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It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Larry Ward, a senior Dharma teacher, author, and co-founder of the Lotus Institute. Dr. Ward was a gentle yet powerful voice whose work revolved around personal and collective healing and transformation.  If you are not already familiar with Dr. Ward,  we…

In today’s Dharma presentation, Susan shared from Thay’s book How to Fight, which is available at Parallax Press and at local bookstores. After the conclusion of our formal Sangha meeting, Livia recommended the video “Harmonize Yourself.” You can view it on YouTube and also find it on the Plum Village App.

Yesterday’s Dharma presentation was, appropriately, an excerpt from Thay’s book A Rose for Your Pocket: An Appreciation of Motherhood. You can read the excerpt Christine shared by clicking here. A happy and healthy Mothers Day to all!

For anyone who is interested in additional Sangha meetings, we have added a page of links to online Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition that are part of the Community of Mindfulness New York-Metro: Please click here to visit that page.

This morning’s dhamra presentation was an excperpt from the book Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout by Brother Phap Hu and Jo Confino, the co-hosts of the podcast The Way Out is In. If you’re not already familiary with this podcast, we recommend it highly. You can find all episodes of…

Each year Plum Village offers a pair of parallel verses to mark Tết, the Lunar New Year.  You can download them to print by clicking this link.  To learn more, read this post from the Plum Village website, which was shared today at our Sangha meeting.

Today’s Dharma presentation was an excerpt from chapter 6 (“Happy Continuation”) of The Other Shore, by Thich Nhat Hanh. The portions read were pages 50 to 52: “Contemplating a Leaf,” and “I am More Than This Body.” The Other Shore is a new translation of The Heart Sutra, with commentaries. As always, if you would…

Today’s Dharma presentation was pages 29 to 35 from Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Interbeing: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism. This section is commenteries on the first two of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings: Openess and Non-attachment to views. You can preview parts of this book (including the portion shared today) by clicking here. Or,…

Our Dharma presentation at this past week’s sangha was an excpert from Fragrant Palm Leaves, Thích Nhất Hạnh’s journals from 1962 – 1966. If you would like to join us, we meet to sit and share every Saturday from 9am to 10:30 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket, NY. All are…