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.
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40 Years of Plum Village / “Now we have a path, we have nothing more to fear” Retreat
Enjoy talks and photos from our 2-week retreat which celebrated 40 years of Plum Village.
Watch “A Cloud Never Dies”
In response to the war and growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, our international Plum Village community is releasing A Cloud Never Dies, a documentary about our teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay).
An Open Letter Calling for Peace
Read the letter in a different languageFrench, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Indonesian, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Greek, Vietnamese, Bulgarian Dear Human Family, Watching the tragedy of war continue to unfold daily in Ukraine, we open our hearts to the suffering of people young and old. As an international community...
Updates / Upcoming Days of Mindfulness this Spring
We are very happy to be able to host our mindfulness days again, which take place on Thursday and Sunday.
Global outpouring of love and gratitude for Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
World leaders, citizens from all continents, and the Vietnamese government pay tribute ahead of the Zen master’s cremation this weekend THÉNAC, France, January 27, 2022–Widely known as the father of mindfulness and beloved by millions of students and followers worldwide, Thich Nhat Hanh has received a global outpouring of...
Thich Nhat Hanh, 11.10.1926–22.01.2022
Dear Beloved Community, with a deep mindful breath, we announce the passing of our beloved teacher, Thay Nhat Hanh, on January 22, 2022 at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, at the age of 95. Thay has been the most extraordinary teacher...
Buddhist leader and “Father of Mindfulness,” Thich Nhat Hanh passes away
Announcement from Plum Village France on Friday, Jan 21, 2022 HUẾ, VIETNAM—Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders and pioneer of the modern mindfulness movement, has died in Vietnam at 01:30 on January 22nd, 2022 at the age of 95. He passed away...
The Open Circle Community of Mindful Living
The Open Circle Community of Mindful Living is a unique sangha in Sligo, Ireland dedicated to studying and following the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. History In 2007, in the sitting room of a home in Sligo, Ireland, a small group of mindfulness practitioners formed what was then a...
Vegan Mac and Cheese
Ingredients (for 2 persons) 600 ml unsweetened soy milk 1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon vegan butter 2 tablespoons tapioca powder 1 broccoli salt & pepper 200 grams of uncooked pasta of your choice 6 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes (optional ) Recipe Boil a pot of lightly salted water for...
Testimonials from the online Summer Retreats
France – Translated from FrenchDear Thay, dear brothers, dear sisters,Despite fear and world events, this moment of confinement is for me a grace, the opportunity to stop completely and take care of my internal world. For many years I have benefited from the practice of the Plum Village and...
Interview with Sister Chan Khong during Covid time
Nowadays, we would probably call Sister Chan Khong a social activist. An encounter, in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis, between Buddha News and a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist nun who for 60 years has been campaigning for social and spiritual change. When you were very young, you worked to...
“When a seed is ready to grow, it will happen.”
About the Sangha Maresme The Sangha Maresme was born 14 years ago. Two of its founders, Andreu Majó and Jesus Pruna, first connected with Plum Village in the early 1990s and regularly attended its summer retreats. In 2005 Josep Rafols (known to his friends and fellow sangha members as...
Vegan chocolate dessert
Ingredients for 4 servings: 150 grams dark chocolate (at least 70%) 120 grams aqua faba (liquid of chickpeas, either cooking liquid or liquid from a tin) A few drops of lemon juice 80 grams icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla powder (optional) Optional: red fruit Recipe Melt the chocolate in...
Our life is our message
One of the great gifts of Thich Nhat Hanh is his insistence that the true purpose of Buddhism is not to sit on a cushion in some remote monastery but to use the deep insights of mindfulness to change the world for the better. The term “Engaged Buddhism” was...
Cierre temporal en respuesta al coronavirus (COVID-19)
Querida comunidad amada: Conscientes del reciente brote de coronavirus (COVID-19) en Europa y del creciente número de casos en Francia, hemos tomado la difícil decisión de cerrar al público desde hoy hasta el 1 de mayo nuestro centro de práctica de plena conciencia en Plum Village. Las personas que...
Simple Veggie Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce
Vegan recipe by Marge Wurgel, member of the Plant-Powered Earth Holder Sangha. Makes 4 servings. Prep. time: 15 minutes.Cooking time: 8 minutes. As a spiritual family and a human family, we can all help avert climate change with the practice of mindful eating. Going vegetarian may be the most effective...
Join us in sowing seeds of Collective Awakening
As 2013 drew to a close, in the meditation hall of the Upper Hamlet of Plum Village, Thay offered a Dharma talk entitled “Can the New Year be a Real New Year.” He began that talk by posing a question for each of us to ask ourselves: “Have I...
Greetings from Healing Spring Monastery (by Br. Phap Lieu)
Thank you, dear friends, Healing Spring Monastery, only 90 km from Paris, opened on the 13th of October, 2018. In the year since then, we have experienced many joys and the inevitable challenges that come with renovating a home. It has been a wonderful time, and we are deeply...
The ordination of the Gingko Family
The five women and six men, from France, The Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Finland, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan, together with their relatives, friends, and the whole fourfold community, crowded into the meditation hall of the Upper Hamlet, on October 17, 2019 to celebrate a wonderful day as they embark on...
Rains retreat : 4 participants share their experiences
The tradition of an annual 90-day retreat dates back to the Buddha’s time. Then, monks and nuns spent most of the year traveling from village to village to teach the Dharma. During the rainy season, travelling was difficult, and they would assemble as a community to study and practice...
The New Issue of the Mindfulness Bell: The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, Part 2
AUTUMN 2019 ISSUE 82, AVAILABLE EARLY OCTOBER Guest edited by UK Dharma teacher Teri West, this issue shares the fruits of our practice with several of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. Bodhisattvas: In a Dharma talk, Thich Nhat Hanh tells us about practicing the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings and what it...
Vows of Love and Action this Rains’ Retreat
Dear Thầy, Dear Noble Sangha Abroad on this precious planet, The monks, nuns, and lay practitioners of Plum Village gathered together, once again, in the Upper Hamlet for the Opening Ceremony of the annual Three Month Rains’ Retreat. It was a powerful and invigorating ritual reminding us how precious...
Give Mother Earth 18 Months
Dear Plum Village friends everywhere, An exciting invitation to join thousands of PV friends around the world for coordinated Earth Justice practice! The Plum Village Earth Holder Community is encouraging sangha members around the world to support young people on September 20 in the Global Climate Strike, and then...
True Virtue: The Journey of an English Buddhist Nun by Sister Annabel Laity
Sister Chân Đức has been a disciple of Thầy since 1986. She became the first Western European woman to be ordained as a nun by Thầy on November 10th 1988 in India. She is a much-loved senior Dharma Teacher and travels widely, leading meditation retreats and inspiring many with...
Beloved Elder Brother Passes Away
The Plum Village community announces the very sad news that on Wednesday, 24 July our beloved elder Brother Thầy Pháp Lượng, a member of our monastic sangha at the European Institute of Applied Buddhism, passed away. The monastic sangha was on an outing at Biggesee Reservoir in Sauerland, Germany...
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh awarded the First Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal
In his speech at the award ceremony the convener of the event mentioned that the award was being presented to the Zen Master for his “Impact on Spirituality” and said that “Thich Nhat Hanh is the ‘Father of Mindfulness’ whose teachings have changed the lives of millions of people...
Thich Nhat Hanh Receives the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, renowned for bridging Eastern and Western spirituality, is the 2015 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award recipient. Bishop Martin Amos traveled to Deer Park Monastery in southern California to present the award on Saturday, October 31, 2015 to the 89-year old Zen master. Sister...
Thich Nhat Hanh in Hospital
For Immediate Release Global Buddhist Leader in Hospital Plum Village, France, November 12, 2014 – Thich Nhat Hanh, the world’s most famous Zen master, has been hospitalized in Bordeaux, France. With a deep mindful breath we announce that on Tuesday 11th of November 2014, Thay, Zen Master Thich Nhat...