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Practices for Children / Dharma Stories For Children
As we journey through our annual Summer Opening Retreat we hope you enjoy these Dharma stories for children offered by Br. Phap Dung & Br. Pham Hanh in Upper Hamlet.
Engaged Buddhism / Music on Peace
A sharing from the heart exploring music as a pathway to embrace suffering, look beyond the discriminative mind and water seeds of a new world, where every note in our collective song has the conditions to bloom in safety, peace and harmony.
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Upcoming Retreats
Below you can find our upcoming in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.
2024 Retreats in Plum Village France
An overview of our 2024 retreats in Plum Village France.
Volunteering – 2024 Summer Opening
An invitation to experienced practitioners in our tradition to support us as volunteers from 2024 July 2 – Aug 3 in the Summer Opening.
Summer Opening 2024
We welcome you to cultivate together peace for ourselves and for our children.
Volunteering – Wake Up 2024
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us as volunteers during the Wake Up Retreat for young people between 17 and 35.
Wake Up Retreat 2024
Join us for time together in nature, to heal and to restore ourselves in this special retreat for young mindfulness practitioners aged 18-35.
Earth, Our True Nature Retreat
You and your family are warmly invited to join us for the Earth, Our True Nature Retreat, August 18-23, 2024 at the YMCA of the Rockies, Colorado.
Autumn 2024 – General Practice Weeks
We welcome you to join us for one or two weeks this autumn to practice with our monastic and long term lay community in Lower & Upper Hamlet.
Wellbeing in the Body & Mind Weeks (New Hamlet)
We welcome you to join the sisters of New Hamlet for one or two weeks practice on the theme: Wellbeing in the body and mind. There will be two arrival and departure days from…
Happy Farm Retreat (Upper Hamlet)
The Upper Hamlet Happy Farm family are delighted to announce our next Happy Farm Experience Week combining a week’s retreat in Upper Hamlet with a special hands-on experience in helping us on our organic, agroecology farm.
Calendar of Healing Spring Monastery
Healing Spring Monastery brothers would like to welcome you to practice in the weekend. A simple program may help everyone to slow down, recharge and be nourished by peace and happiness.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Autumn
An opportunity to stay and practice Mindfulness in Healing Spring Monastery. This simple program will allow you to stop, rest, and nourish yourself with peace and togetherness. You will study and practice meditation together…
Rains Retreat 2024-25
Join us for our 90-day Rains Retreat (2024-25) where we simplify our lives and deepen our mindfulness practice.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Autumn
An opportunity to stay and practice Mindfulness in Healing Spring Monastery. This simple program will allow you to stop, rest, and nourish yourself with peace and togetherness. You will study and practice meditation together…
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
A 7-week in-depth curated learning journey to nurture insight, compassion, community, and action in service of the Earth, bringing to life teachings in Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, Zen and the Art of Saving the…
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Autumn
An opportunity to stay and practice Mindfulness in Healing Spring Monastery. This simple program will allow you to stop, rest, and nourish yourself with peace and togetherness. You will study and practice meditation together…
3-Month Rain Retreat at Healing Spring Monastery
Many of us have the need to slow down, recover, and look deeply into ourselves, our families, and society. These precious three sacred months are for deepening our practice, supporting the monastic community, and…
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Winter
An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. The simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness
2025 Retreats & Events in Plum Village France
Here is the core schedule of retreats that will be held at Plum Village France in 2025. We will continue to share more information and registration details in the coming months. We aim to…
Touching the Ultimate: Non-Fear, True Peace and Compassion
This Dharma Talk was recorded on June 14, 2024 in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 8th talk of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” Full Retreat Playlist:…
Br Pháp Ứng
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Anger, Despair, Shame and Meaningful Questions in Our Meditation | A Plum Village Q&A session
This Question and Answers session was recorded on June 13, 2024 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 7th session of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” The…
Sr Hội Nghiêm, Sr Hiến Nghiêm, Shantum Seth, Phap Xa
What is an Engaged Buddhist Response to Suffering?
This Dharma Talk was recorded on June 12, 2024 in New Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 6th talk of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” “In this powerful…
Br Pháp Linh
Right and Wrong: a Buddhist Perspective
This Panel Sharing was recorded on June 8, 2024 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 5th talk of the series of talks given in the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” In this talk,…
Sr Chân Đức
Anger, Despair and Burnout: a Dialogue
This Panel Sharing was recorded on June 5, 2024 in New Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 4th talk of the series of talks given in the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” Sr True Dedication,…
Sr Hiến Nghiêm, Christiana Figueres, Shantum Seth
Library
Monastic-Led Deep Relaxation: Embodying Mother Earth
Br. Thien Duc with music by Srs. Hien Tam & Hieu Duc This guided meditation was offered in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village (France) during the Climate Retreat in autumn 2023. Any place where you find yourself listening to this, can be your meditation hall :)
With Each and Every Brushstroke: When Art & Meditation Come Together
In this beautiful video, our teacher Thay (Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) and our abbot Br. Phap Huu share with us how to combine mindfulness and calligraphy to create beautiful art that can inspire and nourish life
Thich Nhat Hanh, Br Pháp Hữu
Discover more Dharma Talks in our Library or our Listen podcast.