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Brother Chân Pháp Dung was ordained on February 4th 1998 as a member of the “Apple” family at Plum Village France. He received full bhikshu ordination on December 18th 2001, and received the Lamp Transmission from Thầy and became a Dharma Teacher in 2004. He is the former abbot of Deer Park Monastery in California from 2001 to 2010.
He was born in Vietnam in 1969, came to the US when he was nine years old. He received a professional BA in Architecture from the University of Southern California, and worked as an architect/designer for four years before becoming a monk. He enjoys playing, learning and sharing mindfulness with children of all ages. Br. Pháp Dung helped to establish Deer Park Monastery and other US centres, creating meditation programs and retreats for children, teens, families, and young adults, as well as planning its halls and infrastructures. He has led mindfulness retreats in North and South America, China, Hong Kong, India, Bhutan and Germany. He is most inspired by meditation as a method of examining and cultivating the mind, of the individual and of the collective; and by community building as a method to heal and develop society.
Given Br. Pháp Dung’s passion for restoring connection with mother earth, he is involved in the Happy Farm (combining organic farming, community living, and the mindfulness practice in Upper Hamlet), and represented Plum Village at the pivotal COP21 climate conference in Paris. Throughout the year, he is involved in supporting Wake Up Schools (bringing mindfulness practice and well-being into education), Wake Up Hubs (creating sustainable, ethical, healthy, alternative non-sectarian urban practice centers for young people), and Wake Up retreats around the world. In the US, Br. Pháp Dung has offered mindfulness workshops for organisations such as Google, Facebook, Salesforce, and the World Bank. Br. Pháp Dung is happiest when he is immersed in nature. He loves writing, drawing, singing, swimming, drinking tea, and performing rituals of the native American people.
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Dharma Talks
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…
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The Most Reliable Refuge During Uncertain Times
This talk was given at Deer Park Monastery at the start of the annual 90-Day Retreat.
Br Pháp Dung
Reverence is the Nature of Our Revolution
Br Phap Dung teaches on community living and reverence in our life and in our practice. Br Phap Dung encourages us to give 100% of our being to the practice, much like a newly ordained novice. The Plum Village community is a community of resistance, a radical, non-violent, 2,500…
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Questions and Answers
A panel of monastics answer questions during the rains retreat Questions pertain to 1. How to use the 5 Mindfulness Trainings as a guide to practicing engaged Buddhism 2. How to maintain the beginner’s mind as a long time practitioner, and dealing with doubt when it arises about the…
Br Pháp Dung, Sr Thanh Ý, Sr Lực Nghiêm, Br Phap The
The Nature of No Birth and No Death | Neuroscience Retreat
Br Phap Dung talks about the historical and ultimate dimension, training our minds and healing ourselves in the present moment. Buddhism is a practice to touch the ultimate dimension (absolute truth) from the historical dimension (relative truth). Teachings such as dependent co-arising or causes and conditions for the manifestation…
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Fear of Making a Commitment (FOMAC)
Br Phap Dung gives the New Year’s eve talk. In his talk, he pays homage to our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh who loves festivals and celebrations and talks about the importance of commitment. New Year is a time to look back on the old year and a time to…
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The Four Principles of the Order of Interbeing
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Aspiration, Passion & Free Will / Wake Up Earth
What is our reason of being, raison d’être, our passion or aspiration? Is it to be free? Is freewill the same thing? Volition is a source of energy that makes us want to wake up and keep going in life. We need to have a clear and still mind…
Br Pháp Dung
The Power of Cutting Off & Letting Go
Letting go is not about suppressing or denying our experiences, but rather acknowledging and accepting them with compassion and understanding. By embracing impermanence and non-attachment, we can free ourselves from the burden of past regrets and future worries, and cultivate a deeper sense of peace and freedom in the…
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Questions & Answers
Q & A session in the third week of the summer retreat 2018 in Plum Village France. Help us caption & translate this video! https://amara.org/v/k3WQ/
Br Pháp Dung, Br Pháp Lưu, Sr Lan Nghiêm, Sr Lăng Nghiêm
Devotional Buddhism and Insight Buddhism
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Articles
- Reflections on the Paris Climate Conference
- Nourishing our Togetherness, Protecting our Planet
- A Green Santa and A Hug of Love
- Call to Action: People’s Climate Prayer
- Upgrading the Mindfulness Bell
- Letter to Viet Nam Ministry of Education and Training
- Let’s Play
- The Helping Hand – Mindfulness Bell #48 Summer 2008