Dear Friends: When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other […]
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Words of Wisdom for September 11, 2024
Dear Friends: “There is no difference between healing the planet and healing ourselves.” – THICH NHAT HANH Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness Mentoring <!
Words of Wisdom for September 07, 2024
Dear Friends: The expression, “I have arrived, I am home,” is the embodiment of my practice. It is one of the main Dharma seals of Plum Village. It expresses my understanding of the teaching of the Buddha and is the essence of my practice. Since finding my true home, I no longer suffer. The past […]
Words of Wisdom for September 05, 2024
Dear Friends: Words Lose Their Meaning “In Master Linji’s time [9th-century China], some Buddhist terms were used so often they became meaningless. People chewed on terms like ‘liberation’ and ‘enlightenment’ until they lost their power. It’s no different today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, “Simply Stop “ Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer […]
Words of Wisdom for July 18, 2024
Dear Friends: “For our body to be healthy, our heart must pump a constant flow of blood. For our relationships to be healthy, we need a constant flow of mindful communication.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Creating True Peace Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! […]
Words of Wisdom for July 18, 2024
Dear Friends: “For our body to be healthy, our heart must pump a constant flow of blood. For our relationships to be healthy, we need a constant flow of mindful communication.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Creating True Peace Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! […]
Words of Wisdom for July 08, 2024
Dear Friends: If we see impermanence as merely a philosophy, it is not the Buddha’s teaching. Every time we look or listen, the object of our perception can reveal to us the nature of impermanence. We have to nourish our insight into impermanence all day long. – Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s […]
Words of Wisdom for July 08, 2024
Dear Friends: If we see impermanence as merely a philosophy, it is not the Buddha’s teaching. Every time we look or listen, the object of our perception can reveal to us the nature of impermanence. We have to nourish our insight into impermanence all day long. – Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s […]
Words of Wisdom for July 08, 2024
Dear Friends: If we see impermanence as merely a philosophy, it is not the Buddha’s teaching. Every time we look or listen, the object of our perception can reveal to us the nature of impermanence. We have to nourish our insight into impermanence all day long. – Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s […]