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The Five Mindfulness Trainings are based on the Five Precepts offered by the Buddha. In our Sangha we recite them every other month (alternating with the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings). Some practitioners, especially (but not limited to) those who have formally received the trainings, make an effort to recite them more…
Food: We were advised not to drink water, or anything not from a bottle, not to eat raw vegetables,especially lettuce, not to eat fruit unless…
During the Buddha’s lifetime, more than 2500 years ago, Hindus prayed that after death they would go to heaven to dwell eternally with Brahma, the…
Vendors and markets are everywhere. Markets for tourists and full of colorful delectables. Markets for locals are full of food and goods. The vendors are…
The Inca trail leads up the mountain to Machupicchu and ends in the city. here is the end of the Inca trail.

We are a community in the Plum Village tradition. Linda (True Path of Peace) is an ordained Order of Interbeing member. She was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh on August 15, 2005.