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Dear Friends, At the Breathing Heart Sangha, we often return to the breath as our primary anchor. While we are all familiar with the foundational practice of returning to the present moment, our tradition offers a profound and comprehensive map for this journey: the Anapanasati Sutta, or the Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing […]
Deepening Our Practice: The 16 Exercises of Mindful Breathing Read More »
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
Transition of Thich Nhat Hanh Read More »
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
A Special Message from Sister Chan Khong Read More »
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
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Thích Nhất Hạnh Read More »
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
For the past several COVID-affected months, we have been meeting virtually via videoconference. The “we” includes members of the Breathing Heart Sangha and the Mindful Breath Sangha, based in the Athens, Georgia area. This combination of Sanghas, along with people from other areas around the country and world, have added much meaning to our gatherings.
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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have moved our Sangha Meetings online. Instructions to join is sent to our announcements (linked below). Sign up to receive weekly announcements. Also see our calendar for our schedule.
The documentary film, Walk With Me, goes deep inside a Zen Buddhist monastic community. A Sangha member has requested a screening of this movie on Wednesday, December 06, 2017, at 7:30pm, at the Hollywood Stadium 24 @ North I-85, 3265 N.E. Expressway Access, Atlanta, GA (map) Reserve your seat Please help bring this film to Atlanta by reserving your
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Huffington Post interviewed two monastics at Plum Village. The message? Acting out of a place of anger does not help. People who are passionate about taking action should learn from the nonviolent approach of Rev. Martin Luther King. When we are at a place of peace and love, we can offer recognition to others, to
“Action must be inspired by a deep-rooted sense of love” Read More »
Dr. King expresses the transcendent and the relational eloquently: “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure
All Life is Interrelated Read More »