Resources


May our heart's garden of awakening
bloom with hundreds of flowers.
- Thich Nhat Hanh

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Recommended Reading
The Five Mindfulness Trainings are based on the precepts developed during the time of the Buddha to be the foundation of practice for the entire lay practice community. Thich Nhat Hanh has translated these precepts for modern times, because mindfulness is at the foundation of each one of them. 
To read more about the trainings, please click on the following link to the Plum Village website: Plum Village - Five Mindfulness Trainings

 Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) has written many books that you may find helpful to your practice, some of which are also available on tape or CD.  Four books by or about Thay that are especially recommended for those new to this tradition are:
  • Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
  • The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation
  • Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings  (edited by R. Ellsberg) 
  • The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation
For a complete list of Thich Nhat Hanh books and CDs, go to Parallax Press.

Sangha Library
Books from the sangha library are available for check out in the meditation pavilion during and after our Wednesday night meetings.  The library books are listed online here.

 Also, the River Oak Sangha has donated a number of books on mindfulness practice and Buddhism to the Redding Public Library as well as subscriptions to two Buddhist magazines:  Tricycle and Shambhala Sun.  Check them out.

Recitations
Many of the following recitations are includied in the Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book and its revised edition titled Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices.  Both editions were compiled by Thich Nhat Hanh and the Monks and Nuns of Plum Village and both editions are available from amazon.com and other booksellers.

Lighting the Candle - Recited on Wednesday nights.
The Five Mindfulness Trainings - Recited on the third Wednesday night of the month. 
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings - Recited on the fifth Wednesday night of the month.
The Five Contemplations - Recited before meals.
Sangha Vows
Sharing the Merit

Gathas
There are gathas for many occassions and you can create your own.  The point is not to learn them all, but to work with the gathas that touch your heart. 
Mindful Breathing Gathas
Daily Activity Gathas
Earth Gathas

Practices
Forgiveness Practice
Beginning Anew
Nourishing Happiness
Parallax Press - Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher, founded and inspired by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We publish books on mindfulness in daily life and are committed to making these teachings accessible to everyone and preserving them for future generations. We do this work to alleviate suffering and contribute to a more just and joyful world.
Community of Mindful Living - Offering comprehensive information about mindfulness and practice.

Poems and Quotations
Kiss the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh
Bay Area Young Adult Sangha Quotations

Audio/Video Dharma (Talks and Chanting)
Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks - Audio
Dharma Seed (Dharma Talks) - Audio
Plum Village Chanting from the Heart - Audio
Plum Village Dharma Talks - Video
Plum Village Online Monastery

Discourses of the Buddha (Sutras and Suttas)
Note:  The Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book and Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices include a number of short discourses. 
The Heart of Perfect Understanding (Prajnaparamita Sutra)
Loving Kindness (Metta Sutta)
Plum Village Discourses 
The Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings
Tripitaka Index
Tipitaka - The Pali Canon

Directories of Practice Groups and Retreat Centers
Community of Mindful Living (CML) Searchable International, U.S. and California Directories
Northern California CML Sangha Directory PDF Listing
Buddhanet U.S. Directory

Miscellaneous
The Tree of Contemplative Practices
What to Do if You Meet a Thought
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