Tag: Five Mindfulness Trainings
The Five Mindful Friends
In the spring of 2006, I made a phone call that would change my life. I had been reading Thây for a few years...
How to Practice When Your Partner Is Not Interested in Mindfulness
Question: How can I practice when my partner is not interested in the practice?
Thay’s Answer: When you are lovable, when you are fresh, when...
Mindful Reflections from Wake Up Bangkok
Opening Up to Love by Namsai
Thai Plum Village didn’t give me happiness, peace, nor did it give me new life, new identity, nor any...
The Treachery of Oblivion
After years of doubt and turmoil, months of examinations, and weeks of travel, I decided to leave home for boarding school. I left the...
Sanghahood in Colombia
By Gisela and Andrés
How did you discover the Plum Village tradition?
We found this tradition thanks to Andrés, my husband, about 3 years ago. Both...
The Monastics on French Television: Part II
On 31st May 2015, Louis Nagot from Wake Up Paris and Sister Su Nghiem were interviewed on French national television.
They shared about the Five Mindfulness Trainings, the Beginning...
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,...
The Monastics on French Television: Part I
On 24 May 2015, Brother Phap Luu and Sister Hai Nghiem were interviewed on French national television. They shared about the birth of the...