Plum Village is dedicated to creating an environment in which healing, understanding, happiness, and peace can blossom and grow. We do this by travelling to Palestine & Israel and bringing young people from the region to Plum Village.
Sister Bồ Đề describes how she discovered the tradition of Advent at Plum Village, France.
We share photos and words from a recent ceremony to ordain five new Dharma teachers in the Plum Village tradition.
Thay teaches us how to put the sixth of his mantras of true love, “You are partly right”, into practice. He emphasizes that self-acceptance will also lead to the happiness of the people around you.
What are the hallmarks of an authentic Plum Village practice? Our elders share with us the four Dharma seals of Plum Village, through which we can find and walk a path that helps us to live without fear, in freedom.
Brother Phap Niem recounts wonderful memories of Brother Giac Thanh, also known as Brother Floating Cloud, who was an elder brother at Plum Village Monastery and abbot of Deer Park Monastery.
We share extracts from a new book by Tho Ha Vinh (a lay Dharma Teacher in the Plum Village tradition) which explores how we can achieve collective wellbeing.
To mark the "manifestation day" of Thay (11 October 1926) we share a talk from him on sangha, a community of practitioners living the teachings of the Buddha and ancestral teachers. The sangha is Thay's deep aspiration and great legacy.
We republish an article from The Wake Up website which recounts the experiences of four Wake Up members in formally receiving the 14 Mindfulness Trainings and joining the Order of Interbeing.
A series of practices inspired by the Rains Retreat at Plum Village Monastery.
We share some words from our elders on the spirit of this year's Rains Retreat at Plum Village Monastery.
As the 90-day Rains Retreat begins we share a video that gives a taste of this period for deepening mindfulness practice.
Brother Thien Duc shares how his practice of mindfulness informs his woodworking in the Upper Hamlet wood shop.
Brother Chân Minh Hy shares about how we can see our everyday practice of breathing and walking mindfully as something special and not just something ordinary.
Brother Chân Trời Ruộng Đức shares about the support he receives from his mentors and the lessons from work in the vegetable garden.
How are we really feeling today? Wake Up Schools coordinator Orla O’Sullivan, shows children how to name and describe their emotions.
In these extracts from the 2011 book, Planting Seeds we hear two experiences of how children are welcomed, included, and nurtured at Plum Village.
Orlaith O’Sullivan teaches children how to truly appreciate those around them by reading from her new book We Are All Flowers.
Monastic elders and long-time lay practitioners share memories of Plum Village and meeting our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1980s, 90s, and beyond.
In this touching letter, Sister Chân Tuệ Nghiêm shares about her first visits to Plum Village, how she decided to become a nun, walking the monastic path, and putting the practice into action when her mother died.
A beautiful collection of photographs of Plum Village from the 1980s to the present day.
Building the Rainbow community has been a work in progress for several years in Plum Village and we are now slowly harvesting the fruits. Brother Chan Troi Bao Tang explains the value and benefit of the Rainbow Family: communities of LGBTQIA+ people within the Plum Village tradition.
This year, to celebrate the 40th Year since the founding of Plum Village, we had the special occasion to transmit the Dharma Lamp to monastics and lay members of the Order of Interbeing.
Sister Chân Diệu Nghiêm (Sister Jina) & Sister Chân Từ Nghiêm (Sister Eleni) share about live in the early days of Plum Village.
Enjoy talks and photos from our 2-week retreat which celebrated 40 years of Plum Village.
After a Covid-caused hiatus, this Spring Plum Village monks and nuns left the monastery to offer mindfulness retreats and sessions around the world. Here are some reports of their experience
A conversation with the "Mimosa" family of novices on their aspirations to become a monastic, and the joys and pains of life in a monastery.
Brother Chân Trời Thiện Chí tells the story of a very special present for his mother.
As we approach Vesak celebrations at Plum Village Centers, we share this beautiful video made last year which explores what the Buddha means to four monks and and nuns.
Sister Chân Trăng Tam Muội recounts the challenges, joys, and learnings from a year in lockdown with very elderly parents.
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