“A Brown Robe, a Brown Coat” is a poem by my dharma brother and fellow Order of Interbeing (OI) member, Mike McMahon. It was posted on the OI listserv yesterday and many brothers and sisters had wonderful things to say about it. A Brown Robe, a Brown Coat I was a person in the world. […]
Ethics from the Heart
These words of wisdom from Lin Jensen talk about the precepts of Buddhism. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, likes to call these Mindfulness Trainings. In either case, they teach us to practice ethics from the heart. The Zen attitude about the precepts corresponds quite nicely with Thay’s teachings. In […]
Evidence Based Religion
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, was interviewed by Jo Confino, and executive editor of the Guardian on December 22, 2011 in Plum Village, Dordogne, France. The interviewer asked, “One of the things that you said in your talk is that the Earth, planet Earth, Mother Earth is not the same […]
Meditation Practices Develop Wisdom
Here is another quote from the email list of Lama Surya Das. It appeared also on the Huffington Post and the theme of the posting was that meditation practices develop wisdom. When I was 13 years old, I had a bar mitzvah in my family Jewish tradition. About the only thing I remember from my […]
Oprah Interviewed Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
I was so excited when I was notified that Oprah interviewed Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 2010 on Oprah.com. Since about 1985 or so, I have been doing meditation practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. We lovingly call him Thay. My understanding is that this means something like “honorable teacher”. The interview […]
