Welcome to episode 79 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives....
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Christmas Holiday Week
Join us for a week of walking in nature, sitting in peace, listening with love, living fully the precious life we have. Touching life’s deeper dimensions is to embrace the pain and rediscover the miracle of being alive.
With Thanks
As well as the course teachers you have encountered, the creation of this Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Online Course is the fruit of a diverse and vibrant community – of monastics, lay dharma teachers, donors, professionals, lay friends and volunteers. The course is the culmination of...
Educators Retreat 2023
Over 300 educators from Europe and afar gathered for this one week retreat in late August to rest, renew, and connect within and with each other.
Renewal (Episode #81)
Welcome to episode 81 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives....
Session en Direct pour le Jour de Continuation de Thây, le 11 octobre
Premier album des moines et moniales du Monastère du Village des Pruniers en France, « A Cloud Never Dies » est une méditation musicale, un hommage à Thich Nhat Hanh.
Nourishing our Roots – Theme Week for young Asians in the West
Who am I? Where do I belong? A retreat for young Asians in the west to learn ways to discover and nourish our vast roots.
New buds on ancient trees
I am told to take care of the garden left to me by my ancestors. A garden always has beautiful trees and others that are not so healthy. That is the reason why we have to take good care of it.You are my garden, and I know that I...
The Happy Farms
The Happy Farm is a mindfulness and agroecology project that incorporates regenerative and organic practices. Plum Village has three organic and regenerative farms: one in the Upper Hamlet one in Lower Hamlet and one in the New Hamlet. Upper Hamlet with the monks, Lower and New Hamlet with the...
Thay and the Sangha preparing for Lunar New Year
An update on how our Beloved Teacher is doing as we enjoy preparing for the Lunar New Year.
The Plum Village Survival Kit – Part I: Taking Care of Yourself
In Part I we offer resources for dealing with anxiety and stress, creating calm and ease, some beautiful mindful music and online resources.
Thirteen Ways to Calm our Negative Feelings
What do the monks and nuns at Plum Village Monastery do when they experience difficult emotions?
Mindfulness and Consumption
This last week I had the great pleasure of being in St. Catharines, Ontario for a mindfulness retreat. This was led by the wonderful folk of Plum Village and dear Thây, Thich Nhat Hanh himself. (Thây is “teacher” in Vietnamese, and is what most people call Thich Nhat Hanh...
Activism as a Vehicle for Awakening: A practice session with Jo-Ann Rosen (Deer Park Monastery)
Dharma Teacher Jo-Ann Rosen will offer practices for wise activism in alignment with the Engaged Buddhist path. This free virtual workshop integrates neuroscience, trauma therapy and the Engaged Buddhism teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. “It is a bit like activist archeology, digging carefully in the body/mind to...
Hiking Theme Week
We invite you to this one-week retreat with the sisters of Lower Hamlet, specially dedicated to hike together combined with the daily practice of the monastery.
Being with Busyness Q&A, Part Two (Episode #78)
Welcome to episode 78 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives....
French Speaking Retreat 15 – 22 March 2013
We are happy to announce the annual 7 day retreat for French speakers which will take place from Friday 15th to 22nd May, 2013. During this week long retreat, Thay (Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh) will offer a series of four talks including a Question and Answer session all...
Updates from India – Celebrating Vesak in a Time of Suffering
On this evening we had a chance to hear firsthand the suffering that many have endured during the pandemic and watch it unfold into an evening of gratitude and joy of being alive in the present moment.
“Savourer la Vie” – Retraite de cuisine
Pour cette retraite d'une semaine, la salle de méditation du Hameau Nouveau se transformera en un paradis culinaire, où les sœurs dévoileront leurs secrets pour cuisiner végétalien avec joie, simplicité et amour.
True Virtue: The Journey of an English Buddhist Nun by Sister Annabel Laity
Sister Chân Đức has been a disciple of Thầy since 1986. She became the first Western European woman to be ordained as a nun by Thầy on November 10th 1988 in India. She is a much-loved senior Dharma Teacher and travels widely, leading meditation retreats and inspiring many with...
Being with Busyness
In Being with Busyness, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist and leadership coach Jo Confino examine how mindfulness can help the modern diseases of busyness, overwhelm, and burnout.
“Savor Life” – Mindful Cooking Retreat
For this one-week retreat, the New Hamlet meditation hall will become a food haven and the sisters will reveal their secrets of cooking vegan food with joy, ease, and love.
Kaira Jewel Lingo on White Supremacy and Racial Healing (Episode #27)
Please refer to the note below this description about the choice of the title for this episode. Welcome to episode 27 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet...
Happy Contination Day Thay – Thank You!
Students of our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh were invited to express their gratitude to him on his 94th continuation day (birthday). Many, many thanks to you to all who wrote in and offered their gift to Thay. Below is a selection of heartfelt sharings that we have received in...
Sister Chan Hien Nghiem
True Dedication Sister True Dedication (the translation of her Vietnamese monastic name, “Chân Hiến Nghiêm”) is from the U.K. She was ordained in 2008 at the age of 27, and became a Dharma Teacher in 2016. Before entering the monastery, Sister True Dedication studied History & Political Thought at...
Relax, Let Go
Dear friends, I wrote this poem in veneration of Thich Nhat Hanh, whose inspirational writing and poetry has helped me live more peacefully with mental health issues. I am very new to Buddhism, but I feel a deep connection. I hope this poem conveys the peace and calm within...
New issue of The Mindfulness Bell now available
The Mindfulness Bell is the magazine for the international Plum Village community. The current issue is guest edited by ARISE Sangha and Canadian Dharma teacher André Vellino. It focuses on practicing with climate disruption, racial justice and the pandemic.
Commonly Asked Questions about Plum Village Guided Meditations
In this video, our senior Dharma teacher Sister Chan Duc (Sister Annabel) answers some commonly asked questions about Plum Village guided meditations and how to practice with them.
Mindfulness Survival Kit: Five Essential Practices
With this book Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh contributes to current thinking on how we can define secular guidelines that will allow us to create a compassionate, and healthy way of living. The Five Mindfulness Trainings (also referred to as “Precepts”) are the basic statement of ethics in Buddhism....
Peace Begins Here – 2024 Wake Up Retreat
We share photos and the collective energy of peace generated by 700 practitioners from our recent retreat for young people.