To Walk with Saints and Scholars

March 2, 2026

“No Beginning & No End” Photo by LKV Walsh

From Buddhist Monk and Teacher Thich Nhat Hahn:

Living is a joy. Dying in order to begin again is also a joy. Starting over is a wonderful thing, and we are starting over constantly. Beginning anew is one of our main practices at Plum Village, and we must die every day in order to renew ourselves, in order to make a fresh start.

Learning to die is a very profound practice….

So do not be afraid of death. Death is just a continuation, and so is birth. At every moment, death is happening in your body—some cells are dying so other cells can come to life. Death is indispensable to life.