bell bell bell dear respected Thay, dear sanga. today is the 26th of march 2017. we are in the assembly of stars, meditation hall, lower hamlet. and today’s the new hamlet’s mindfulness day. every moment in plum village is an opportunity for us to cultivate mindfulness concentration, insight and these are called the three trainings of buddhist meditation, buddhist practices mindfulness means to bring our mind back to the present moment so that we are aware of what is happening inside ourselves and what’s happening around us when we are present with what’s happening we focus and concentrate