On October 9 we formally opened the Plum Village Monastery Rains Retreat with the Face-to-Face Ceremony at Upper Hamlet with 248 practitioners (142 monastics and 106 lay friends) dwelling peacefully together for 90 days.
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Sharing from Monastics & New Album – Thay’s Continuation Day (October 11)
As we celebrate the continuation of our beloved teacher, we share with you some heart felt reflections from our monastic siblings and an introduction to the new album from the Plum Village Band.
Listen with Mindfulness
As an expression of our gratitude to Thich Nhat Hanh and a concrete way to continue his legacy, we offer extracts from the new book How to Listen.
Album Release: A Cloud Never Dies
The debut album from Plum Village Band, produced by prolific artist and producer Jack Peñate, recorded at the Plum Village Monastery in France.
My Path to Wake Up Schools
Joost Vriens reflects on the connection between mindfulness and being a teacher. He was a teacher at a secondary vocational school for 40 years, supports Wake Up Schools and is a co-founder of a Dutch online Education Sangha.
International Day of Peace
On Sat Sep 21, International Day of Peace, the Plum Village sanghas in Jerusalem will be offering a Peace Walk at 5pm local time. We invite you to join online for a simultaneous session of sitting meditation, chanting and walking meditation lead by Blue Cliff Monastery.
A Friend on the Path
Sister Chân Đào Nghiêm reflects on her practice with a treasured friend that helps her on the path of healing, transformation and joy in the present moment.
In Love & Trust: Letters from a Zen Master
In this article we discover Thich Nhat Hanh's intimate letters and wisdom with exerts from a new book out on October 15th 2024 via Parallax Press.
Peace Begins Here – 2024 Wake Up Retreat
We share photos and the collective energy of peace generated by 700 practitioners from our recent retreat for young people.
Plum Village and Our Art of Saving the Planet
In this article Brother Chân Trời Đức Niệm shares about the 7-week online course “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” (ZASP)
Activism as a Vehicle for Awakening
Dharma Teacher Jo-Ann Rosen offers practices for wise activism in alignment with the Engaged Buddhist path.
Summer Opening 2024
We invite you to share in moments from the Summer Opening for families. Over these three weeks, more than 2,000 lay practitioners – including 170 teenagers and 480 children came to live in simplicity, cultivating awareness, understanding, and compassion.
Negative self-perceptions and video games
Thay responds with gentleness and wisdom to heartfelt questions from young practitioners during past annual Summer Opening Retreats.
You Are Enough: Words for Teens
In this sharing for teenagers (and the “forever teens at heart”), Sister Đẳng Nghiêm shows young people how to take care of their body and mind amidst the rapid changes of adolescence.
Family Beginning Anew
We are happy to offer you this sharing on the practice of beginning anew for families as we continue our summer opening retreat here in Plum Village France. A 'beautiful, simple yet deep' practice that has the capacity to bring joy & healing to all.
Dharma Stories For Children
As we journey through our annual Summer Opening Retreat we hope you enjoy these Dharma stories for children offered by Br. Phap Dung & Br. Pham Hanh in Upper Hamlet.
Music on Peace
A sharing from the heart exploring music as a pathway to embrace suffering, look beyond the discriminative mind and water seeds of a new world, where every note in our collective song has the conditions to bloom in safety, peace and harmony.
How to Be Engaged without Becoming Entangled
Dr. Larry Ward shares about caring for our traumatic experiences so we can fully arrive where we are needed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.