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
40 Years of Plum Village / A Photo Slideshow
A beautiful collection of photographs of Plum Village from the 1980s to the present day.
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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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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.
Be Beautiful, Be Yourself
EIAB – Europe
A retreat for adults in English and German.
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…
Harmony at Home, Peace All Around
Blue Cliff Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Blue Cliff Monastery for a Summer Family retreat.
Sentarse en Paz: Retiro Mindfulness en Español
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for a Spanish-Speaking Retreat at the end of July.
Summer Retreat: Confidence in Difficult Times
EIAB – Europe
A family retreat for adults, teenagers and children in English and German.
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…
Summer Retreat: The Way of Understanding and Love
EIAB – Europe
Family retreat for adults, teenagers and children in Dutch and English.
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.
“Finding My Path in Life”
Experience a week of monastic life in Lower Hamlet
(women only)
Plum Village France – Europe, Lower Hamlet
Learn how to still the mind and hear our deepest calling.
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
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness & Plum Village practice (40 Years Retreat #4)
In this fourth Dharma talk of our 40 Years Retreat, “Now We Have a Path: We Have Nothing More to Fear”, Brother Phap Linh shares how we can recognize trauma in ourselves and those around us, as well as how we can care for it and help it to…
Br Phap Linh
“Now We Have a Path”: Plum Village Dharma Seals (40 Years Retreat #1)
Do you feel you have found a path that helps you to live with freedom, and without fear? How can we learn to see such a path clearly in every moment, and develop a confidence in it that is unshakeable? In this retreat we celebrate 40 Years of Plum…
Sr Chân Đức
“How to be Happy as a River”: The Second Dharma Seal of Plum Village (40 Years Retreat #3)
Have you ever felt a sense of deep belonging to a group with a shared aspiration and way of living? Did you feel safe enough to entrust yourself in that group and flow together in the same direction? How can we “go as a river” in a way that…
Sr Dinh Nghiem
“Arrived, Home”: The First Plum Village Dharma Seal (40 Years Retreat #2)
Br. Phap Huu offers his experiences and insights on practicing “I have arrived, I am home”, the First Seal of Plum Village practice. He shares poignant moments by Thay’s side for us to have a taste of Thay’s great wisdom and love. 0:00 Chanting: May the Day be Well…
Br Pháp Hữu
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.