Tag: Compassion
How Does Thay Calm Down Someone in Rage?
Thay has been able to deal successfully with a number of people who got angry at Thay out of jealousy and wrong perceptions. Sometimes,...
Thay on Romantic and True Love
The Buddha is a teacher of true love, love for Mother Earth. It should be true love and if it is true love, it...
The Lack of Understanding Turns Us Into Victims
This article was featured in the Spanish newspaper Lavanguardia on 28 June 2014.
Thich Nhat Hanh, whom Martin Luther King nominated for the Nobel Peace...
Mindfulness Retreat in Chandolin, Switzerland
Mindfulness and Compassion as a basis for inner transformation and social innovation: Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
Based on the Mindfulness Practice of Plum Village...
A Love Letter to The Bat Nha Monastics
Wake Up skype cosmos, 25th of September 2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters of Bat Nha,
We - the Wake Up Youth Sangha - are sitting together...
Living My Dream – Sr. Hien Nghiem
LIVING MY DREAM - A RESPONSE TO THE BAT NHA KOAN
Dear Beloved, Respected Thay,
I ask permission to share my initial insights on Thay’s Bat Nha...
A Letter To My Teacher – Br. Phap Linh
A LETTER TO MY TEACHER - A RESPONSE TO THE BAT NHA KOAN
Dear Respected Teacher,
This is a moment of happiness.
I am sitting with a...
Love Poem from Israel
Dear Thay,
Yesterday a friend declared her hatred for Israel.
Another, his fear of Iran.
A mother dragged her crying daughter through the street by the arm,
and...
Questions and Answers with Thay
Hey folks, here's two short segments from a Question and Answer session with Thay (questions by young people!) at Blue Cliff Monastery... Enjoy!
Part 1...
Bat Nha’s Great Vow
Bat Nha's Great Vow
In Lam Dong province, daily incense smoke curdles
In forests and on Buddha’s faces, on altars of monasteries,
A drizzle begins at 6...