A crowd gathers around the organ at St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, to witness an October 2013 note change.
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The new note will be sustained for a relatively ‘brief’ two years.
The late and beloved Leonard Cohen acknowledges fans at a Toronto performance in 2008.
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Leonard Cohen, a man about whom surely no Hallmark festive movie will ever be made, dared the Divine to answer humanity’s sorrows.
Practicing mindfulness doesn’t have to mean being removed from the world.
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Mindfulness is everywhere in pop culture today, but that doesn’t mean people agree on what it means.
In Japan, children look forward to a visit from Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame.
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Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas.
Thich Nhat Hanh leads a walking meditation in Paris.
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The late Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh popularized the contemplative practice around the world.
Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh praying during a three-day requiem for the souls of Vietnam War victims in 2007.
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, which earned him a global following, gave simple instructions on mindfulness and emphasized how it could be practiced anytime, even when doing routine chores.