Category Archives: loving speech

Compassionate Activism

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Still Water Sangha of MN

Excerpt from Buddhistdoor Global (BDG) post on 12-29-2017 Sister Chan Khong, the eldest monastic member of the Plum Village community established by the influential Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and one of his closest collaborators and students, has written … Continue reading →

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Transform Our Fears First

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Still Water Sangha of MN

Excerpt from Mindfulness and Meditation  post To Make Reconciliation Possible by Thich Nhat Hanh  All of us have heard about the event in Newtown. A young man went to a school and killed a lot of children and teachers. After the event, … Continue reading →

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For or Against?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Still Water Sangha of MN

Excerpt from THE BHIKKHU AND THE BUTTERFLY:  A Conversation between  AJAHN PASANNO and JULIA BUTTERFLY HILL – Full Interview JBH: My whole approach to the people I meet is to communicate the language of love, so I make it a point not to … Continue reading →

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Five Kinds of Voices

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Still Water Sangha of MN

Excerpt from “For a Future to Be Possible: Commentaries on the Five Wonderful Precepts”  by Thich Nhat Hanh Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is a person who has learned the art of listening and speaking deeply in order to help people let go … Continue reading →

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Conversation is a Source of Nourishment

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Still Water Sangha of MN

Excerpt from THE ART OF COMMUNICATING by Thich Nhat Hanh Essential Food Nothing can survive without food. Everything we consume acts either to heal us or to poison us. We tend to think of nourishment only as what we eat … Continue reading →

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Loving Speech Cannot Be Faked

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Still Water Sangha of MN

Excerpt from http://www.stillwatermpc.org/dharma/dh20110512.htm When I ask myself, why is Loving Speech and Deep Listening so difficult, the first answer that comes to mind is: Because these actions cannot be faked. In Emotions Revealed: Understanding Faces and Feelings, the psychologist Paul … Continue reading →

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