A global community of mindfulness practice centres offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Have we understood the Buddha? (Part I)
In this article we explore the ways to study and practice Buddhism (Buddhist methodology) to help us become soulmates of the Buddha, or those who can understand the Buddha.
2024-25 Rains Retreat Opening Ceremony
On October 9 we formally opened the Plum Village Monastery Rains Retreat with the Face-to-Face Ceremony at Upper Hamlet with 248 practitioners (142 monastics and 106 lay friends) dwelling peacefully together for 90 days.
Upcoming Days of Mindfulness
You are welcome to join us for a Day of Mindfulness. These days offer a small taste of Plum Village mindfulness practice.
Sunday 3 November Lower Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 10 November New Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 17 November Upper Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 24 November Lower Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 1 December Plum Village France , New Hamlet
Sunday 8 December Plum Village France , Upper Hamlet
Sunday 15 December Plum Village France , New Hamlet
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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.
2024 Retreats in Plum Village France
An overview of our 2024 retreats in Plum Village France.
Calendar of Healing Spring Monastery
Healing Spring Monastery brothers would like to welcome you to practice in the weekend. A simple program may help everyone to slow down, recharge and be nourished by peace and happiness.
Rains Retreat 2024 – General Practice Weeks
We welcome you to join us for 1 or 2 weeks practice with our monastic and lay residential community in New Hamlet & Lower Hamlet during our Rains Retreat 2024.
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
A 7-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…
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Autumn
An opportunity to stay and practice Mindfulness in Healing Spring Monastery. This simple program will allow you to stop, rest, and nourish yourself with peace and togetherness. You will study and practice meditation together…
Planting Trees, Refreshing Our Body & Mind in the Autumn
This retreat is a heartfelt weekend dedicated to mindfulness practices, with tree planting as the day’s central activity, accompanied by sitting meditation, walking meditation, and mindful eating.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Winter
An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. The simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness
Christmas Holiday Week
Join us for a week of walking in nature, sitting in peace, listening with love, living fully the precious life we have. Touching life’s deeper dimensions is to embrace the pain and rediscover the…
Holiday Retreat 2024: “The World We Are”
Dear Friends, The brothers and sisters of Thai Plum Village are happy to announce the upcoming year-end Holiday Retreat. The retreat entitled “The World We Are” will be held from 24-25 December 2024 to…
New Years Week
Join us for an inner journey together with spiritual friends. Through the art of mindful living, we still the mind and come to understand ourselves and the world profoundly.
Holiday Retreat 2024: Love Within, Love All Around
“When we learn to love and understand ourselves and have true compassion for ourselves, then we can truly love and understand another person.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Dear Friends, You and your family are…
Holiday Retreat: Love in Action | Deer Park monastery
This holiday retreat is an invitation from Deer Park Monastery to rekindle the fire of powerful, inclusive love within ourselves, and to cultivate harmony and peace during this time of great change.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Winter
An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. The simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness
2025 Retreats & Events in Plum Village France
Here is the core schedule of retreats that will be held at Plum Village France in 2025. We will continue to share more information and registration details in the coming months. We aim to…
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
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.
Deepening Our Spiritual Roots
In honoring our beloved teacher, Thầy, we organize a trip to Vietnam to come in touch with Thầy’s roots to learn and understand the elements and conditions that contributed to Thầy’s growth in his…
Let That Negative Habit Become Your Mindfulness Bell
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 11 July 2024 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France, as part of our 2024 Summer Opening Retreat. It is the first talk of the first of three weeks recorded during this retreat. Full Retreat Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaX_vxbhs8fgW_-sCxD8pnPM7Ux5FoUqQ Take Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village…
Br Pháp Hữu
Dharma Talks View All
Touching the Ultimate: Non-Fear, True Peace and Compassion
This Dharma Talk was recorded on June 14, 2024 in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 8th talk of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” Full Retreat Playlist:…
Br Pháp Ứng
Anger, Despair, Shame and Meaningful Questions in Our Meditation | A Plum Village Q&A session
This Question and Answers session was recorded on June 13, 2024 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 7th session of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” The…
Sr Hội Nghiêm, Sr Hiến Nghiêm, Shantum Seth, Phap Xa
What is an Engaged Buddhist Response to Suffering?
This Dharma Talk was recorded on June 12, 2024 in New Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 6th talk of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” “In this powerful…
Br Pháp Linh
Right and Wrong: a Buddhist Perspective
This Panel Sharing was recorded on June 8, 2024 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 5th talk of the series of talks given in the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” In this talk,…
Sr Chân Đức
Library
Monastic-Led Deep Relaxation: Embodying Mother Earth
Br. Thien Duc with music by Srs. Hien Tam & Hieu Duc This guided meditation was offered in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village (France) during the Climate Retreat in autumn 2023. Any place where you find yourself listening to this, can be your meditation hall :)
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
Discover more Dharma Talks in our Library or our Listen podcast.