If we feel helpless or overwhelmed,
if we have anger, fear, or despair, then no matter what we do to heal ourselves or the planet,
it will not succeed.

—Thich Nhat Hanh, Love Letter to the Earth

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"Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just be."

Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching

Couldn't have come at a better time, especially after being hard and down on myself. Still, next career isn't going to fall into my lap, but at least I know to just breathe, be kind to myself, & keep strolling along, forward.

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BDG Feature: Thich Nhat Hanh's Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, Part 1

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mfvb93au

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Wow, I just learned about Living Gems, launched today:

https://plumvillage.org/gems/

It's an archive of nearly 3,000 teachings from Thay (Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh). This includes Dharma talks, Q&A sessions, guided meditations, and interviews. Many have never been digitized or published before, and have English, French and Vietnamese transcripts available or in progress.

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“The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.”

Thích Nhất Hạnh

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BDG feature: The Roots of Harm: A Buddhist Reflection on Power and Compassion in Turbulent Times

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/32dz3by5

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Community of Practice..
> Thich Nhat Hanh said before he died a few years ago that the next Buddha will be the Sangha. The Sangha, in Buddhist terminology, is the community of practitioners. It’s this idea that we don’t have to look for an individual, for a savior, for an Übermensch. I think the counter to Trump always has been and always will be civil society. ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/magazine/rebecca-solnit-interview.html

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Affection and love help us along the path of prajña and increase our energy of understanding. Understanding and love are interdependent. Love is made of understanding and understanding is made of love.

Thich Nhat Hanh. Opening the Heart of the Cosmos: Insights on the Lotus Sutra

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'Living Gems is a living, searchable archive of Thay’s Dharma talks: a space where nearly 3,000 teachings are carefully preserved, restored, and shared.'

https://plumvillage.org/articles/introducing-living-gems

Plum Village: Introducing Living Gems: the world’s largest collection of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings.. “Living Gems is a living, searchable archive of Thay’s Dharma talks: a space where nearly 3,000 teachings are carefully preserved, restored, and shared. It brings together decades of teachings, including Dharma talks, Q&A sessions, guided meditations, and interviews, many of which have […]