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
Updates / Sister Chan Khong receives Honorary Doctorate
On 10 December 2022, Sister Chan Khong received an honorary Ph.D. in Social Work from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Thailand.
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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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Peaceful Dwelling: 90-Day Retreat
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for 90-Day Rains Retreat.
“Miracle of Being Alive”
Holy Season Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
Join us for a week of walking in nature, sitting in peace, listening with love, working with joy … living fully the precious life we have.
Holiday Retreat 2022
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for a Holiday Retreat.
“New Year, New Me”
Plum Village France – Europe
What have I done with my days? Have I lived with kindness and joy during 2022? How do I live in the present for a future to be possible?
“Nourishing the Roots with Love” – general practice week
Plum Village France – Europe
This week will be an opportunity for us to nourish our spiritual roots. We will cultivate the art of walking, sitting, eating, working, and listening to ourselves and others with true presence and love….
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Asia
A sacred pilgrimage in India to feel what the Buddha felt, see what he saw, and experience what he experienced as a living human being.
General Practice Week in early Spring
Plum Village France – Europe
With new blossoms on the way, and spectacular changing weather, spring-time offers us a wonderful opportunity to celebrate this beautiful season of transformation and renewal.
Snow Retreat 2023
Andorra – Europe
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Worldwide
A 6-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…
General Practice Week in late Spring
Plum Village France – Europe
We warmly welcome you to join our community life of practice for one or two weeks.
UK and Ireland Tour 2023
Europe
Join a group of eight Plum Village brothers and sisters as we crisscross the British Isles and Ireland to lead retreats, Days of Mindfulness, mindful walks, sangha building events
“Savor Life”- Cooking Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe, New Hamlet
For this one-week retreat (May 26 – June 2), the New Hamlet meditation hall will become a food haven and the sisters will reveal their secrets of cooking vegan food with joy, ease, and…
“Love is Freedom” – Earth Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
The international Earth Holders communities is delighted to invite you all to a 7 days “Earth Retreat” in Plum Village France on-site and online.
Summer Opening 2023
Plum Village France – Europe
From July 9th – 29th 2023, Plum Village will be a kingdom of smiles for families with children and teens.
Wake Up 2023
Plum Village France – Europe
Breathe, walk, renew, inspire… A retreat for Young Mindfulness Practitioners 18-35
Educators’ Retreat
(and plum picking)
Plum Village France – Europe
We invite you to take the time to rest, renew, and connect deeply with the source of the sacred love that you are cultivating and offering through your life.
General Practice Week in Autumn
Plum Village France – Europe
As the trees shed their leaves, what afflictions can we shed to lighten our load?
Rains Retreat 2023-24
Plum Village France – Europe
Join us for our 90-day Rains Retreat (2023-24) where we simplify our lives and deepen our mindfulness practice.
In Harmony on Our Path
Practicing the Six Harmonies is a deep practice to ensure a long life in the Sangha and continue on the path of transformation with our spiritual friends, even when facing difficulties in communication. If we are still unable to deeply connect with another person through the heart, maybe because…
Br Dai Giac
Dharma Talks View All
Mindful, Caring Consumption
Are you aware of your body in daily life? Do you take time to pause and relax between activities? How do you start your day? Do you take a moment to touch a feeling of gratitude and joy for being alive? Let’s explore these and many more questions as…
Sr Từ Nghiêm
Mindfulness of Love and Gratitude
Br. Minh Hy invites us to connect to great ancestral teachers who played a very important role in Thầy’s journey of renewing Buddhism. Inspired by their example, we can improve and refine our own practice, with faith and perseverance. We can make their practice come to life as we…
Br Minh Hy
Peace, Reconciliation and Harmony with Right Speech
Sister Thuận Nghiêm (Sister Harmony) takes us along her life-long journey of transforming her way of thinking and speaking with the practice. She shares many true stories about the importance of checking our perceptions and speaking more humbly and lovingly. The impact of our speech is immediate and wide….
Sr Thuận Nghiêm
Wisdom, Hope, Faith
“Do not abandon your aspiration too early!” Through her own experience of fearlessness, hope, compassion, anger, and despair during the war in Vietnam, Sr. Chan Khong shares how she transformed unwholesome seeds through mindfulness practices in our Plum Village tradition. Touching on difficult topics such as suicide, alcoholism and…
Sr Chan Khong
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.