Living Mindfully

Mindfulness 3 min Video

 “Mindfulness: Youth Voices” is a three-minute short film  to address questions such as, “What is mindfulness?  Why would I be interested in it?”  Young people share in their own words, how mindfulness practice has changed their lives.  The video can be viewed for free on the Kelty website.
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Mindful Eating

NYT article and slide show on Mindful Eating at Blue Cliff Monastery click here for article


Fun Video on Eating and not Talking click here



MY LIFE IS MY MESSAGE 

Watch Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village offer peace and healing for Palestinians and Israelis, the US Congress and offer ways to practice across divides. Click here for video

 

The Metamorphosis of Fear into Love (Larry Ward, PhD) Click here

 To “light up the incense of our hearts” is to bring mindfulness into our daily life.

Every human action perfumes the world with its fragrance. Sometimes our heart's garden is undisclosed to us, at other times it may be wilted by the wounds of time. Buddhist psychology reminds us that when the seeds of fear overrun our garden, suffering is created for others and ourselves.

Fear can be a dangerous toxin in our lives. Not only is it the source of our unquenchable thirst for power, and the root cause of harmful illusions, but also it is a painful pollutant which brings sickness, both physical and mental, to self and society.

This dharma talk looks into understanding this pollutant and practicing with its antidote. In this way we can find relief and transformation as we mindfully light up our hearts with the fragrances of goodness, wisdom, beauty and love.

Larry Ward, PhD and Peggy Rowe EdD, senior dharma teachers ordained by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, are the leading proponents of Engaged Buddhism in the United States. Deeply inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, they have committed their lives to non-violent social change, healing, and transformation at all levels, from individuals & communities to the global scale. Peggy and Larry are co-authors of the book, Love's Garden: A Guide to Mindful Relationships.