Who We Are
Lakeside grew out of a four-day Chicago area retreat led by Thich Nhat Hanh in May 1991. Lakeside has been meeting ever since, offering sitting and walking meditation, Dharma Discussions, Days of Mindfulness, and retreats in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Participants come from all walks of life and diverse religious background. Lakeside members need not consider themselves Buddhist. Lakeside's common denominator is an interest in mindfulness practices as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh, who encourages us to take up a life of awareness and healing, and to practice love and understanding in our community.
Recent articles:
Paddock, R. C. (2019, May 16). Thich Nhat Hanh, Preacher of Mindfulness, Has Come Home to Vietnam. New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/world/asia/thich-nhat-hanh-vietnam.html
Thich Nhat Hanh's final mindfulness lesson: how to die peacefully.Barclay, Eliza. (2019, March 11) Thich Nhat Hanh's final mindfulness lesson: how to die peacefully. Vox.com. Retrieved from https://www.vox.com/2019/3/11/18196457/thich-nhat-hanh-health-mindfulness-plum-village
Link to articles by Thich Nhat Hanh from “Lion’s Roar Magazine”
https://www.lionsroar.com/author/thich-nhat-hanh/
Thich Nhat Hanh was interviewed by WNET Public Television. Read a transcript of that interview on the PBS website. September 21, 2003 "Religion and Ethics."
Thich Nhat Hanh was also the featured cover story in the September 12, 2003 National Catholic Reporter, an independent news weekly. Read "Practicing Peace: Famed Buddhist monk urges overflow crowd to live mindfully" posted in the archives of NCRonline.org.
"The moment when you go back to your breath and you breathe mindfully, holiness is there, because mindfulness is the substance of holiness. God is there, the Holy Spirit is there at the same time," writes Thich Nhat Hanh.
Plum Village Website Link: https://plumvillage.org/.
Participants come from all walks of life and diverse religious background. Lakeside members need not consider themselves Buddhist. Lakeside's common denominator is an interest in mindfulness practices as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh, who encourages us to take up a life of awareness and healing, and to practice love and understanding in our community.
Recent articles:
Paddock, R. C. (2019, May 16). Thich Nhat Hanh, Preacher of Mindfulness, Has Come Home to Vietnam. New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/world/asia/thich-nhat-hanh-vietnam.html
Thich Nhat Hanh's final mindfulness lesson: how to die peacefully.Barclay, Eliza. (2019, March 11) Thich Nhat Hanh's final mindfulness lesson: how to die peacefully. Vox.com. Retrieved from https://www.vox.com/2019/3/11/18196457/thich-nhat-hanh-health-mindfulness-plum-village
Link to articles by Thich Nhat Hanh from “Lion’s Roar Magazine”
https://www.lionsroar.com/author/thich-nhat-hanh/
Thich Nhat Hanh was interviewed by WNET Public Television. Read a transcript of that interview on the PBS website. September 21, 2003 "Religion and Ethics."
Thich Nhat Hanh was also the featured cover story in the September 12, 2003 National Catholic Reporter, an independent news weekly. Read "Practicing Peace: Famed Buddhist monk urges overflow crowd to live mindfully" posted in the archives of NCRonline.org.
"The moment when you go back to your breath and you breathe mindfully, holiness is there, because mindfulness is the substance of holiness. God is there, the Holy Spirit is there at the same time," writes Thich Nhat Hanh.
Plum Village Website Link: https://plumvillage.org/.