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Thirty thousand people gathered in Hiroshima to commemorate the anniversary of the atomic bomb, demanding the destruction of nuclear weapons and promising, “We shall not do it again.” Although nations still possess the power to destroy humanity, the soil of Plum Village—once a site of fighting between Germans and French—has been transformed into a land of peace through fifteen years of walking meditation and reconciliation. Representatives from Japan, America, Vietnam, France, and Germany practice Hugging Meditation to heal the deep wounds of their ancestors and nations, breathing in to acknowledge the suffering and breathing out to promise never to repeat such destruction.
The teaching of the six paramitas offers the means to cross over to the shore of well-being, non-fear, and solidity:
- Dana Paramita, the practice of giving.
- Prajna Paramita, the practice of understanding.
- Sila Paramita, the practice of mindfulness training.
- Dhyana Paramita, the practice of meditation, of calming and looking deeply.
- Patience.
- Diligence.
The practice of Plum Village is the practice of arriving, stopping the running of the “monkey mind” to find the true home within the Island of Self. The bell of mindfulness serves as the voice of the beloved calling one back to the present moment. Meditation consists of Samatha (stopping, calming, and embracing the suffering child within) and Vipasyana (looking deeply to attain liberating insight). Mindfulness is the energy that makes one truly present, whether drinking water or closing a door. This practice is cultivated through the gatha: “I have arrived, I am home” (stopping), “In the here and the now” (touching life), “I am solid, I am free” (cultivating stability and freedom from afflictions), and “In the ultimate, I dwell.” By touching the present moment deeply, one touches the ultimate dimension, realizing that while the wave undergoes birth and death, the water remains free from all fear.