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Thich Nhat Hanh

Within the last few days, Master Thich Nhat Hanh was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage. Thay, as he is called among his adherents and students, is currently in observed condition but is said to be making a speedy recovery. Before

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Church and State

In several other forums as well as the news within the last five years or more, there has been significant discussion regarding the separation of church and state. It is, at least in my opinion, somewhat unfortunate that my brethren

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Personal and Retreat Vision

I was asked by a professor and mentor today to create what was my personal vision as a health professional. After long thought I realized that my efforts as a health professional are tied intimately with my own personal vision

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Conflict

I have wrestled the last few weeks with how to express my feelings regarding the conflict in Israel/Gaza. I have friends, close friends, on both sides of the field of support. As with any strongly held belief, the happenings of

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Plum Village Online

The Plum Village is a Buddhist Monastery and Retreat in the Dordogne region of France. It is the home monastery of Master Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Monk. The following is paraphrased from the Plum Village Webpage: “Plum

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Spring 2014

Spring has come to the Retreat, with all of it’s glorious wind and night/day temperature changes. Fortunately, none of this stops the caretakers from trimming trees, placing plants back outside and cleaning the outside like busy bees. The spider plants

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Plum Village, France

What follows is only a shot introduction to the Plum Village and with it Thich Nhat Hanh.  I encourage readers to follow the link at the bottom to learn more. Plum Village is a Buddhist Monastery started in Thenac, Dordogne,

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New Year

Today marks the end of the Julian year and the beginning of the next.  Celebrations will occur throughout most of the Western world.  In some places such as Europe, the New Year has already rolled in.  The Eastern Lunar New

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A Tale of Two Views

As the week comes to an end and I look back over the last year or so, I notice that the combination of Haiku, travels, and such seems to be lacking something.  While contemplating on this, I realized that if

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