Mahāyāna Satipaṭṭhāna: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Theravāda Bonafides | Brother Pháp Lưu Q&A
About this episode
Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Brother Pháp Lưu about his experiences and contributions to mindfulness and Buddhism.
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Brother Pháp Lưu, the eldest non-Vietnamese American monk in the Plum Village tradition who is currently at Deer Park Monastery (https://deerparkmonastery.org/).Biography of Brother Pháp Lưu:Ordained as a monk since December 13, 2003, Brother Chân Pháp Lưu (Brother Stream) received Transmission of the Lamp from Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh to teach in 2011. He helped start Wake-Up, the international movement for young people, as well as the Happy Farm, Plum Village’s organic farming community, and has been working with Wake-Up Schools since its inception in 2012 to bring mindfulness to schools. He has served as a monastic editor several of Thích Nhát Hạnh’s books including Happy Teachers Change the World, Stepping Into Freedom, Cracking the Walnut, The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan, and How to Focus. Brother Phap Luu leads mindful backpacking retreats in nature around Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California and recently co-authored a book with Brother Phap Xa called Hiking Zen.Brother Stream has been working lately with scientists at Dartmouth College and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ajahn Kovilo, Ajahn Nisabho
Guest: Brother Pháp Lưu
Topics covered
- Buddhism
- Mindfulness
- Theravāda
- Zen
- Spirituality
- Education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Plum Village, Deer Park Monastery, Dartmouth College, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Books & works: Happy Teachers Change the World, Stepping Into Freedom, Cracking the Walnut, The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan, How to Focus, Hiking Zen
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