditation news and insightful videos, alleviating the need for […]
Words of Wisdom for June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 by
Dear Friends: Delineate Your Fear The Buddha himself described different types of fear: the useful kind that prepares us to take skillful action and reduce harm, and the kind that makes us see a cobra where a piece of rope has cast its shadow. – Pilar Jennings, Fear Read More Words of Wisdom Click here […]
Words of Wisdom for May 07, 2025
May 7, 2025 by
Dear Friends: Ethics from the Heart For the Zen Buddhist, an ethical precept is a question to be held up to the light of circumstance, an inquiry rather than an answer. And the nature of this inquiry is not so much the dubious enterprise of trying to figure out the right thing to do as […]
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