Dharma Talks / Nourishing Happiness in our Families

As the new year begins to unfold, we have the opportunity to look back: What have we cultivated in ourselves in 2022? Was there a habit energy that manifested strongly, carrying us away? And how about our relationships? Were we able to cultivate deep friendship? Do we hold pain...

What is the spiritual meaning of Christmas in our times? In a society of consumerism where we can easily feel alienated, we are longing for an atmosphere of simplicity and love. If the most important element of Christmas is our brotherhood, sisterhood, and siblinghood, then how can we practice...

In Zen, we often say that the moment of death is the moment that reveals how we have been practicing. Indeed, the fear of dying is the base for all other fears. As practitioners, death should be an object of our contemplation. Sister Insight shares her experience of practicing...

This is the first Dharma Talk of the 5-day Retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery, NY, given as part of the Plum Village International Community’s “Miracle of Mindfulness” Tour of the US, Fall 2015. Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/HCVV/

During the 2015 Miracle of Mindfulness tour, the monastic sangha is traveling in the United States offering retreats and teachings. On October 10, 2015 an Afternoon of Mindfulness was offered at the Nourse Theatre in San Francisco, CA. The afternoon begins with songs and a guided mediation by Sister...

August 27, 2013. 101-minute dharma talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh from Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, New York during the 2013 Nourishing Great Togetherness teaching tour. This is the second dharma talk for the 6-day retreat with the theme Transformation and Healing – The Art of Suffering....