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Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation in English, at Plum Village France
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The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a modern distillation of the traditional Bodhisattva precepts of Mahayana Buddhism, and were created by Thich Nhat Hanh in Saigon in 1966.
Monastics and lay friends who have made a vow in a formal ceremony, to receive, study and observe these fourteen trainings are known as “Members of the Order of Interbeing”. The Order of Interbeing, through the Plum Village lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, belongs to the Linji (Rinzai) tradition of Zen Buddhism.
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are the very essence of the Order of Interbeing. They are the torch lighting our path, the boat carrying us, the teacher guiding us. They allow us to touch the nature of interbeing in everything that is, and to see that our happiness is not separate from the happiness of others. Interbeing is not a theory; it is a reality that can be directly experienced by each of us at any moment in our daily lives. The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings help us cultivate concentration and insight which free us from fear and the illusion of a separate self.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each session includes sitting meditation and might also include discussions, sutra recitation, tea meditation and so on. This session is offered by Brother Phap Hai who is currently in Sydney, Australia. You can join through him and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha on Zoom.
Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth in English, French, Vietnamese, at New Hamlet
We are not yet ready for the Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Join the New Hamlet sisters live every Wednesday at 20:00 GMT+2 for a session of guided sitting meditation in English and Touching the Earth read in English, Vietnamese and French.
Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each session includes sitting meditation and might also include discussions, sutra recitation, tea meditation and so on. This session is offered by Brother Phap Hai who is currently in Sydney, Australia. You can join through him and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha on Zoom.
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each session includes sitting meditation and might also include discussions, sutra recitation, tea meditation and so on. This session is offered by Brother Phap Hai who is currently in Sydney, Australia. You can join through him and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha on Zoom.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Loving Kindness Meditation and Dharma Sharing with Br Phap Hai in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Come and practise Loving Kindness Meditation and participate in Dharma sharing with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in Australia
Practice session with Deer Park monastic brothers in English, at Deer Park Monastery
We are not yet ready for the Practice session with Deer Park monastic brothers, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
You are invited to Join the Deer Park Monastery brothers for sitting meditation, slow walking and reading and chanting Sutras for one hour
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Walking meditation in the mountains at Deer Park Monastery in English, at Deer Park Monastery
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Come and practice walking meditation with the the Deer Park brothers in the great hidden mountain
Dharma Talk by Br Phap Hai in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each week Br Phap Hai will explore a different aspect of the Buddha’s teachings.
This Dharma talk is currently hosted in this Zoom room.
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each session includes sitting meditation and might also include discussions, sutra recitation, tea meditation and so on. This session is offered by Brother Phap Hai who is currently in Sydney, Australia. You can join through him and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha on Zoom.
Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth in English, French, Vietnamese, at New Hamlet
We are not yet ready for the Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Join the New Hamlet sisters live every Wednesday at 20:00 GMT+2 for a session of guided sitting meditation in English and Touching the Earth read in English, Vietnamese and French.
Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each session includes sitting meditation and might also include discussions, sutra recitation, tea meditation and so on. This session is offered by Brother Phap Hai who is currently in Sydney, Australia. You can join through him and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha on Zoom.
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each session includes sitting meditation and might also include discussions, sutra recitation, tea meditation and so on. This session is offered by Brother Phap Hai who is currently in Sydney, Australia. You can join through him and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha on Zoom.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Loving Kindness Meditation and Dharma Sharing with Br Phap Hai in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Come and practise Loving Kindness Meditation and participate in Dharma sharing with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in Australia
Practice session with Deer Park monastic brothers in English, at Deer Park Monastery
We are not yet ready for the Practice session with Deer Park monastic brothers, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
You are invited to Join the Deer Park Monastery brothers for sitting meditation, slow walking and reading and chanting Sutras for one hour
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Sitting Meditation in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Click here for a video introduction to sitting meditation.
There’s an art to sitting in such a way that we can feel relaxed, at peace and at ease. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. Our daily life is so busy, and we need time to stop, sit down, and restore ourselves and the quality of our presence.
Sitting meditation is not hard labour. We don’t need to struggle or strive as we sit. We allow ourselves to be completely at ease.
It’s important to find a comfortable position, so our body can relax completely. You could be seated on a cushion or on a chair; cross-legged in the lotus or half-lotus, or kneeling. We can adjust our posture so the back upright yet relaxed, our two knees touching the ground, and our hands placed gently in our lap. We allow the muscles in our face to relax, release any tension around the jaw and mouth, and gently relax our shoulders. If our legs or feet fall asleep or begin to hurt while sitting, we gently adjust our position while following our breathing.
Walking meditation in the mountains at Deer Park Monastery in English, at Deer Park Monastery
We are not yet ready for the Walking meditation in the mountains at Deer Park Monastery, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Come and practice walking meditation with the the Deer Park brothers in the great hidden mountain
Dharma Talk by Br Phap Hai in English, at Mountain Spring Monastery
Each week Br Phap Hai will explore a different aspect of the Buddha’s teachings.
This Dharma talk is currently hosted in this Zoom room.
Plum Village app meditations in English, at Plum Village France
We are not yet ready for the Plum Village app meditations, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
If the livestream doesn’t work, please whitelist our website on your ad-blocker or go here. You can also watch all the past live streams.
Part of the free Plum Village app https://plumvillage.app/ Find more similar guided meditations on the Plum Village App YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/plumvillageapp
Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth in English, French, Vietnamese, at New Hamlet
We are not yet ready for the Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Join the New Hamlet sisters live every Wednesday at 20:00 GMT+2 for a session of guided sitting meditation in English and Touching the Earth read in English, Vietnamese and French.
Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
We are not yet ready for the Sitting Meditation, please refresh this page 10 minutes before the event starts.
14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation in English, at Plum Village France
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The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a modern distillation of the traditional Bodhisattva precepts of Mahayana Buddhism, and were created by Thich Nhat Hanh in Saigon in 1966.
Monastics and lay friends who have made a vow in a formal ceremony, to receive, study and observe these fourteen trainings are known as “Members of the Order of Interbeing”. The Order of Interbeing, through the Plum Village lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, belongs to the Linji (Rinzai) tradition of Zen Buddhism.
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are the very essence of the Order of Interbeing. They are the torch lighting our path, the boat carrying us, the teacher guiding us. They allow us to touch the nature of interbeing in everything that is, and to see that our happiness is not separate from the happiness of others. Interbeing is not a theory; it is a reality that can be directly experienced by each of us at any moment in our daily lives. The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings help us cultivate concentration and insight which free us from fear and the illusion of a separate self.
Practice session with Deer Park monastic brothers in English, at Deer Park Monastery
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You are invited to Join the Deer Park Monastery brothers for sitting meditation, slow walking and reading and chanting Sutras for one hour
Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth in English, French, Vietnamese, at New Hamlet
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Join the New Hamlet sisters live every Wednesday at 20:00 GMT+2 for a session of guided sitting meditation in English and Touching the Earth read in English, Vietnamese and French.
Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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Guided Sitting Meditation and Touching the Earth in English, French, Vietnamese, at New Hamlet
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Join the New Hamlet sisters live every Wednesday at 20:00 GMT+2 for a session of guided sitting meditation in English and Touching the Earth read in English, Vietnamese and French.
Sitting Meditation and invoking Avalokiteshvara in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation in English, at Plum Village France
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The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a modern distillation of the traditional Bodhisattva precepts of Mahayana Buddhism, and were created by Thich Nhat Hanh in Saigon in 1966.
Monastics and lay friends who have made a vow in a formal ceremony, to receive, study and observe these fourteen trainings are known as “Members of the Order of Interbeing”. The Order of Interbeing, through the Plum Village lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, belongs to the Linji (Rinzai) tradition of Zen Buddhism.
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are the very essence of the Order of Interbeing. They are the torch lighting our path, the boat carrying us, the teacher guiding us. They allow us to touch the nature of interbeing in everything that is, and to see that our happiness is not separate from the happiness of others. Interbeing is not a theory; it is a reality that can be directly experienced by each of us at any moment in our daily lives. The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings help us cultivate concentration and insight which free us from fear and the illusion of a separate self.
Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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Sitting Meditation in French, at Maison de l’Inspir
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Thank you
Dear respected Thay,
Dear loving community,
I am so grateful for you continuing the practices at this time of crisis in the world. It just shows the innovation and compassion of the monastics in all the monastery’s to continue to help people suffer less. I was so concerned during the shutdown that it would hinder my practice but you saved me once again. As I write this and practice mindful breathing, I just want to say “I know you are there, and it makes me so happy”. I hope Thay’s health is stable in Vietnam. You’re such great continuations of him and that is the best compliment one could give.
I bow to you all 🙏.
Thank you so much. This page is very useful for my mind.