The Dalai Lama turned 80 yesterday and the whole world is celebrating. Roshi Joan Halifax sent out an announcement saying, “Yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama—great model of compassion—turned 80. Join us in wishing him a happy continuation!” I’m glad to see that Roshi Joan wrote “Join us in wishing him a happy continuation” because […]
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The Nature Of Self
Dharma Talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh on July 21, 1998 in Plum Village, France. © Thich Nhat Hanh The Nature of Self Good morning, my dear friends, my dear Sangha. Today is the 21st of July, 1998, and we are in the Upper Hamlet. I would like to tell you the story of Blanche. […]
The World Needs You!
In celebration of the 71st continuation day of Roshi Joan Halifax, I offer this quote from her. I received this in an email today and was touched by its simplicity. Roshi Joan Halifax is a Zen Master and founder of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I first met her at a […]
Moment To Moment Non-Judgmental Awareness
In this video, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn explains why the cultivation of moment to moment non-judgmental awareness can be a powerful antidote to worry, fear or depression. This is his definition of mindfulness. It is cultivated by paying attention as if you life depended upon it. He says that “We have to remember that we are only alive […]
Walk With Me
Last Friday, I attended the world theatrical premier of a new film by Max Pugh and Marc J. Francis called, “Walk With Me.” It is tagged as “A journey in mindfulness featuring Thich Nhat Hanh.” The movie was narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and featured monks and nuns from Plum Village. Sister Dinh Nghiem was present […]
The Necessity of Love and Compassion
I was fortunate to be able to spend an afternoon with the Dalai Lama with my wife and two good friends on February 22 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. I was able to purchase ticket through the International Campaign for Tibet. The event was sponsored by The American Himalayan Foundation and The Blum […]
Good Grief! In Memory of Dr. John Anderson
We just got back from a celebration of the passing of our good friend, Dr. John Anderson on Sunday, October 27 at the Merryman Beach House on Moonstone Beach in Trinidad, California. John passed away on September 29, the same day that my daughter, Jessica left for Barcelona. He was a dear friend of ours […]
Going To The Shore Of Non-suffering
Dharma Talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh on August 13, 1997 in Plum Village, France. © Thich Nhat Hanh Good morning, my dear friends. Today is the thirteenth of August, 1997, and we are in the Upper Hamlet. We still have one paramita to learn. Paramita means perfection, the perfection of the crossing over to […]
Meditations for the Sick and Dying
Dharma Talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh on August 11, 1996 in Plum Village, France. © Thich Nhat Hanh Today is the eleventh of August 1996, we are in the Lower Hamlet, and our Dharma talk will be in English. Today we are going to learn the practice of the four mantras, because this is […]
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 […]
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