Thay has been able to communicate more clearly a very strong wish to intensify his recovery program. Thay is very determined to do everything possible to recover both his physical movement and speech. After many options were presented to Thay, he made a clear decision to travel to the...
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s statement on Climate Change for the United Nations
In 2014, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) approached Thich Nhat Hanh as an international faith leader, to request a brief statement about climate change and our relationship to one another and to the Earth. This statement was published on the UNFCCC website, ahead of the Paris Climate Summit...
Thay’s recovery continues in Plum Village
We are happy to report that Thay's health has improved greatly since he returned from hospital to his Plum Village Hermitage in early April. Every day Thay has been out in nature, enjoying the blossoms, listening to the birds and resting at the foot of a tree. Thay enjoys...
Connecting to Our Root Teacher, the Buddha
Thay wrote this letter in autumn 2014, as his health was weakening. He teaches us how to keep our practice authentic and alive, and see the Buddha not as a God, but as our very own "root teacher", our soul-mate.
Programs for Children and Teens
During our annual Summer Opening in July/August, Plum Village monks and nuns offer a special program of mindful play for children, and a guided mindful activity program for teenagers. The programs are mostly outdoors, enjoying the beautiful countryside and nature around Plum Village. Who can join the Children’s Program or...
Thay emerges into wakefulness
In the last three weeks Thay has gradually emerged into wakefulness, and has his eyes open for much of the day, to the point where the doctors can now say that he is no longer in a coma. Thay is able to recognize familiar faces and is very responsive...
Thay’s survival astounds the doctors, but he remains in a coma
Thay continues to surprise the doctors with his strong vital signs and steady, peaceful breathing. They are still amazed that Thay has been able to survive and even to show small signs of progress. A few days ago, one of the doctors shared that "Thay is an enigma",...
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Speech at the Vatican, December 2, 2014
On December 2, 2014, a delegation of monks and nuns from Plum Village travelled to the Vatican to represent Thich Nhat Hanh at a Summit of World Faith Leaders to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. At the time, Thich Nhat Hanh was still critically ill in hospital in...
Sister Chan Khong
Sister Chan Khong is the first fully-ordained monastic disciple of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and the director of his humanitarian projects since the 1960’s. Born in 1938 in Ben Tre in Southern Vietnam, Sister Chan Khong began social work in the city slums as a teenager. After meeting...
Thay remains in intensive care
Thay's blood pressure and pulse are stable, he is still breathing on his own, and he is becoming increasingly peaceful. However, in recent days Thay has been sleeping more deeply and communicating less.
New Designs for Monastic Robes
From the hospital in Agen, Thay writes to his monastic students recommending they design new robes for working meditation, sports and swimming, and sustainable unisex canvas shoes.
Sangha Building: our noblest career
In this teaching just before his stroke, Thay emphasises that no studies, ceremonies, or personal enlightenments are more noble than the practice of sangha-building and nurturing collective awakening.
New Heart Sutra translation by Thich Nhat Hanh
On 11th September Thay completed a profound and beautiful new English translation of the Heart Sutra, one of the most important sutras in Mahayana Buddhism. This new English translation is based on the new Vietnamese translation that Thay began working on three weeks ago at the European Institute of...
Happiness is Now
Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions about good and evil, life and death – and what Buddhism has to offer to the digital generation.
Lack of understanding makes us victims
La Contra’s quick-fire questions to Thich Nhat Hanh on war, peace and being a revolutionary.
Is mindfulness being corrupted by business and finance?
The Zen master discusses his advice for Google and other tech giants on being a force for good in the world.
You have the Buddha in you
An intimate interview during Thich Nhat Hanh’s last Teaching Tour of the United States.
The Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh on suffering, hope and good business
An interview given at the EIAB, translated from the German.
Peace and reconciliation are possible if Thai citizens and politicians renew and apply engaged Buddhism in their lives and political activities
An interview on how Buddhism can be renewed to meet the needs of modern society
Sample Schedule
A retreat at Plum Village is an opportunity to experience the art of mindful living. We do everything in a spirit of meditation, whether it is walking to the bathroom, washing the dishes, or listening deeply to the sound of the bell. The daily schedule in Plum Village varies...
Only love can save us from climate change
Leading spiritual teacher warns that if people cannot save themselves from their own suffering, how can they be expected to worry about the plight of Mother Earth.
How a sense of sacred can help sustainable business
Leading spiritual teacher warns that if people cannot save themselves from their own suffering, how can they be expected to worry about the plight of Mother Earth.
Becoming a Monastic
Information on joining the international monastics community either with a lifetime commitment or through the “Five-Year Program”. Becoming a Monastic Creating an engaged, international monastic community present all over the world, was one of our teacher Thay’s dearest dreams. Those with a sincere aspiration to cultivate understanding and compassion...
Five-Year Monastic Training
When we train as a monastic we have the opportunity to find the root of our freedom, solidity, joy and happiness, and to help our society. When we ordain and wear the brown robe we learn to cut through our illusions and our afflictions. We learn to transform our...
Contact Us
Here at Plum Village we receive many more emails than the monks and nuns have the capacity to respond to. We try our best to reply in a timely way, and would like to thank you for your patience and compassion. For Plum Village’s various postal addresses and phone...
Thich Nhat Hanh on the Five Mindfulness Trainings
Thich Nhat Hanh tells Andrea Miller that anyone can use the five mindfulness trainings, the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic, to lead a life of understanding and compassion.
In 100 years there may be no more humans on planet Earth (Part 2)
The acclaimed buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh talks to the Ecologist about the loss of biodiversity and why human vulnerability is not something we should despair about.
In 100 years there may be no more humans on planet Earth (Part 1)
Thich Nhat Hanh explains why you don’t need to be a Buddhist monk to give up an addiction to a high-consumption lifestyle.
Beyond environment: falling back in love with Mother Earth
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains why mindfulness and a spiritual revolution rather than economics is needed to protect nature and limit climate change.
Be Beautiful, Be Yourself
Andrea Miller’s exclusive long-form interview with Thich Nhat Hanh.