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NEW The Way Out Is In #podcast 🔔 This special question-and-response episode marks the publication of Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World, the second book by Brother Phap Huu & Jo Confino.

On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/2Evh
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I had the chance to talk about my new book with the LA Compassionate Heart Sangha yesterday. The sangha leader paid me the highest compliment: he said it was like Thich Nhat Hanh himself had written my Declaration of Interdependence.
This is a lovely flower one of the sangha members gave me.

Meditation is being aware of what's going on: in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world. ~Tich Nhat Hanh @LowlandZen.bsky.social

This past week has been a tough one; I’ve had a close relative spend time in hospital to undergo an operation, and another who resides in the Middle East has been subject to some pretty frightening circumstances.

Meditation has been my refuge.

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#PlumVillage #zen #buddhism #TichNhatHanh

Listening, Speaking and Looking with Compassion Listening, Speaking and Looking with Compassion by Brother Phap Linh (Spirit)

This morning’s practice was a beautiful guided meditation offered by @brspirit.bsky.social via the Plum Village App.

Thank you for sharing Brother 🙏🏼

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#PlumVillage #Zen #buddhism #meditation #compassion

Friends—You belong, just as you are, and I’m glad you’re here. The unity that suppresses community is not true unity. The oneness that denies diversity is not true oneness. The strength build on hate is not true strength.

This is the message of my new book On Mindful Democracy—check it out!

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(of nature)

Don’t live in the map

Return to the territory of your embodiment!

Join the ABSTRACTION REBELLION!

(The cutest ever placard courtesy of Siri Raworth-Krznaric — yes, that’s a toothpick)

I had to google what it meant, so thought others may have the same issue.

Thank you for sharing 🪷

Anti‑reification: not treating ideas like solid things.

It means society, rules and customs are made by people and can change.

We shouldn’t lock complex life (relationships, work, culture, habits, beliefs) into simple boxes. Stay open‑minded and think critically.

Question the assumptions 🪷

Zen and the Art of Democracy | Jeremy David Engels | Substack Change how you think about democracy: it is a communal practice of caring for ourselves, each other, and the world, not a partisan battle between us and the--and democracy does not work without mindfu...

Dear friends, I’ve started a new Substack: Zen and the Art of Democracy. My goal is to reimagine democracy by returning to foundations—we all suffer, we all want to be happy, and we can only be happy if we learn to care for ourselves, each other, and the world we share.

Please subscribe and share!

Zen circle with caption: Our aim is to transform the suffering in our heart, and to offer happiness to our family and those around us. Our happiness multiplies exponentially when we see that we can bring happiness to those around us. ~Tich Nhat Hanh

Transforming our own suffering has the immense benefit of positively transforming the lives of those around us; when we model this inner work, we implicitly empower others around us to do the same.

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Go as a river 🪷

"You are me, and I am you. Isn't it obvious that we "inter-are"? You cultivate the flower in yourself, so that I will be beautiful. I transform the garbage in myself, so that you will not have to suffer."
- Thich Nhat Hanh

#interbeing #transform #asone #schnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky

Sculptures Art on a wall, Bali Museum Indonesia

“Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.” – in True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Good morning my friends! This day is filled with opportunities. Make of them what you will. You've got this. Have a wonderful Thursday! ❤️

We could all do with stepping back, breathing and taking a moment to reflect on the intricate details of what’s right in front of us, once in a while (or probably more lol).

Take a break from the online rage bait to appreciate the pleasure in the simple things.

#timelinecleanse #mindfulness

Zen circle with caption inside that’s reads: We should live our daily life in such a way that the living Dharma inhabits us in every moment. Brushing our teeth, taking a shower, cooking our breakfast—we do these things so that the living Dharma is with us all the time. ~Tich Nhat Hanh

I practice mindfulness whilst washing my hands at work. Those extra moments spent handwashing are a great way to ground yourself, and not get swept up with the hustle & bustle, or workplace drama.

#LivingDharma #PlumVillage #zen #buddhism #TichNhatHanh

Stopping is the basic Buddhist practice of meditation. You stop running. You stop struggling. You allow yourself to rest, to heal, to calm. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Stopping is the basic Buddhist practice of meditation. You stop running. You stop struggling.
You allow yourself to rest, to heal, to calm.
~𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘕𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘩

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Give Yourself Time To Be Free Suppose you need to be at the airport at ten o'clock. You think that you have time to linger and wait until later to leave your house. But maybe there is heavy traffic, you arrive late, and you have to run. You can always plan so that you have plenty of time to walk as a free person at the airport. It should become a habit to plan so that we have plenty of time to do each thing. That's a good habit that everyone can have. ~Ticht Nhat Hanh, Peace Is This Moment

I allow one-hour for my commute to work, which usually only takes 40 minutes.

Those ‘spare’ minutes allow for heavy traffic or any accidents, but more importantly, if the journey is hassle free, I get to walk mindfully from the car park to the main reception.

Give yourself time to be free 🪷

"Whatever you do mindfully is meditation."
~Thich Nhat Hanh

Same photos as yesterday, but processed and cropped differently. I enjoy how such changes can shift our perception of both image and subject.

Let's take care of ourselves and each other out there! ❤️

#photography #mindfulness

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." — Thich Nhat Hanh #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

"Enlightenment" occurs when a wave
realizes that it is the ocean.

~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Smile, breathe and go slowly."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

I hope that your evening is delicious ❤️

NEW The Way Out Is In #podcast 🔔 In episode 99, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino discuss what it means to walk a spiritual path. 🙏🏽

On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/WgXI
More here 👉🏽 plumvillage.org/podcast/walk...

#mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillageApp #zen #thewayoutisin #Buddhism

Image of 4 people of different ethnicity with the caption: “Everyone’s tears are salty, and everyone’s blood is red.” – Buddha (as quoted by Thích Nhất Hạnh, Old Paths White Clouds)

Beneath all the surface differences people fixate on, we’re built from the same stuff.

“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐝.”
– 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘢 (𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩í𝘤𝘩 𝘕𝘩ấ𝘵 𝘏ạ𝘯𝘩, 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘴)

#PlumVillage #zen #buddhism #TichNhatHanh #grief

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ---Thich Nhat Hanh #motivation #growthhacking #success #growthmindset #keepgoing #goodmorning #fridayvibes #fridaymorning

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

Mount Baker, WA and quote by thich nhat hanh

You have to be like a mountain, solid and immovable, but also like water, flexible and gentle. ~ thich nhat hanh

Mount Baker, WA

An image of bare woodland trees; there is a carpet of dry crisp leaves on the ground.

Today I am reminded, that although the leaf falls from the tree, the same leaf transforms on the ground to provide nourishment to the tree.
The leaf lives on, just in another form 🪷

#PlumVillage #zen #buddhism #TichNhatHanh #grief

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STORY | How has #Amsterdam been using #DoughnutEconomics?

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