Category: Thich Nhat Hanh

Dear Friend, You Must Act This second part of Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet is titled, “The Action Dimension: A New Way of Living.” It was a semi-surprising read for someone whose familiarity with Buddhist practice often reflects the idea of inaction. Meditation, non-violence, and the like. When I think back more…

Dear Friend, “Who are you?” There’s a reason that the Caterpillar has always been my favorite character in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He’s the only one that asks the important question, the one that gets to the heart of the novel. Why has Alice fallen through the rabbit hole, after all, if not…

Dear Friend, What a joy it was for me to revisit a favorite young adult novel last month. Ziggy, Stardust & Me by James Brandon is a book that has so much to love about it, and it speaks to many of the things that make life worth living–friendship, romance, music, and wonder. In that…