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
[...]
Thay’s letter to the Bat Nha Monastics, continued.
Blue Cliff Monastery
October 21, 2009
Yesterday, in the Great Harmony Meditation Hall of Blue Cliff Monastery, there was an ordination ceremony for two young people, one who had already graduated from Dental School and the other, from Business School. They are sisters Chan Lan Nghiem (True Adornment of [...]
To: Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet, President of Vietnam
Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam
Minister of National Public Security Department of the Republic Socialist of Vietnam
(Bo Truong Bo Cong An nuoc Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam)
From: Captain Cheri Maples, United States of America
Date: October 15, 2009
Re: Monastics of Bat Nha Monastery
Dear Sirs,
I [...]
THE REVISED
FIVE MINDFULNESS TRAININGS
(Summer 2009)
Sisters and brothers in the community, this is the moment when we enjoy reciting the Five Mindfulness Trainings together. The Five Mindfulness Trainings represent the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic. They are a concrete expression of the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold [...]