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A New Aspirancy Application Packet
Following many months of diligent work by the Order of Interbeing Committee, Dharma Teachers Sangha Caretaking Council, and the elders in the monastic community, we are now able to offer an revised and updated Order of Interbeing Aspirancy Application Packet. This new packet should be used by any new aspirants in North America. Ahora disponible […]
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Sitting down is an act of revolution
The act of sitting down is an act of revolution — Thich Nhat Hanh Sitting down is revolutionary because it means you are stopping and choosing to rest in this place, in this moment. It’s revolutionary, because modern life is so busy. At work I’m busy getting things done, then I turn to projects at […]
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Love. Heal. Act. Three Key Questions When Considering the Plight of the Earth
John Bell responds to three questions about how we love Mother Earth, face climate suffering, and taking responsibility.
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Ordination Opportunity in 2021
Dear Dharma Teachers, Dear Order Members, Dear Aspirants, In 2021 there will be two opportunities for aspirants from North America to be ordained into the Order of Interbeing. These will be online transmission ceremonies. In order to facilitate the process, please review the requirements, criteria, and procedures for North American students of Thich Nhat Hanh. […]
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Voices of Order Members
Please enjoy this selection of voices from current Order of Interbeing members as they share about why they are members.
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Listening Circles for Healing Racism, for White People: Facilitators Guidebook
Dear OI Friends, In June 2020, within a week of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, I invited white practitioners on our OI list to a “Listening Circle for Healing Our White Racism” on Zoom. One hundred (100) mindfulness practitioners showed up! After some welcoming, validating of them, and offering some framing thoughts, in pairs […]
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Protected: Considering the Order of Interbeing?
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Joanne Friday
On January 20, 2021, Joanne Friday, our beloved dharma teacher, partner, friend, and mentor, transitioned from the Historic dimension into the Ultimate dimension. Joanne was a Dharma teacher in the Tiep Hien Order, the Order of Interbeing, founded by Buddhist monk and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2003 she received authority to teach from […]
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Beloved Community: Kingian Nonviolence and the Plum Village Tradition
Wednesday, October 21, 20204:30pm – 6:00pm Pacific Time ZoneOffered via Zoom Please join us for a conversation with Kazu Haga, author of Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm published by Parallax Press. Hosted by Kenley Neufeld. Advance registration is required. When you register, you will receive a 30% discount code for purchasing the […]
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Right Livelihood in an Unjust Society
What is Right Livelihood? When doing research for this column, rather to my surprise, I couldn’t find all that much written on Right Livelihood, even though it is part of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. It is as if most Buddhist thinkers consider the matter relatively straightforward, simply a matter of choosing a job that […]