Bhiksu True Dharma Sound
(Thich Chan Phap Thanh, Bernd Ziegler)

A Reflection and Mindfulness Training:

"Aware of our responsibility and love for ourselves and for our environment, we want to practice living in harmony with humans, animals, plants and minerals. Aware of our interrelatedness with all beings, we know that harming others is harming ourselves."

Thuat Nguyen

The present environmental crisis is a great threat to the survival of humankind on this planet Earth. We are aware that much harm has been done to the Larlh out of ignorance, craving, and arrogance. Our Mother Earth with her forests is suffering enormously announcing that the end is near if we do not change our way of life. From the point of view of the Buddha's teaching, environmental crisis is but the external manifestation of man's internal moral crisis, which has reached an alarming level.

Ven. Thich Dat Bao & Prof. Dr. Mai Trim Ngoc Tieng
Lecturers, Vietnam Buddhist University

The living environment includes the ingredients necessary for the life of all beings. These include air, soil, water, animal and vegetation ... that exist in nature on the earth.

The density of all living beings on earth is the basic foundation for promoting the development from the basic infrastructure to the upper structures, as well as cultural monuments. Furthermore, the earth's resources are fully used to serve the benefits of humans.

Dr. Manpreet Singh

Climate change is fast becoming a horrible reality for the planet and its beings, despite our initial and wishful ignorance in denying its possibility and existence. The threat of pending cosmic disaster is increasing with every passing day. One of the greatest man-made environmental disasters to the natural ecological system is waiting to engulf life on the planet, if a sensible approach is not followed urgently. The issue is now being regarded as a bigger threat than even terrorism or nuclear warfare.

Author: Ven. Hiroshi Fujikura,
Secretary General of the Buddhist Summit World Buddhist Supreme Conference

The Buddhist Summit

Author: Minh Mun

The presence of Buddhism in over 2552 years is not long compared to other ancient religions in India and other places in the world, but it is not as young as some other religions that have appeared in or over the last 2000 years. One feature that helps the survival of Buddhism, its development, albeit a slow one in the world and its acceptance in any society is its adaptability, not only in its theories but also in its behavior and response!

Author: Sid Kemp

Biographical note:

Sid Kemp has been practicing Buddhist meditation since 1980. In 1985, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh asked him to share his practice with others. Sid has studied and practiced across the Buddhist spectrum, learning from the Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese Zen traditions, and also studying elements of Therevadin and Tibetan Buddhism. Since his pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Buddha in 2001, he has been integrating these many teachings while deepening his meditation practice.

Author: Bhikshuni True Jewel Adornment (Kaira Lingo)

Nearly two-hundred people attended this second retreat offered for people of color. Asian Americans, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and a small number of European American family members of people of color all came together to be peace, to practice resting and calming, and to look deeply to transform their suffering.

Author: Nguyen Can

Problems on Our Way to Human Economy

Is it off the mark if we put forward the role of Buddhism in our economy while our top economic managers are still proud of their successes recorded in recent years in our economy , which has revealed itself to be a fast developing , dynamic and attractive one to invest in ?

Is it appropriate to consider Buddhism a philosophy for human salvation or merely a religious doctrine among others in VN?

Author: Bhikkhuni Dr. Thich Nu Hue Lien

The engaged characteristic of the Buddhist teachings lies in its practicability. The priority for living beings is the problem of suffering, the concrete one. The Buddha taught the main points of the truth concerning humanity with its fetters and its liberation. He did not explain the problem not connected with the goal of happiness.