The being-here that mindfulness uncovers. The dharma is not somewhere else.
The continuous, non-judgmental awareness of what is arising in the present moment. The Buddha's central instruction — and the gateway through which the dharma has entered the West.
The defining practice of the Zen tradition — sitting silently in upright posture, without object, without goal. Dogen's shikantaza: 'just sitting,' nothing added.
Vietnamese Zen master (1926-2022), poet, founder of the School of Youth for Social Service during the war, exiled for nearly forty years for his refusal to take sides, founder of Plum Village in southwest France, author of more than a hundred books. He gave the modern world the phrase "engaged Buddhism" and made mindfulness — sati — a global practice.
A fifteen-minute guided meditation in the UN Global Initiative series — a daily contemplative practice broadcast for the cultivation of individual and collective peace.
A fifteen-minute guided meditation led by Asna Shakya in the UN Global Initiative series. Shamatha-based, lightly framed, broadcast for daily practice.
