Dharma Talks / Mindfulness as a Factor of Awakening

Sr Dieu Nghiem gives the Christmas Eve talk at Plum Village. She begins the talk by giving a history of the rains retreat during the Buddha’s time and how we have conducted the yearly rains retreat at Plum Village. In the past, the Plum Village rains retreat always encompassed...

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The seven factors of awakening are practiced right in the heart of everyday life. For example, when we are in touch with the raindrops hanging on a branch, the daffodils bursting through the soil, the birds singing to us, we are in touch with joy. Mindfulness is like the...

Br Phap Lai talks about examining our motivation to practice on the spiritual path and working with the obstacles that prevent us from having a deep practice. Br Phap Lai shares how the Buddha gave up great power and privilege which would have enabled him to do much good,...

In this opening talk of the Business Retreat, Sr. Dieu Nghiem (Jina) asks the question: Who is really the boss [in our life]? Knowingly or not, we fall into habitual ways of thinking, speaking, and acting. These are influenced by the inclination of our mind, whether positive or negative....