Joining the Order of Interbeing
The Order of Interbeing (OI) is a community of monastics and lay people who have committed to living their lives in accord with the...
The Zen of Sourdough Baking
I suppose it is not too wild to assume that this strange time of pandemic has helped some of us uncover some interesting things...
The Joys of Just Being Normal
By Gijs
A young monk was trying really hard to meditate, but he just was not able to focus properly. Frustrated with himself, he went...
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
Last month, we published Verena's aspirations to follow the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings in her daily life and to ordain into the Order of Interbeing.
Below is her...
Right Livelihood
By Jonathan Borella
As 18-35 year olds, Right Livelihood is an especially important practice. We’re at a time when we are beginning careers, developing passions,...
Practicing with Donald Trump
by Jonathan Borella
I shouldn’t have stayed up to watch the election at Deer Park Monastery. It was my intention not to. Even when a...
Loving Speech and Deep Listening
By Jonathan Borella
The Fourth Mindfulness Training: Loving Speech and Deep Listening
Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to...
Generosity
By Jonathan Borella
Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to practicing generosity in my thinking, speaking,...
Meditation on the Elements that Comprise the Body
By Jonathan Borella
"Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out."
As I hold my attention...
The Way of Aspiration
by Jonathan Borella
In one hand, I hold life’s suffering.
The other holds its joy.
Joined together a lotus blossoms from the heart
And the way of aspiration...
Aimless Determination
By Jonathan Borella
The Buddha spoke of three doors of liberation: Signlessness, Aimlessness, and Emptiness. Often, these doors were taught as practices to engage practitioners...
Discourse on Taking Refuge in Oneself
I heard these words of the Buddha one time when the Lord was staying in the Mango Grove in the cool shade of the...
Gross National Happiness
Talk and Q & A with Dr. Ha Vinh Tho
(Dharma Teacher in the Plum Village Tradition, Program Coordinator at the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan)
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Mirror meditation: it’s harder than it looks.
Breathing in and out in front of the mirror, first thing in the morning, experiment with contemplating:
Awareness is a mirror
reflecting the four elements.
Beauty is a heart...
A Rose for Your Pocket
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Mother's Day - Sunday, 9th of May 2010
What will we do on this day to express our love and gratitude towards our mothers?
Please share...