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It’s been 12 years since Thay was in Belfast…
On this day 17 April 2012 my beloved and revered teacher the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn (Thay) was in my home town of Belfast...

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Apr 17, 20242 min read


Final Whiteabbey Mindful Walk, in memory of Thay
My teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, passed away on 22 January 2022. A week later I held a mindful walk in Whiteabbey, to commemorate...

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Jan 8, 20233 min read


Thich Nhat Hanh continues beautifully
Thay and myself outside his Upper Hamlet hut during the 2009 21 day retreat Dear Thay, my teacher, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh died on the 22 01 2022 in Hue, Vietnam, the place he was also born on 11 10 1926. He was 95 years old and his life and legacy will live on through everyone touched by his teachings. His impact is immeasurable and I am inexpressibly grateful to have been lucky enough to know him. This blog is my attempt to outline something of this and to mark his

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Jan 25, 20228 min read


Happy continuation dear Thay 🙏❤️
The 11 October was my teacher Thich Nhat Hanh’s 93rd birthday. We say ‘happy continuation’ as Thay teaches there is no birth and no death...

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Oct 13, 20192 min read


Thich Nhat Hanh said six words to me
On this day, 17 April, six years ago (2012) Thich Nhat Hanh said six words to me. It was a big day that’s why I can remember his words. I...

Bridgeen
Apr 17, 20187 min read


Mindfully breathing my way to enlightenment
People who are interested in meditation and spirituality are often looking for something magical and mystical. Maybe enlightenment. All...

Bridgeen
Dec 1, 20172 min read
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