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Channeling Thich Nhat Hanh for Today
I wrote this post before I learned that more than 7,600 people, most of them members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), had donated more than $300,000 for the family of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the man who murdered four members of their church in a shooting attack at a Michigan chapel. In response, journalist Kelsey Piper wrote:
If America is going to make it, it will be because people choose forgiving things they should never have had to forgive over hurting people they have every right to be angry with.
On November 12, 2014, Plum Village in France made this announcement:
With a deep mindful breath we announce to the world the news that yesterday, the 11th of November 2014, Thay, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, experienced a severe brain hemorrhage. Thay is receiving 24 hour intensive care from specialist doctors, nurses and from his monastic disciples.
If Buddhism had patron bodhisattvas the way Christianity has patron saints, Thay would be the patron bodhisattva of voicing Buddhism for modern life. But his body never regained the ability to speak and write, and it died on January 22, 2022, He was 95.
The enduring messages he left us with are:
* Mindfulness: Living fully in each moment.
* Interbeing: We don’t exist alone but in the vast interconnected web. I am in you. You are in me.
* Deep Listening: Hearing each other in mindful and loving non-judgment.
* Engaged Buddhism: You cannot practice Buddhism while ignoring the suffering around you, and you cannot create lasting social change without first cultivating peace and understanding within yourself.
NOTE: What follows emanates primarily from my impure mind—not from any dream or vision. It’s my attempt to present what Thay might be teaching us today. Consider none of it as coming from Thich Nhat Hanh....
Pre-order A Buddhist Path to Joy: The New Middle Way Expanded Edition though any of these outlets. The eBook is $2.99 until the October 17 publication date.
Consider sharing this post with friends and loved ones.
Visit Mel's websites at https://melpine.substack.com/ and https://www.melpinehub.com/
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melpine.substack.com
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By Mel PineI wrote this post before I learned that more than 7,600 people, most of them members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), had donated more than $300,000 for the family of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the man who murdered four members of their church in a shooting attack at a Michigan chapel. In response, journalist Kelsey Piper wrote:
If America is going to make it, it will be because people choose forgiving things they should never have had to forgive over hurting people they have every right to be angry with.
On November 12, 2014, Plum Village in France made this announcement:
With a deep mindful breath we announce to the world the news that yesterday, the 11th of November 2014, Thay, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, experienced a severe brain hemorrhage. Thay is receiving 24 hour intensive care from specialist doctors, nurses and from his monastic disciples.
If Buddhism had patron bodhisattvas the way Christianity has patron saints, Thay would be the patron bodhisattva of voicing Buddhism for modern life. But his body never regained the ability to speak and write, and it died on January 22, 2022, He was 95.
The enduring messages he left us with are:
* Mindfulness: Living fully in each moment.
* Interbeing: We don’t exist alone but in the vast interconnected web. I am in you. You are in me.
* Deep Listening: Hearing each other in mindful and loving non-judgment.
* Engaged Buddhism: You cannot practice Buddhism while ignoring the suffering around you, and you cannot create lasting social change without first cultivating peace and understanding within yourself.
NOTE: What follows emanates primarily from my impure mind—not from any dream or vision. It’s my attempt to present what Thay might be teaching us today. Consider none of it as coming from Thich Nhat Hanh....
Pre-order A Buddhist Path to Joy: The New Middle Way Expanded Edition though any of these outlets. The eBook is $2.99 until the October 17 publication date.
Consider sharing this post with friends and loved ones.
Visit Mel's websites at https://melpine.substack.com/ and https://www.melpinehub.com/
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melpine.substack.com