During a Question & Answer session some years ago, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh was asked, “What is the hardest part of your practice?”

What Side Are You Not On?

I remember one of the first times I heard Thich Nhat Hanh speak. He shared thoughts about his work and life during the Vietnam War.

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, RelationshipsAnnie MahonDecember 17, 2016Thich Nhat Hanh Comments

Lazy or Buddha?

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonDecember 6, 2012laziness, Thich Nhat HanhComment

Going in the Direction of Non-Killing

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonJuly 19, 2012euthanasia, pets, Thich Nhat Hanh Comments

Don't Blame the Match

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonJune 12, 2012conditions, Thich Nhat HanhComment

The 200-day Shower

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonMay 17, 2012Buddha, David Eagleman, Fire Sutra, impermanence, neuroscience, Thich Nhat HanhComment

Dropping Plates and Doing Nothing

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonApril 3, 2012David Whyte, Thich Nhat Hanh Comments

This moment in religion

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonMarch 3, 2012afterlife, book of Mormon, broadway, Religion, Thich Nhat HanhComment

Fair Trade and Sustainable Businesses

RelationshipsAnnie MahonMarch 1, 2012Anusara, cooperatives, fair trade, interbieing, sustainable business, Thich Nhat HanhComment

What Kind of Dog are You?

This morning I took two dogs on a walk in Rock Creek Park. Gus is our 12-year-old standard poodle, a super chill guy, and Ralphie is my daughter's 10-pound Havanese.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, Relationships, EnvironmentAnnie MahonFebruary 26, 2012dogs, Rock Creek Park, Thich Nhat HanhComment

Understanding a Tornado

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonFebruary 19, 2012love, Thich Nhat Hanh, understanding, valentine's dayComment

Intebeing with Suffering

One of the joys of having older children is that we learn so much from them. This summer, one of my daughters read an inspiring book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide and recommended that I read it also. Reading that book started me on a journey toward a deeper understanding of some of the most painful and difficult issues we face today, including the sex trafficking of young women around the world...

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, RelationshipsAnnie MahonOctober 1, 2010Human Trafficking, Thich Nhat Hanh

Are You Sure?

I hope that you had a very relaxing summer! I had the pure joy of visiting the Caribbean, seeing family, and going on retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh. In my last e-news, I wrote about whether or not it's best to always share our suffering, or if it's more productive to share only our joys. So it's funny because this month I have been meditating on perceptions. And perhaps underneath the question about what to share with others is how we interpret our experiences...

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonSeptember 16, 2010Mothering, Thich Nhat Hanh

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