Why rest is not just desirable, but absolutely essential for animals and our own human lives
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Education and Growth: Serenity of the Path’s Insight
Part One in a six-piece series of reflections by Dr. Anthony C C Lok, Chinese Buddhist layman
Present, Everywhere and Always: Plum Village Takes Thich Nhat Hanh’s Message to Hong Kong’s Buses
On the move: an intiative by Plum Village in Hong Kong to commemorate Thich Nhat Hanh’s legacy
Woodworking Haikus
Sensei Alex Kakuyo brings an poetic touch to your Dharma practice with vivid and evocative haikus written to inspire
Keep Smiling
I’ll never forget the smile of my grandmother (po po/婆婆). Her soft, inviting grin greeted me every time I visited her with my parents and sister. Po Po always seemed excited to see us, but she expressed her excitement with a modesty that few people could perceive or appreciate outside of the family. Her excitement […]
Developing a Sense of Similarity
Several years ago, when I was eating lunch alone in the dining area of a university food court, a smiling student recruiter from a major international religious organization asked whether he could speak with me for a moment. I obliged, and he sat down in the chair directly across from me at my table. After […]