Dhammadharini's 5-Year Anniversary & Bhikkhuni Ordination

Source: http://awakening-forest-hermitage.blogspot.com/, The

Sonoma Valley, CA (USA) -- We awoke the morning after to find the forest filled with and pervaded by joy. It was a day of joy.

How Buddhism could be a way out of the environmental mess we are in

The Guardian, Sept 2, 2010

The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh explains in his new book how a Buddhist approach could benefit ecology

Paris, France -- There is something extraordinarily child-like about the 84-year-old Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Political lessons from a Buddhist monk

By Katherine Marshall, The Washington Post, August 30, 2010

Washington, D.C., USA -- Washingtonians will remember this ferocious August for its unusual and disconcerting heat - a merciless string of 90-plus degree days - and an intemperate, nasty, heated public discourse.

Can Nirvana be attained now?

by Keerthi Wijayatunga, The Island, August 23, 2010

Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Nirvana is the ultimate goal of all Buddhists. According to Theravada school it can be attained in this life. The only path to attain Nirvana is the Noble Eightfold Path (NEP) which leads to the realization of Four Noble Truths (FNT) and the fourth noble truth is the- NEP itself. Therefore, NEP and FNT are mutually interdependent and attaining Nirvana is the full realization of FNT.

Blossom Bus and Lotus Pedals: Back2School!

by Michaela Haas, The Buddhist Channel, Aug 12, 2010

'Back to school' season just got brighter for thousands of girls in India and Cambodia

San Diego, CA (USA) -- It’s ‘Back to School’ season, and while American children lament the end of a summer filled with leisure and play as they board their local school bus, millions of girls in Asia are forced to watch their hopes and dreams slip away because they have no way to get to school.

Zen and the art of saving the planet

by Nick Harding, The Independent, 10 August 2010

He has set up an eco-friendly village and is a best-selling author. Tomorrow, this green crusader will fill the Hammersmith Apollo with fans. But Thich Nhat Hanh is no rock star – he's a Zen master. Nick Harding meets a monk on a mission

Paris, France -- As a vision of the future, the community of Plum Village in the French wine region of the Dordogne doesn't conform to stereotype. It doesn't bristle with technology, scientific endeavour and cutting-edge innovation. It is austere, tranquil and basic, and it is inhabited by brown-robed monks.