From 10 - 17 August, 2026, Plum Village hosted our annual Wake Up Retreat for young people aged 18 -35. We welcomed nearly 900 participants from around the world who gathered together to live simply and happily in nature and in community.
In this article, Order of Interbeing aspirant Nanala McMillan shares her call to compassionate action and commitment to serving the mahasangha bringing meaning to her life as a young adult.
In this heartfelt and intimate sharing, Brother Dinh Tuc reflects on his journey of ancestral healing, and on how taking refuge in the Sangha have supported and held him and his family throughout the five-year monastic training programme he completed this year.
From 11 July to 3 August, 2026, Plum Village hosted our annual Summer Opening Family Retreat, welcoming nearly 2,500 participants from around 50 countries.
In this article, Minh-Chau Le shares how her ancestral heritage is woven into her work as a historian and her journey as a member of the Order of Interbeing.
In this article we feature wisdom from How to Relax, in which Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh brings clarity, understanding, and insights to our strong habit energies, individually and collectively, in "doing", rather than "being".
We are delighted to offer this conversation with Sister Giac Nghiem, originally conducted in French by Sister Tai Nghiem, offering a glimpse into her journey of faith, transformation, and deep joy in service.
This past spring, Plum Village France hosted multiple Happy Farm weeks across our three hamlets with the theme: "Coming Home to Mother Earth."
In this sharing, we explore the ongoing journey of inclusion for LGBTQIA+ siblings in Plum Village France. Through personal reflections on community life and applied practice, Brother Bao Tang looks at both the meaningful progress that has been made and the conditions that continue to invite deeper understanding, compassion,...
From 1 - 23 June, 2026, practitioners from all over the world gathered in Plum Village, France to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Order of Interbeing.
In this article, we hear from Wake Up members, Elli Weisbaum and Nhu-Mai Nguyen, two of our tradition’s youngest lay Dharma teachers.
In this article, Sister Chan Duc (Sister True Virtue) shares a heartfelt message for young aspirants and members of the Order of Interbeing.
In this article, we offer an excerpt from a Dharma talk by the Venerable Thich Phuoc Tinh on the spiritual essence of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings.
On the 21st of May, our beloved multifold community gathered in Upper Hamlet of Plum Village France to celebrate Vesak.
From 8 to 15 May, 2026, New Hamlet hosted a Wellbeing Retreat for the body and mind with the theme "There is no way to wellness, wellness is the way."
In this article, we share a beautiful conversation with Anh Huong, the first member of the Order of Interbeing in the West.
In this article, we offer an excerpt from a powerful Dharma talk by our beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on the essence of the sangha and the Order of Interbeing as a living organism.
This affectionate trip down memory lane by outgoing publisher Hisae Matsuda shares the backstory behind Parallax’s publications, celebrating the people who made the books possible, and the team of practitioner-publishing professionals guiding the journey of tomorrow.
To honor Earth Day, we are delighted to share an article by Brother Troi Duc Niem, in which he reflects on his monastic journey and on the important role of Plum Village in supporting the climate movement.
From 3 to 10 April, 2026, French-speaking practitioners gathered from around the world to join this precious retreat in New Hamlet of Plum Village, France.
Today we celebrate the continuation day of our beloved elder Sister Chan Khong, (Sister True Emptiness)—founding member of the Order of Interbeing (Tiep Hien) and Plum Village.
From 20 - 27 March, 2026, the international multifold sangha gathered in Plum Village, France for a Lamp Transmission Ceremony week.
In this article, we hear from one of our newest Dharma teachers, Meena Srinivasan, whose journey of practice has led her to move into the lay community of Deer Park Monastery, helping to found the Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing.
In this article, we share some reflections by Brother Dinh Thanh about a recent pilgrimage in the footsteps of our beloved teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, in Vietnam.
In this article we feature wisdom from How to Fight, in which Thich Nhat Hanh offers practical guidance for meeting times of polarity, tension, and conflict with understanding and care, helping us to return to ourselves in order to restore peace in ourselves with one another.
The Plum Village community is delighted to launch Living Gems. After nearly three years of careful collecting, restoring, and organising Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, the archive is ready to be shared with the world. In a time when our attention is pulled in many directions, it offers a place...
In this article, we hear from Wake Up veteran Elli Weisbaum, one of our tradition’s youngest lay Dharma teachers, who received the lamp transmission in March 2025.
Mick McEvoy of the Happy Farm and Plum Village Rewilding Project shares insights and offers simple, nourishing practices and reflections inspired by winter.
How can mindfulness practice support a more loving world? How can we cultivate resilience and mindful resistance in these times? In this article we share a recent panel discussion - between Brother Phap Huu, Sister True Dedication, Brother Spirit and climate leader Christiana Figueres.
Plum Village offers these parallel verses to mark Tết, the Lunar New Year 2026.
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