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This Dharma Talk was recorded on June 14, 2024 in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village France. It is the 8th talk of the series of talks published from the 2024 June Retreat held in Plum Village, France, with the theme: “”Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times: Applied Ethics.” Full Retreat Playlist:...

This Dharma Talk was recorded on the 10th of December 2023 in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village (France). It is the sixth talk of the Rains’ Retreat 2023 Sunday Talk series. 0:34: 🌱 Brother Phap Ung shares about the interconnectedness of ethics, mindfulness, and compassion in the context of human...

Nourishing ourselves with positive elements gives us the strength to heal from suffering. Without nourishment, we cannot heal. The more we are aware of suffering, the more important it is to dwell peacefully, happily, and with compassion in the present moment. The present moment becomes a refuge preventing us...

Part 1: Who is Tired? (Two Stories for children, and adults) Brother Phap Ung begins by telling two stories that help us to touch the insight of interbeing. The first story tells of our teacher Thay (zen master Thich Nhat Hanh) as a young monk, working in the garden...

In this fifth talk of our June retreat “40 Years of Plum Village: Now We Have a Path, We Have Nothing More to Fear”, elder brother Pháp Ứng offers a heartfelt talk rich with poetry, music, and a video to share with us about the third Dharma Seal of...

Br. Phap Ung talks about the community’s love as like an ocean embracing all beings. In the spirit of meta-ethic, Suffering can be embraced by the community and be a source of growth and practice to see that we are not separate from each other. When we ourselves suffer,...

Brother Phap Ung unveils the calligraphy “Compassionate business people heal the world”. Essentially we are all business people, as businesses need consumers and we are all consumers. Br Phap Ung reminds us that the provider, consumer and product are not separate from each other. Br Phap Ung introduces us...

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“My coming and going is in every breath. The rhythm of my birth and death is the sound of countless hearts beating.” The spiritual “present moment” is made up of mindfulness, concentration, and insight. It is not the same as the physical present moment. Dwelling in these energies, the...

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This is the Dharma talk by Brother Pháp Ứng on the last Day of Mindfulness during the winter retreat 2016-2017 in New Hamlet. Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/3ycF/

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