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Bat Nha: a Koan – an invitation to look deeply, from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

released Monday 25 January, 2010

Bat Nha: a Koan

Do not just look for what you want to see,
that would be futile.
Do not look for anything,
but allow the insight to have a chance to come by itself.
That insight will help liberate you.
– Nhat Hanh

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The Indestructible Seed of Awakening

(translated from the Vietnamese)
Fragrant Source Inner Monastery                                                                                                 [...]

Vietnamese evicted my flock, says Zen master

By Andrew Buncombe, Asia Correspondent
Exiled nominee for Nobel Peace Prize accuses Communists of paying mobs to brutalise Buddhist followers
see original article here
A zen master famed for spreading Buddhism in the West, and who was once a confidant of the US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, has accused Vietnam’s Communist government of dispatching violent mobs [...]

New York Times: Vietnam Paid Mob to Evict Followers

Filed at 7:21 a.m. ET
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A famous Zen master has accused
Vietnam’s communist government of hiring mobs of people to
violently evict his Buddhist followers from two monasteries.
Thich Nhat Hanh, who helped popularize Buddhism in the West and has sold millions of
books worldwide, has also called on Vietnam to lift restrictions on religious freedom [...]

AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE: followers of Zen monk go underground

By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 1/7/2010

Followers of one of the world’s most influential Buddhist monks say they have gone underground in Vietnam after being forced from a pagoda that gave them refuge.

Followers of one of the world’s most influential Buddhist monks say they have gone underground in Vietnam after being forced from a pagoda that [...]

RADIO FREE ASIA: Monk’s Followers Flee

2010-01-07
Followers of an activist Vietnamese monk are forced underground.

AFP
Thich Nhat Hanh (R) at a pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, March 16, 2007.

BANGKOK—Followers of a hugely influential Zen Buddhist monk say they have been forced to go underground after being evicted from the pagoda where they had been living.
Some 200 monks and nuns—devotees of [...]

A call for peace

Dear friends around the world,
It is the eve of December 31, 2009, the last day of the year. It marks a special moment for many of us; many will celebrate, many will make resolutions as we move into the New Year of 2010.
This time also marks a poignant moment for a community of monks and [...]

Persecuted Bat Nha monks and nuns forced to disperse into hiding

UPDATE 30th December
On Tuesday 29th December the last of the Bat Nha monks and nuns dispersed from Phuoc Hue temple in Bao Loc town. A 31st December deadline had been forcefully imposed for them to leave, following three days of government-led mob attacks on Phuoc Hue temple two weeks ago. Threats, harassment, and tight [...]

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Evading Vietnam police, monks head underground

[original source]
Evading Vietnam police, monks head underground
By BEN STOCKING
Associated Press,  31 Dec, 09

Followers of a famous Buddhist monk have abandoned the temple in southern Vietnam where they had sought sanctuary and are on the run from police, who have been pressuring them for months to break up their monastic community and return to their home [...]

AFP: ‘Illegal’ Vietnam Buddhists leave temple: abbot

Associated France Press  – 30 Dec, 09
HANOI — Members of an “illegal” Buddhist group in communist Vietnam who took refuge in a temple for three months have left the pagoda in accordance with a deadline, the temple’s head said on Wednesday.