Tuesday
50 Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes That'll Make You Feel at Peace
In September of 2019, The Oprah Magazine published an article of the 50 quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh that they say will make you feel at peace. See the quotes they picked at https://www.oprahmag.com/life/g29092056/thich-nhat-hanh-quotes/ and let us know in the comments if you agree with their choices.
Sunday
Thich Nhat Hanh recommends 5 meditation techniques that rewire your brain to live in the present moment
by Lachlan Brown on hackspirit.com April 17, 2017
To become successful and joyful, you must succeed in generating inner peace. But when our lives are full of chaos, it can be difficult to work out exactly how to go about it.......
https://hackspirit.com/thich-nhat-hanh-meditation-techniques-rewire-brain-live-present-moment/
To become successful and joyful, you must succeed in generating inner peace. But when our lives are full of chaos, it can be difficult to work out exactly how to go about it.......
https://hackspirit.com/thich-nhat-hanh-meditation-techniques-rewire-brain-live-present-moment/
Tuesday
The Great Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Do “Hugging Meditation”
On May 4, 2015, Maria Popova wrote a piece entitled The Great Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Do “Hugging Meditation” for the brainpickings.org blog highlighting the importance of embracing one another and how to perform this highest act of generosity using Thich Nhat Hanh's book How to Love. You can read the article here.
Friday
Thich Nhat Hanh Honored with 2019 Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh was honored last week in New Delhi with the first-ever Gandhi Mandela Peace Prize. The award was given on 11 July to the Ahimsa Trust Sangha and members of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing, as the teacher, affectionately known as “Thay” to his students, remains at his root temple in Hue, Vietnam. Family members of both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela were present at the ceremony.
The full announcement by buddhistdoor.net can be found here.
Sunday
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Wins Luxemburg Peace Prize
This week, Thay was awarded the World Peace Forum 2019 Luxemburg Peace Prize for Outstanding Inner Peace. Thay's attendant, Brother Phap Huu, represented the community to accept the award on his behalf.
Friday
Meeting Thầy’s Life Force
Enjoy this beautiful article by Sister Dang Nghiem about her visit to Vietnam to be with Thay...
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| “I realized Thầy is not simply trying to hold on to life for our sake…” |
Thursday
Our May 2019 Newsletter is now available.
Our May 2019 Newsletter is now available.
Special Events in May and June
Vesak (Buddha's Birthday) - April 19th
Wake-Up Retreat - June 19th-23rd
Tuesday
Order of Interbeing Retreat: Beautiful Practice, Beautiful Continuation
Cedar Cabin Cabin Order of Interbeing members and aspirants Pamela Goddard, Nancy Koschmann, Judy Leaf, Terry Babb and Jeff Vosburgh attended the 2019 Order of Interbeing Retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery April 24 through 28th.
Sangha member Jeff Vosburgh received the transmission of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings to become the 6th member of our sangha to be ordained as a member of the Order of Interbeing.
Monday
A Delegation of US Senators Visit Thich Nhat Hanh
A delegation of nine US Senators visited Thich Nhat Hanh at Tu Hieu temple as part of their official visit to Vietnam. They included Senators Leahy, Murkowski, Stabenow, Whitehouse, Udall, Portman, Baldwin, Hirono, and Kaine. A number of them attended Thay's lectures on Capitol Hill in 2003 and 2011, and have even joined him on retreat. They shared that Thay has taught them what peace is, and how to smile, and how to enjoy every step as they walk to make their votes.
Every Moment, Only Once - The Mobile Monastery Project
For those who don't do Facebook, The Mindfulness Bell shared this video on their Facebook Page.
"A beautiful video about the monks from Blue Cliff Monastery who walked on the Appalachian Trail from New York to DC:" - Mindfulness Bell
"A beautiful video about the monks from Blue Cliff Monastery who walked on the Appalachian Trail from New York to DC:" - Mindfulness Bell
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| Every Moment, Only Once - The Mobile Monastery Project |
Sunday
Thich Nhat Hanh, Trees, and the Love of Our Ancestors
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship shared this article about Thay. Thank you Joanne Friday for sharing this in your Sangha Update email. http://www.buddhistpeacefellowship.org/thich-nhat-hanh-trees-and-the-love-of-our-ancestors/
Saturday
Notes from Vietnam and the Loving Work Retreat
First, I want to express my appreciation for the amazing support provided for my Loving Work Retreat in Vietnam this last month. My sangha (plus a few other people who contributed) came up with more money than any other sangha represented --- the organizers were so happy! The money was used to buy academic supplies for four schools, paint two murals on school walls for the children, arrange for healthy lunches for one school for the entire year, provide art supplies for three schools, and build a playground. In addition, we were able to contribute financially to PeaceTrees and Project Renew, both joint US-Vietnam NGO's which clear land mines and then go in to plant crops and trees. We also planted a field of avocado trees one afternoon for PeaceTrees and helped clean the walls of a public school recently built on cleared land for Project Renew. We also cleared land for a playground, brought in and spread three inches of gravel and laid turf at a school for the handicapped (all with only four buckets and two rusty wheelbarrows -- and considerable perseverance!).
The work was fun and joyful, with fourteen participants working together, and we were able to learn about the various projects and meet some amazing, inspiring Vietnamese. Many of the projects were founded by or have continuing support from members of the Plum Village tradition; Tam Binh, the school for the handicapped, is run by a Vietnamese Order member and she and her amazing staff help the children with mindfulness and rituals like touching the earth, inviting the bell and loving speech. Our own group observed mindful eating, morning and evening sittings, dharma sharing and other practices. Two of our participants received the Five Mindfulness Trainings one morning as we sat outside by the Perfume River in Hue, watching the sun rise over the gardens. We felt ourselves growing into a real sangha, and plan to keep in touch. Over half of the participants had been on previous work retreats, and it's clear why they continue to come back each year.
We were also able to visit our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh's root temple three different days, one of which was the elaborate death celebration of his own teacher. Unfortunately Thay did not feel well enough that day to greet us -- "us" being about four or five hundred people hoping to see him and pay their respects, including two gentlemen from the original social work group organized by Thay during the early years of the war. Brother Phap Dang was there and invited our little retreat group into the courtyard of Thay's residence, hopefully so he could be aware that we were there. Sister Chan Khong came out and spoke with us, explaining that Thay was not feeling well. Brother Phap Dang invited us to lunch but unfortunately we had a work project appointment but thanked him for the invitation. The following week we returned to the nunnery next door for a day of mindfulness, and were surprised to find Sister D visiting. We were all quite thrilled to meet up, and Sr. D seemed particularly pleased to find us there. She had just come from breakfast with Thay and said he looked well. She gave the dharma talk that day on 'how to be a soulmate to yourself,' and as usual her words were wise and heartfelt. After her talk, Sr. Chan Khong met with us in the tea pavilion for about an hour, answering questions and sharing some thoughts on relationships and her learnings from her time in prison. We may not have literally seen Thay, but we certainly heard him speak through his 'continuations'.
I've come home with such an abundance of beautiful feelings and experiences; not only did I once again see how deep and wonderful our practice is, but I also learned much about modern Vietnam and was able to ameliorate some of my long-held regrets and negative emotions about the American (Vietnam) War. No one could visit there and not be overcome by the stupidity of that, and every other, war. I encourage others to do this retreat -- it was fun, comfortable, inspiring, and deeply moving; for information please go to the website, lovingworkretreats.org.
Again, thank you all so much for the generous contributions to this project. I wish you all could have met and danced with the children and their loving teachers.
This post was written by:
Nancy Lee Koschmann (Member of the Order of Interbeing and the Cedar Cabin Sangha in Ithaca, NY)
** Coming soon: Photos from the retreat
Wednesday
What is Sangha? by Thich Nhat Hanh
Lion's Roar published this article on July 7, 2017.
Thich Nhat Hanh explains that sangha is more than a community, it’s a deep spiritual practice.
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"A sangha is a community of friends practicing the dharma together......"
Saturday
Coming in March: Day of Mindfulness
On Saturday March 16th there will be a Day of Mindfulness at the home of Pamela Goddard. Stay tuned for details in our next newsletter. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter and other announcements by email you can subscribe here.
Wednesday
Thich Nhat Hanh's Health Update: Lunar New Year 2019
The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation made the following announcement on February 4th about Thay's health during the Lunar New Year preparation.
Thay and the Sangha preparing for Lunar New Year
Monday
Correction for the February WakeUp Ithaca Meetings
The February 2019 Newsletter listed incorrect dates for the WakeUp Ithaca Meetings. The correct dates are Saturday February 9th and Saturday February 23rd. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Sunday
Time Magazine: The Monk Who Taught the World Mindfulness Awaits the End of This Life
From our Facebook page:
Br. Phap Khong- Diep Nguyen, one of the monastic brothers from Blue Cliff monastery, posted this personal, recent experience: "It is an interesting article, but only from an outsider point of view with limited information. There are many things that I can mention as we work together as a sangha with designated spokesperson .
For 7 days , I was room mating with one of the main attendants and I have a lot of gratitude for their dedication to be around our teacher. He is doing well, is very sharp, lucid and makes him own mind about everything. We did have a lot of monastics taking turns to go to the root temple to see our teacher. So we have to take shifts of 3 to 6 to see our teacher while allow him to rest. Lay friends are not allowed to see our teacher (except special circumstances).
Whenever the weather is sunny, our teacher loves to go for a walk and visit the grounds of the monastery. During the time of my stay of 7 days, our teacher went at least for a walk (ride) 3 days, there was some days that I went out sightseeing.
So I advice our lay friends to stay in a house near Chùa Từ hieu. Come to the temple and talk to us, visit the stupas, specially during sunny days. At least, we can meet our teacher at each mindful breath, mindful steps."
Time Magazine's The Monk Who Taught the World Mindfulness Awaits the End of This Life
Br. Phap Khong- Diep Nguyen, one of the monastic brothers from Blue Cliff monastery, posted this personal, recent experience: "It is an interesting article, but only from an outsider point of view with limited information. There are many things that I can mention as we work together as a sangha with designated spokesperson .
For 7 days , I was room mating with one of the main attendants and I have a lot of gratitude for their dedication to be around our teacher. He is doing well, is very sharp, lucid and makes him own mind about everything. We did have a lot of monastics taking turns to go to the root temple to see our teacher. So we have to take shifts of 3 to 6 to see our teacher while allow him to rest. Lay friends are not allowed to see our teacher (except special circumstances).
Whenever the weather is sunny, our teacher loves to go for a walk and visit the grounds of the monastery. During the time of my stay of 7 days, our teacher went at least for a walk (ride) 3 days, there was some days that I went out sightseeing.
So I advice our lay friends to stay in a house near Chùa Từ hieu. Come to the temple and talk to us, visit the stupas, specially during sunny days. At least, we can meet our teacher at each mindful breath, mindful steps."
Time Magazine's The Monk Who Taught the World Mindfulness Awaits the End of This Life
Friday
Engaged Mindfulness Meeting Cancelled
Due to the weather forecast for a major weekend snowstorm and cold temperatures the Engaged Mindfulness Meeting scheduled for Sunday January 20 has been cancelled.
Monday
Walk with Me Film Available On Demand
If you missed the Cedar Cabin Sangha's screening of the film, Walk With Me, a journey into mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh, it is now available on demand with globally-available download and rental functionality from Speakit Films.
45% of proceeds benefit the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation.
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