In the masterful Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet, first published in October 2021 by Penguin Books, Thich Nhat Hanh shares his wisdom on how to be the change we want to see in the world. He is blazingly clear that there’s one thing we have the power to change, which can make […]
The practice of mindfulness can help you to have faith in yourself. If you look deeply at things, we have our own way of understanding. The kind of insight that you have concerning people and things is confirmed by your daily experiences, and you believe in your insight. If you really believe in your insight, […]
New material is added to the App on a daily basis. You’re probably used to checking the Latest Updates folder, but while those additions are chronological, we want to point out some new folders and specific categories where fresh material has been added over the last few months. Today, we will focus on music. Songs, […]
Every step is a miracle. Every step is nourishing. Every step is healing. The Zen Master Linji said that the miracle is not to walk on thin air or on fire – the miracle is to walk on earth. To be alive and to be walking on this planet is a miracle. And you can […]
Mindful eating To cultivate mindfulness, we can do the same things we always do—walking, sitting, working, eating, and so on—with mindful awareness of what we are doing. When we’re eating, we know that we are eating. When we open a door, we know that we’re opening a door. Our mind is with our actions. When […]
In this short teaching from the Deer Park Monastery, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) advises the use of a Cong Phu Sheet: a practice journal that shows how well we maintain our practice of mindfulness in each daily activity. Getting out of bed, opening and closing doors, brushing our teeth, turning on the light, […]
