Hundreds of people lined Henry Street outside Randolph-Macon College Tuesday evening to welcome the Buddhist monks as they continued their Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington, D.C.

Thich Nhat Hanh: mudra of compassion. This photo was taken while his monks and nuns were offering the compassion chant at his European Institute of Applied Buddhism in Germany. (c. 2009) (© Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism) Global conflict ...

In early September, Tibetan monks carefully poured grains of colored sand onto a wooden table inside Slough Farm’s barn, transforming the space into a place of ritual, stillness, and attention. The monks had traveled from the Gaden Shartse Monastic University in southern India to the Island for a week,

Mindfulness is mainstream. There are mindfulness retreats that will set you back thousands of dollars. Entire sections of libraries and bookstores are devoted to the subject. My kids learn mindfulness and meditation techniques in their public elementary school