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Sharings from the Heart
The Practice of Gratitude
Four lay and monastics friends in Plum Village tell us about their practice of gratitude and how it helps them in daily life and their relationship with others.
Recent Library Items
Interbeing and Interpenetration
We would like to invite you to enjoy a reading from book “The Sun My Heart” by Thich Nhat Hanh, read by Br. Phap Lai.
Discourse on Transforming Violence and Fear
1) Let us listen and observe to understand how, from a happy and wholesome state, people have brought society into a state of terror and violence. How have past generations acted for the situation to become like this? I want to talk to you about this suffering and tell…
Upcoming Online Events 33 items
The 40 Tenets of Plum Village in English, at Deer Park Monastery
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Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class is offered by Br Phap Luu (Br Stream) and will take place live on Wednesday nights at 19:30 PST. It will also be available to watch afterwards on the Deer Park Monastery Youtube channel. This class is based on a book written by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks at Vulture’s Peak” (an English translation is currently in progress but not yet available). The book describes the essential characteristics of Plum Village practice and teachings. For an English translation of the tenets themselves, follow this link: https://orderofinterbeing.org/2016/07…
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Join Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in Sydney, Australia for sessions of sitting meditation and other practices including sutra recitation, sutra class, Touching the Earth, Dharma sharing, Be-in, Mindfulness Trainings recitation, or a collective questions and answers session.
You may like to follow the Compassionate Ocean Sangha website or Facebook page.
You can join through this Zoom link.
Meeting ID: 981 6914 4405
Passcode: breathe
Online Mindfulness Practice Session on Thursdays with Magnolia Grove Monastery Brothers and Sisters in English, at Magnolia Grove Monastery
Dear beloved friends,
You are invited to join us on Zoom for our Online Mindfulness Practice Session on Thursdays with Magnolia Grove Monastics. Different monastics will facilitate the practice session. Format will vary each time.
The program will be as follows (subject to change):
– 5′ introduction
– 15′ guided meditation,
– 30′ Dharma talk
– 45′ Questions and Answers / “Gallery” Sharing / Sharing in breakout groups
Newcomers welcome. No previous experience with meditation required.
When: Thursdays at 04:00PM – 5:30 PM Central Time
Please check our calendar for latest update.
Please register in advance for this meeting
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!
What to Wear
Please wear casual and modest clothing that is comfortable for sitting (i.e. long sleeve shirt (shirt covering shoulders), long pants (below the knees), loose fitting clothes…).
Special request
Your happy smile, peaceful sitting posture, and joyful presence are the greatest gifts to those who attend the session. Therefore, we warmly invite you to have your camera on in the session :).
More information can be found here:
https://magnoliagrovemonastery.org/calendar/weekly-online-mindfulness-practice-2021-08-12/
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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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Rains Retreat 2021: Gems of the Plum Village Tradition
Plum Village France
90 days to explore the roots of Thich Nhat Hanh’s sutra translations, teachings and practices
Online New Year’s Retreat
Welcome the New Year 2022 online with the Plum Village community. We are looking forward to being together as a fourfold spiritual family. Registration will open shortly.
January Retreat (Jan 7-14)
This immersive experience will include two talks a week as well as sitting, chanting and walking meditations, mindful meals in community, mindful “service meditation”, group sharings, and a full “lazy day” to truly rest.
January Retreat (Jan 14-21)
This immersive experience will include two talks a week as well as sitting, chanting and walking meditations, mindful meals in community, mindful “service meditation”, group sharings, and a full “lazy day” to truly rest.
Spring Retreat (Mar 4-11)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Spring Retreat (Mar 11-18)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Mountain Mindfulness Ski Retreat – Andorra
On Tour
Granvalira, El Tarter Ski Resort Join the monks and nuns of Plum Village on a ski retreat in the mountains of Andorra, from March 22 to 27, 2022. We will enjoy cultivating awareness of…
3-day Online Retreat
Integrate the practice into daily life at home, and connect with Plum Village and fellow practitioners.
Spring Retreat (Apr 1-8)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Spring Retreat (Apr 8-14)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Special Vietnamese Retreat
This is a special retreat for Vietnamese speakers, hosted in Upper Hamlet. More information will be announced soon.
Invoking the Bodhisattvas’ Names
The word Bodhisattva means “awakened being”. In the text Invoking the Bodhisatva’s Names, written by Thich Nhat Hanh, 5 Bodhisattvas are mentioned who represent qualities we can all uncover in ourselves. In this talk, Sister Tu Nghiem offers us an explanation of this text. You can find the text…
Sr Từ Nghiêm
Dharma Talks View All
The Discourse on Youth and Happiness
This talk, the first in our Rains Retreat, was offered by Brother Phap Huu from the New Hamlet of Plum Village, France.
Br Pháp Hữu
The Spirit of a Rains Retreat
Brother Phap Huu introduces the 2021 Rains Retreat: Gems of the Plum Village Tradition.
Br Pháp Hữu
An Offering of the Heart: Transmission, Continuation, Aspiration
What are we made of? What do we transmit to the future, and to the world? How do we connect to our ancestors, understand them, and see how we continue them? How can we practice, so that our practice is an “offering of the heart”? Sister Đào Nghiêm offers…
Sr Đào Nghiêm
Cultivating Kindness, Building Community
What does it feel like to receive kindness, from a loved one or even a stranger? What does it mean to have kindness in our own heart, and to be a true friend to ourselves and others? How can we cultivate these qualities, to help build a kind community…
Br Pháp Hữu
Library
Interbeing and Interpenetration
We would like to invite you to enjoy a reading from book “The Sun My Heart” by Thich Nhat Hanh, read by Br. Phap Lai.
Discourse on Transforming Violence and Fear
1) Let us listen and observe to understand how, from a happy and wholesome state, people have brought society into a state of terror and violence. How have past generations acted for the situation to become like this? I want to talk to you about this suffering and tell…
Discourse on Turning the Wheel of the Dharma
This is what I have heard. At one time the World-Honored One was staying near Varanasi at Isipatana in the Deer Park. At that time the World-Honored One addressed the group of five monks, saying, “Bhikkhus, there are two extremes that a monk should avoid. What are the two?…
Store of Precious Virtues Discourse: Practice of the Highest Understanding
Bodhisattvas, who in this life endeavor to removeall obstacles and afflictions,giving rise to a peaceful mind with confidence,dwelling in awakened calm—rely on the Practice of the Highest Understanding. All the rivers on Roseapple Island,producing the healing herbs, fresh fruits and flowers,derive their power from the Naga Kingwho dwells in…
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