Our beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, founder of the International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, passed away on 22nd January 2022. We have been commemorating his life with ceremonies and spiritual practice.
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Sharings from the Heart
“I see the Buddha as a human being…” Reflections on the Buddha, his Teachings and the Ceremony of Vesak
As we approach Vesak celebrations at Plum Village Centers, we share this beautiful video made last year which explores what the Buddha means to four monks and and nuns.
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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.
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Spring Retreat (May)
Plum Village France – Europe
We invite you to join us for two weeks of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community this Spring.
“Monastic-Life Week” in Lower Hamlet (for women only)
Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France – Europe
The sisters of the Lower Hamlet invite you to come for a week dedicated to questions about monastic life.
Spring Retreat (end of May)
Plum Village France – Europe, New Hamlet
The New Hamlet sisters warmly welcome you to a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together, with Dharma talks from Plum Village teachers, sitting meditations, walking meditations, mindful meals in community …
“Peace in Oneself, Peace in the World” – Weekend Retreat in Switzerland
Switzerland – Europe
Join the monks of Plum Village on a weekend retreat in Switzerland.
Mindful Climbing Retreat
USA – North America
Join a six-day retreat led by Brother Phap Luu, a monastic Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition from Deer Park Monastery, and Michele Lang of Insight Climbing & Movement
Peace in the World (“zuFrieden in der Welt”)
Austria – Europe
Join the Plum Village monastics for a weekend retreat in Austria.
“Now we have a path
We have nothing more to fear”
40 Years of Plum Village Service Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to come and support us as volunteers. Your help is essential as the monastics alone are not enough to care for all…
Now we have a path
We have nothing more to fear
Plum Village France – Europe
A special 14 Day in-person retreat to honor Thay and celebrate 40 Years of Plum Village. Designed for experienced practitioners.
Discover the Creative You
Magnolia Grove Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Magnolia Grove Monastery, Mississippi, for a five-day retreat on Mindfulness and Creativity in Community.
Teen Camp
Deer Park Monastery – North America
This special 5-day residential retreat is strictly for teenagers. Teen Camp is open to all teens with or without previous experience with mindfulness, meditation, or camping.
Happiness is Here and Now
Magnolia Grove Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Magnolia Grove Monastery, Mississippi, for a five-day retreat for families and individuals.
Wake Up Retreat
Blue Cliff Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Blue Cliff Monastery for a Wake Up retreat in June.
Wake Up Service Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
We would like to invite experienced Wake Up practitioners to support us as volunteers in the Wake Up Service Retreat from June 28 – July 12.
Wake Up weekend
Magnolia Grove Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Magnolia Grove Monastery, Mississippi, for for a Wake Up Weekend (welcome to all practitioners ages 18-35ish).
Wake Up Humanity 2022
Plum Village France – Europe
Gather once more in Plum Village for time together in nature, to heal and to restore ourselves in this special retreat for young mindfulness practitioners aged 18-35.
Family retreat
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for a Family Retreat in July.
Summer Service Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in our tradition to support us as volunteers in the Summer Service Retreat from July 8 – July 31.
Summer Opening
Plum Village France – Europe
This summer, we are so happy to open again to welcome families with children and teens as well as individual practitioners to join us in a festive season of mindful living. It is a time…
Khóa tu tiếng Việt
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Núi đồi Lộc Uyển đang chờ đón quý vị về tham dự khóa tu để cùng nhau tận hưởng trời xanh, mây trắng, nghe chim hót đón chào một ngày mới với không khí…
Buddhist Psychology/ Science Retreat
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for a Buddhist Psychology/Science Retreat in August.
Rains Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. It is a time for Buddhist monastics to deepen their studies, practice, healing, and transformation. In…
Peaceful Dwelling: 90-Day Retreat
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for 90-Day Rains Retreat.
We Continue Always
In this final talk of the commemorative retreat to honor 49 Days of Thay’s passing, Sister Chan Duc (Sr. Annabel) teaches the practices of recognizing and cultivating our continuation bodies, to touch the our true nature of no-birth and no-death. Find out more about Sister Chan Duc.
Sr Chân Đức
Dharma Talks View All
Living the Buddha’s Community
In this first talk of spring 2022 as Plum Village France reopens for retreatants, Sister Lăng Nghiêm (“Sister Hero”) through the sutra “Monuments to the Dharma” (Majjhima Nikaya 89) shows us how the Buddha’s original community is continuing today. In the sutra, the King Prasenajit praises the Buddha’s sangha…
Sr Lăng Nghiêm
We Continue Always
In this final talk of the commemorative retreat to honor 49 Days of Thay’s passing, Sister Chan Duc (Sr. Annabel) teaches the practices of recognizing and cultivating our continuation bodies, to touch the our true nature of no-birth and no-death. Find out more about Sister Chan Duc.
Sr Chân Đức
Practicing Peace in Response to the Invasion of Ukraine
Sister Tu Nghiem is a senior Dharma Teacher in Plum Village, of Ukrainian heritage. In this Dharma Talk, given in New Hamlet as part of an online “Day in Peace” for Ukraine, she shares three powerful ways we can all practice peace starting now, today. 0:00 Sr. Chan Duc’s…
Sr Từ Nghiêm
The Secret to Continuing Thay
There are so many urgent crises in the world and we may think, “If only Thay were still alive, he would know what to do.” In this talk, Brother Phap Linh explains that Thay can be very alive in us, if we know how to practice. By applying the…
Br Phap Linh
Library
I Smile to the Stars (sung by Sister Chan Khong)
Sister Chan Khong, Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London 2012
Discover more Dharma Talks in our Library or our Listen podcast.