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Malam Suci Waisak (The Holy Vesak Night)
Plum Village choir came together to record the Indonesian song Malam Suci Vesak (The Holy Vesak Night), as an offering our the Indonesian friends around the world for Vesak day (May 26, 2021). This was sung in four parts. This is a song that is commonly sung in Indonesia...
Reflections on the Buddha, his Teachings and the Ceremony of Vesak
On May 25th 2021, residents of Plum Village Monastery in France celebrated the holiday of Vesak which commemorates the life and enlightenment of the Buddha. We took this opportunity to ask some of the monks and nuns at Plum Village how they relate to the Buddha and the ceremony...
How to Grieve
How can we find meaning, peace, and orientation for our lives in times of change? Whether it’s our personal journey of grieving, or our grieving for the losses sustained by our planet Earth, in this retreat we will learn how mindfulness can help us go through the process of...
The Plum Village Shop starts with… Plums!
We are happy to launch an online store to allow people to buy books, bells, calligraphies and other items to support their mindfulness practice. It's starting slowly though, by selling plums.
“Thanh Thuy’s Apple Juice” – Reading from “The Sun My Heart”
We would like to invite you to listen to “Thanh Thuy’s Apple juice”, a nice story written by Thich Nhat Hanh in the book “The Sun My Heart”. This reading can be like a friend that is there for you as you are on the bus or subway, when...
Thanh Thuy’s Apple Juice from The Sun My Heart
Book excerpt from “The Sun My Heart” by Thich Nhat Hanh, read by Br. Phap Lai.
Walking Meditation as part of the Online Day of Mindfulness
You are invited to join the brothers and sisters at Deer Park Monastery in their weekly online Day of Mindfulness. The program begins at 5:45am (PST) with 45 minutes guided sitting meditation and three Earth touchings, walking meditation at 9:00 (PST) followed by a live Dharma Talk at 10:15...
“Action from the Heart”: A Diary
Action From The Heart was a Plum Village online retreat for activists which took place in February this year. Andrew Rock, who attended the retreat, keeps a diary of events and shares his highlights with us.
Singing with young people – Wake Up Earth retreat 2021
Let us enjoy the singing meditation offered by Plum Village sisters and brother in the Wake Up Earth retreat in May 2021. We hope the energy of joy in singing nourishes the young people and also helps you in practicing mindful singing. Go to Plum Village songs here.
Online Educators Retreat
Today young people face a complex, challenging future, dealing with climate crisis and social injustice. They face challenges retaining their sense of self worth amidst the forces of relentless advertising and powerful social media. As their teachers, how can we help them to engage in the world purposefully and ethically?...
Sharing with India
On 26 May, 2021 Plum Village community celebrated Vesak day with the various Plum Village sanghas in India and the Ahimsa Foundation (an organization founded to represent our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and his practice communities in India). Due to the serious state of COVID-19 in India, people in India...
The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation
The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation raises money to support the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village monastaries around the world. The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation is a division of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, Inc. (formerly known as the Unified Buddhist Church). The Plum Village Community...
Updates from India – Celebrating Vesak in a Time of Suffering
On this evening we had a chance to hear firsthand the suffering that many have endured during the pandemic and watch it unfold into an evening of gratitude and joy of being alive in the present moment.
Peace between Palestinians and Israelis
At a 2003 retreat in Plum Village for Palestinians and Israelis, Thich Nhat Hanh offered insights into the situation in the Middle East based on Buddhist teachings as well as his own experience of war in Vietnam.
Vesak Day 2021
On the 26 of May, Plum Village centers around the world organized ceremonies to celebrate Vesak day. On this day we commemorate the birth of Prince Siddhartha, his enlightenment when he became known as Gautama Buddha, and his death known as parinirvana.
Vesak Celebration in India
Dear friends,Please join us with your family and friends for an evening of Mindfulness to commemorate Buddha Purnima (otherwise known as Vesak), marking the Buddha’s Birth, Nirvana and Mahaparinirvana. In this time of great individual and collective suffering in India, the land of the Buddha, it feels important to hear what he...
How Plum Village has been Living during the Pandemic
Plum Village has been extra vigilant in preventing the spreading of Covid-19 virus since the very beginning of the pandemic. We have been closed to the public since March 2020, living in confinement and following the rules and restrictions of the French government carefully. We have cancelled all of...
Dharma Talk as part of the Online Day of Mindfulness
Come and enjoy a day of mindfulness practices with the brothers and sisters at Deer Park Monastery. The program begins at 5:45am (PST) with 45 minutes guided sitting meditation and three Earth touchings, live walking meditation at 9:00am (PST), followed by a live Dharma Talk at 10:15 (PST).
Guided Sitting Meditation as part of the Online Day of Mindfulness
You are invited to join the brothers and sisters at Deer Park Monastery in their weekly online Day of Mindfulness. The program begins at 5:45am (PST) with 45 minutes guided sitting meditation and three Earth touchings, followed by a live Dharma Talk at 10:15 (PST).
The Mind as a Gardener
In this extract from Understanding Our Mind, Thich Nhat Hanh explains how our "Mind Conciousness" acts as a gardener to cultivate postive or negatives states of mind.
The Divided Brain: A dialogue with Dr Iain McGilchrist
During the 2020 Online Retreat, Understanding the Mind, Brother Phap Linh and Dr. Liam Kavanagh hosted a disucssion with psychaitrist and writer Dr. Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and His Emissary, whose work focuses on the divide between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Online OI Retreat: True Love in the Presence of Suffering
In this retreat OI members and OI aspirants will come together to deepen our understanding, celebrate our diversity, and share the teachings that support us in cultivating true love and building the Beloved Community.
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...
Mindfulness – Walking with Jesus and Buddha by Sister Annabel
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book 'Mindfulness - Walking with Jesus and Buddha' by Sr Anabel Laity (also known as Sr Chan Duc).
The first online 14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony
For the first time in Plum Village history the 14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission ceremony was held online on the 2nd of May in the year 2021.
Tending the Fire
Brother Phap Bieu reflects on how a Plum Village community or Sangha can continue to keep our spiritual tradition alive, stay true to the essence of the teachings and also be adaptable and flexible to the needs of the times.
Francophone Retreat
The francophone retreat, organized every year for over 20 years, has always been an opportunity to bring together the lay francophone community in a warm and joyful atmosphere. Last year, for the first time in 20 years, Plum Village was unable to hold this annual “family reunion”. At the end...
Reverence for the land
An interview with Mick Mc Evoy, manager of the Upper Hamlet Happy Farm, about the challenges of bringing mindfulness to farming, the magic of growing your own food and future plans for ecological healing through rewilding.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Books and Calligraphies on show in Vietnam
In March and April of 2021, there were two exhibitions of Thich Nhat Hanh’s books and calligraphies in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi Vietnam.