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this is fine dog: this world is a house on fire
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A minute with Romeo and Juliet, the Central Park coyotes, as seen at night through thermal video. 🐺 ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A minute with Romeo and Juliet, the Central Park coyotes, as seen at night through thermal video. 🐺 ❤️
The Earth is a great bodhisattva
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Earth is a great bodhisattva
Oh, to be as derivative and unskilled as Shantideva
August 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Oh, to be as derivative and unskilled as Shantideva
Why did Thay come to the West?
(He didn't plan to stay long)
(He didn't plan to stay long)
August 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Why did Thay come to the West?
(He didn't plan to stay long)
(He didn't plan to stay long)
'That's Bodhi... They call him the "bodhisattva."' (Point Break, 1991)
August 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
'That's Bodhi... They call him the "bodhisattva."' (Point Break, 1991)
[Reading the Numbered Discourses]
Book of the Ones: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
Book of the Twos... Threes... Fours... Fives... Sixes... Sevens... Eights... Nines... Tens: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
Book of the Ones: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
Book of the Twos... Threes... Fours... Fives... Sixes... Sevens... Eights... Nines... Tens: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
August 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
[Reading the Numbered Discourses]
Book of the Ones: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
Book of the Twos... Threes... Fours... Fives... Sixes... Sevens... Eights... Nines... Tens: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
Book of the Ones: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
Book of the Twos... Threes... Fours... Fives... Sixes... Sevens... Eights... Nines... Tens: Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!
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"If you can improve your quality of being, of walking, of talking, of eating, you are already a socialist, because by being more of yourself, by improving your quality of life, you change society without making any declaration." —Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace Becomes Possible: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
In tribute to the curiosity of Alan Senauke (1947–2024)
tricycle.org
July 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"If you can improve your quality of being, of walking, of talking, of eating, you are already a socialist, because by being more of yourself, by improving your quality of life, you change society without making any declaration." —Thich Nhat Hanh
‘Perhaps we don’t place them “below” our meme collections or entertainment downloads, but rather keep them “above” or “high up” within our folder structures.’
"The best way to dispose of a dharma book is to create the potential for it to become someone else’s dharma book."
What should you do when a dharma book is no longer needed?
Theravada monk Bhante Sanathavihari, Siddhartha’s Intent instructor Arne Schelling, and Briana Quick, editor at Wisdom Publications, explain how you might best care for, and dispose of, your Buddhist ...
www.lionsroar.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Perhaps we don’t place them “below” our meme collections or entertainment downloads, but rather keep them “above” or “high up” within our folder structures.’
[Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer voice] The Lotus Sutra—such a tonic!
June 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
[Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer voice] The Lotus Sutra—such a tonic!
“The Buddha... rolls forth the Wheel of Dhamma from his own insight... And then the long-lived gods, so beautiful and glorious, are afraid and full of terror, like the other beasts when they hear a lion. ‘We haven’t transcended substantial reality! It turns out we’re impermanent!’” SN 22.78
May 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“The Buddha... rolls forth the Wheel of Dhamma from his own insight... And then the long-lived gods, so beautiful and glorious, are afraid and full of terror, like the other beasts when they hear a lion. ‘We haven’t transcended substantial reality! It turns out we’re impermanent!’” SN 22.78
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"Answering 'What is Zen?’ is like answering ‘What is the ocean?’ To understand the ocean, you have to submerge yourself. You have to get wet." —Les Kaye #DailyDharma
You Have to Get Wet
Zen cannot be understood from the shore—you have to step in and experience it for yourself.
tricycle.org
April 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Happy Continuation Day to Sister Chan Khong!
Read about her extraordinary life, teachings, and and story.
Read about her extraordinary life, teachings, and and story.
The Life and Teachings of Sister Chan Khong
She’s best known as Thich Nhat Hanh’s invaluable collaborator, but Sister Chan Khong is also a dedicated activist and gifted teacher in her own right. Andrea Miller tells her extraordinary story
www.lionsroar.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy Continuation Day to Sister Chan Khong!
Read about her extraordinary life, teachings, and and story.
Read about her extraordinary life, teachings, and and story.
He is practicing the Diamond Sutra. (The Doctor is like a dream, a phantom, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning)
April 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
He is practicing the Diamond Sutra. (The Doctor is like a dream, a phantom, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning)
I'm like if an upasika was an upasaka
April 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm like if an upasika was an upasaka
Just watched Mickey 17. One of the best Buddhist allegories since Doom: Eternal.
March 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just watched Mickey 17. One of the best Buddhist allegories since Doom: Eternal.
Ops like the reflection of the moon in water.
In this short video, Thich Nhat Hanh talks about how we can help our enemies by transforming our mind and heart 🙏🏽
📍 Excerpt from “Ending the Vicious Circle of Negative Habits” 👉🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhC9...
#mindfulness #meditation #thichnhathanh #zen #plumvillageapp #plumvillage #peace 🕊️
📍 Excerpt from “Ending the Vicious Circle of Negative Habits” 👉🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhC9...
#mindfulness #meditation #thichnhathanh #zen #plumvillageapp #plumvillage #peace 🕊️
March 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ops like the reflection of the moon in water.
"And even children in play
Who made buddha stupas out of heaps of sand—
All such people have certainly attained
The path of the buddhas."
- Lotus sutra
Who made buddha stupas out of heaps of sand—
All such people have certainly attained
The path of the buddhas."
- Lotus sutra
March 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"And even children in play
Who made buddha stupas out of heaps of sand—
All such people have certainly attained
The path of the buddhas."
- Lotus sutra
Who made buddha stupas out of heaps of sand—
All such people have certainly attained
The path of the buddhas."
- Lotus sutra
Kerouac might have said, "pretty graves make girls"
#NewPublication The Episode of Dṛḍhādhyāśaya
This short Mahāyāna sūtra is a playful telling about the bodhisattva-monk Dṛḍhādhyāśaya, who instantly falls in love with a merchant’s daughter while on an alms round.
Curious to see how it all unfolds? Read it 👇
84000.co/translation/... ⏰: ~24 mins
This short Mahāyāna sūtra is a playful telling about the bodhisattva-monk Dṛḍhādhyāśaya, who instantly falls in love with a merchant’s daughter while on an alms round.
Curious to see how it all unfolds? Read it 👇
84000.co/translation/... ⏰: ~24 mins
March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Kerouac might have said, "pretty graves make girls"
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On April 11, New York City will co-name West 109th Street between Riverside and Broadway as “Thích Nhất Hạnh Way.” Details/RSVP at the link.
Thích Nhất Hạnh Way Co-Naming Ceremony in New York City
Hosted by Monastics of Blue Cliff and Deer Park MonasteriesMeeting Location: Corner of West 109th Street & Broadway, New York, NYFree & Open to the Public (RSVP below) Honoring the Leg…
deerparkmonastery.org
March 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
On April 11, New York City will co-name West 109th Street between Riverside and Broadway as “Thích Nhất Hạnh Way.” Details/RSVP at the link.
We don’t eat in order to take a shit.
We don’t practice in order to become a better person.
We don’t practice in order to become a better person.
A brief teaching by the late Sensei Sandra Jishu Holmes. The 27th anniversary of her passing will be Thursday, March 20th, commemorated that day with a memorial gathering at 2pm Eastern Time, on Zoom, via Zen Peacemakers. Registration link in comments.
I Vow
When we take the precepts of a bodhisattva, with every one we say, "I Vow." What does this mean?
www.lionsroar.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We don’t eat in order to take a shit.
We don’t practice in order to become a better person.
We don’t practice in order to become a better person.
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In honor of Int'l Women's Day, my favorite exchange from one of my favorite sutras in the Kangyur:
“What is 'awakening,' Mañjuśrī?” asked the girl.
“Sister,” replied Mañjuśrī, “you yourself are awakening.”
Read how this provokes Suvarṇottamaprabhāśrī’s liberation here:
“What is 'awakening,' Mañjuśrī?” asked the girl.
“Sister,” replied Mañjuśrī, “you yourself are awakening.”
Read how this provokes Suvarṇottamaprabhāśrī’s liberation here:
The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī / 84000 Reading Room
The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī presents a series of profound teachings within a rich narrative structure involving a beautiful courtesan’s daughter, Suvarṇottamaprabhāśrī. A banker’s son has purchas...
84000.co
March 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In honor of Int'l Women's Day, my favorite exchange from one of my favorite sutras in the Kangyur:
“What is 'awakening,' Mañjuśrī?” asked the girl.
“Sister,” replied Mañjuśrī, “you yourself are awakening.”
Read how this provokes Suvarṇottamaprabhāśrī’s liberation here:
“What is 'awakening,' Mañjuśrī?” asked the girl.
“Sister,” replied Mañjuśrī, “you yourself are awakening.”
Read how this provokes Suvarṇottamaprabhāśrī’s liberation here:
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In this short video, Thich Nhat Hanh explains how we can cultivate ‘wonderful', positive karma. 😊
Visit the Plum Village App for more shorts 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/eynC and short teachings 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/P9eB
Visit the Plum Village App for more shorts 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/eynC and short teachings 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/P9eB
January 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
In this short video, Thich Nhat Hanh explains how we can cultivate ‘wonderful', positive karma. 😊
Visit the Plum Village App for more shorts 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/eynC and short teachings 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/P9eB
Visit the Plum Village App for more shorts 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/eynC and short teachings 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/P9eB