We have been a “co-arising” Sangha during the pandemic, and will continue to be “sister Sanghas.” Now, The Mindful Breath Sangha of Athens, Georgia, is resuming in-person meetings. They write: “Dear Friends, …we will be meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Athens which is located at 780 Timothy Road Athens, GA 30606. Our first …
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We have been using Google groups to communicate with our members for a bit more than 10 years. Due to some uncertainty in how much longer Google will continue to offer this service to us for free, it is time to move the mailing list functions to MailChimp. On either system, it is easy to …
Call Me by My True Names Do not say that I’ll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive. Look deeply: I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with wings still fragile, learning to sing in my new nest, to be a caterpillar in …
Dear Friends of Breathing Heart Sangha, As I write to you today, I am listening to the bird songs outside my window. The signs of spring are all around reminding us that it is a time for new life, for hope, and renewal. By coming back to our breath, we can touch the “spring” in …
Thích Nhất Hạnh and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr had much respect and love between them. Even before they met in person, King knew of the importance of seeing our interbeing. King wrote from the Birmingham jail: Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by …
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With the New Year, we revisit a dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh from New Years Eve 2013. Also: At Home with Yourself – A 2010 New Year’s Eve Talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh – audio
As the year comes to a close Plum Village and Magnolia Grove Monastery will both offer a five-day online retreat. This will be a precious opportunity for us, the monastic community and lay community to come together, to share our practices and experiences, and to inspire hope for the coming year. Magnolia Grove Monastery 5-day …
We are in a time of many stressors – the pandemic and the resulting economic woes, the election, and all the suffering that lives entails anyway. We encourage you to vote. Wear a mask, stand in line, if needed, and breathe. Perhaps you can practice lovingkindness metta meditation for other voters, the politicians and yourself. …
From Magnolia Grove: Peaceful greetings to you on a cool Fall day. With great happiness we extend an invitation to you and your Sanghas and friends to join our Monastic friends from Magnolia Grove, Sr. Hoc Nghiem (Sr. True Practice), Sr. Boi Nghiem (True Pearl), and Br. Dao Quy for an evening of shared practice via Zoom. Wednesday, October …
An email from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: Dear Friends of Breathing Heart Sangha, As you arrive in each moment, we hope you can rest in the knowledge that you are surrounded and embraced by community. The international Plum Village monastics and the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation are with you as friends along the path …
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