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
Buddhist Ethics / Talk 3: How Can We Know What is Right?
When you produce a thought in the line of Right Thinking, a thought that has no discrimination, that goes along with interbeing, understanding, forgiveness, and compassion, that thought will have an effect right away on your mind, on your health, and on the world.
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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 2023-24
Plum Village France – Europe
We have commenced our annual Rains Retreat and welcome retreatants to join us for 1 or 2 weeks.
Stable · Joyful: 2023-2024 Rains Retreat
Deer Park Monastery – North America
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for 90-Day Rains Retreat.
3-month Winter Retreat
Blue Cliff Monastery – North America
Once again this winter, Blue Cliff Monastery will hold a Three-Month Peaceful Dwelling Retreat (Winter Retreat) for its monastic and lay residents.
Seasonal Retreats at Deer Park Monastery
Deer Park Monastery – North America
We welcome you to join our monastery’s daily schedule and the foundational practices such as sitting meditation, walking meditation, and mindful eating.
Coming Home to Peace
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.
“Be Still and Know”
2024 New Year’s Retreat
Plum Village France – Europe
This one-week (December 29 – January 05) New Year’s retreat is a gift of an inner journey together with spiritual friends. Through the art of mindful living, we still the mind and come to…
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
India –
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.
The Power of Peace in Climate Action
Our latest online course “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” is now open for registration! Sign up here: https://plumvillage.org/zasp What is the “flavor of Zen”? And what does it have to do with the urgent work we need to do to face the climate crisis? Brother Pháp…
Br Pháp Dung
Dharma Talks View All
Courage on the Path
This Dharma Talk was offered in New Hamlet, Plum Village, France on the 24th September 2023 during our Autumn retreat.
Sr Dinh Nghiêm
Mindfulness for Educators: Listening to Ourself, Being There for Others
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 20th August 2023 as part of our retreat for teachers.
Sr Dinh Nghiêm
Our Actions are Our True Legacy
This Dharma Talk was recorded on the 10th August 2023 in Plum Village Upper Hamlet. It is the fourth and last talk of the Annual Wake Up retreat (mainly for young people 18 to 35 years old).
Sr Hiến Nghiêm
Compassion in Action, True Happiness and Peace, True Love and Sexual Energy: A Monastic Q&A
This session of monastic Q&A was recorded on the 9th August 2023 in Plum Village New Hamlet. It is the third Dharma session of the Annual Wake Up retreat (mainly for young people 18 to 35 years old). The monastic Dharma Teachers in this session are Sisters Luc Nghiem…
Sr Lực Nghiêm, Sr Tại Nghiêm, Br Pháp Linh, Br Troi Bao Tang
Library
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
Chant of Praise & Aspiration
A flower held up speaks wonderfully. Its five petals have a special fragrance. The Dharma Treasure is transmitted from India and continued in the Mind-Seal school in China. May all generations of Ancestral Teachers, residing in the Nirvana of the Wonderful Mind, seated high on the precious Dharma throne,…
Discover more Dharma Talks in our Library or our Listen podcast.