Photos / Biennial June Retreat 2024
We have just completed the June retreat at Plum Village France, with nearly 600 practitioners coming together. Here are some precious moments from the retreat.
Articles
Anger, Despair & Burnout: A Dialogue
In this article we share an excerpt from 'Anger, Despair & Burnout: A Dialogue' featuring questions from Sister True Dedication and responses from Christiana Figueres, a climate leader, Costa Rican diplomat and student of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Ancient Path for Modern Times: Applied Buddhist Ethics & Generating Peace
On June 1st we began our bi-annual two week retreat to deepen our practice of applied ethics. Join us live online as we generate the energy of peace and compassion for everyone suffering in armed conflicts.
Buddhist Ethics / Talk 8: Cut Off the Cycle of Violence: Compassionate Speaking and Deep Listening
Listening is a form of deep looking. When we use our eyes and ears to contemplate, we can see the suffering and pain of others, and suddenly compassion fills our hearts and we are capable of using loving speech.
Music: A Dharma Door
In 2023, Plum Village monastics went on their first music tour across North America, titled “The Way Out Is In: A Musical Meditation.” It offered a unique blend of contemplative music, poetry and short, inspiring teachings.
Photos / Vesak Day at Plum Village France 2024
On the 19th of May, the community at Plum Village France celebrated Vesak, honoring the Buddha's life and enlightenment.
Recognising the Buddha within
As we approach Vesak celebrations at Plum Village Centers, we reflect on what it means to take refuge in the Buddha within during challenging times.
Monastic Life / I Walk for You
In this article Sr. Chan Lac Hanh shares about the journey of reuniting with her beloved omma (birthmother), knowing the right thing to do and how becoming a monastic has opened up a clear path ahead, filled with compassion.
Buddhist Ethics / Talk 7: Can You Live A Happy Life?
Ethics has the purpose of finding out what should be done and what should not be done. What is the right thing to do? Thay explores this topic in Talk 7 of our series on Ethics and how we can apply this wisdom to live a happy life.
Looking Deeply / Entering The Field
By recognizing what seeds lie sleeping in the depths of our Store Consciousness we can choose what seeds to water and how to practice on this path.
Looking Deeply / The Door of Compassion
The door of compassion is the door of our hearts. In this article Br. Thay Minh Hy helps us look deeply into how to keep this door open for the benefit of all.
Happy Farms / The Garden of 1,000 Dharma Doors
For me, the Happy Farm, the vegetable garden at Plum Village, is a space where the doors to the Dharma are many and where a thousand flavors and colors abound at every moment.
Wake Up / Planting and Nurturing Seeds for Wake Up Communities in Europe
In this article we reflect on the many joys of the 2023 Wake Up Tour in Europe and offer an invitation to join us on the road and on retreat in 2024.
Monastic Life / Greeting The Dawn
The editorial team had a chance to interview the Daffodil family after their ordination to learn about their journeys, transformations, challenges, and aspirations.
How To / Reconcile
In this article we explore Sr Chan Duc's sharing on how to reconcile through the practices of Beginning Anew, Nonviolent Communication and Forgiveness.
Activism / Resilience, Community, and Spirituality (Part Two)
In this article we continue part two of 'Resilience, Community and Spirituality' from our panel sharing with Tho Ha Vinh, Rehena Haril and Satish Kumar
Activism / Resilience, Community, and Spirituality (Part one)
In our current global state, there is much despair, anger, blame, and disappointment. How do you continue to act from a place of love? In this article we explore answers to this question during a panel sharing 'Resilience, Community, and Spirituality'
Ask a Zen Master / Love is the answer
Thay was asked - How are you able to look out in the world with peace when you see so much suffering? How do you maintain your own sense of peace when you see all that going on around you? ...
Sangha Stories / Transforming Resentment into Compassion
Brother Dinh Thanh shares his experience of transformation in the field of engaged ethics, thanks to a practice inspired by Thay's teaching.
How To / Relax
Thay said that stress is a great cause of suffering in our time. In this article Sr Chan Duc shares insights into the science of stress, the wisdom of the blackbird and the importance of knowing how to relax.
“New Year, New Me” – Tết in Plum Village
Tết is the Vietnamese word for the Lunar New Year. In this article we explain some of the ways we celebrate Tết (Wrapping Earth Cakes, Flag Raising, Oracle Reading, Visiting Rooms) and nourishing joy together.
Thay’s 2-Year Memorial Ceremony
On January 29, more than 400 monastics from all Plum Village centers, alongside venerable monks and nuns of Hue and lay practitioners from over 30 countries gathered in Tu Hieu Root Temple to honor Thay. This grand memorial ceremony recognized Thay as the Fifth Patriarch of Tu Hieu and...
Parallel Verses for the Year of the Dragon
Plum Village is pleased to present the Parallel verses for Tet (the Lunar New Year 2024), to usher in the Year of the Dragon.
Nourishing peace in dark times
How do we find a way forward in the midst of a seemingly hopeless war and darkness?
Photos / Rains Retreat Closing Ceremony 2023-2024
The 90-day Rains Retreat 2023-2024 has concluded, marking a period of deep study, practice, and transformation for our monastic and lay community.
Buddhist Ethics / Talk 6: The wisdom that removes the root of violence
You can live your enlightened life every moment with mindfulness. Because mindfulness carries concentration and enlightenment. That is why I said enlightenment is our business, daily business. And not something far away, something you hope to have in the future.
Sangha Stories / An Impermanent Day of Mindfulness
October 7th, 2023 - It was supposed to be the last Day of Mindfulness of our tour. A peaceful trip to west Bethlehem in a Salesian convent.
Buddhist Ethics / Talk 5: Letting go of rigid beliefs
If love is something limitless, then understanding and wisdom should also be something limitless. We cannot say that our understanding ends here.
New Year Prayer to Mother Earth and All Our Ancestors
Dear Beloved Thay, Dear Beloved Ancestors, Dear Beloved Mother Earth, We have gathered as a fourfold sangha in this solemn moment of the New Year to express our gratitude and aspiration as a spiritual family, and to begin anew.
“My life is my teaching” – honoring our ancestor Thay
In January 2024, Thay’s monastics and lay disciples from around the world are gathering in Vietnam to honor our beloved teacher as he becomes an ancestor in our lineage. Join us, to practice together in-person or online.