In late December 2019, five monastics from Plum Village, along with 40 friends from 22 countries around the world, travelled to northern India to walk in the footsteps of the Buddha and visit sacred Buddhist sites.
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Daffodil Family — Ordination Ceremony 2023
The "Daffodil Family" of three novice nuns and seven novice monks ordained on November 5th in Plum Village France.
“Wake Up” in Your Living Room
There have been lots of adaptations due to COVID-19 and Plum Village has been no exception. Sister Sinh Nghiêm explains how the planned retreat for organisers and facilitators of Plum Village's young adult communities moved online.
“My life is my teaching” – honoring our ancestor Thay
In January 2024, Thay’s monastics and lay disciples from around the world are gathering in Vietnam to honor our beloved teacher as he becomes an ancestor in our lineage. Join us, to practice together in-person or online.
A Green Santa and A Hug of Love
Upper Hamlet Plum Village France 16th December 2015 This year Santa is not buying into any more Last weekend in Paris, world leaders successfully concluded their climate action summit, addressing how each nation can reduce their impact on our precious climate, and help relieve some of the effects created by our past unmindful...
The Rains Retreat 2022
Your solid and peaceful presence has been a real support for us during these 90 days. - Brother Phap Huu at the "Ceremony of Invitation" to close the 2022 Rain
A gift for Thay
As we approach Thich Nhat Hanh’s (Thay) 94th birthday, we would like to invite all our friends to offer a gift for Thay. As his monastic disciples, every year around this time we would ask Thay or ask his attendants what Thay needs or would like to have for...
The Unspeakable Reality
By: Jack Saunsea love to write. It is one of the most important tasks I believe I am here on this earth to do. Writing has been instrumental in connecting and building relationships with people all over the world. While at the same time there is a certain admission...
Support us in bringing mindfulness to Palestine & Israel
Plum Village is dedicated to creating an environment in which healing, understanding, happiness, and peace can blossom and grow. We do this by travelling to Palestine & Israel and bringing young people from the region to Plum Village.
Free at School
Former school teacher Richard Brady speaks to Kaira Jewel Lingo about how he became a mindful teacher and his work helping other teachers learn mindfulness.
A New Spring: 2017 Francophone Retreat
Over 700 retreatants from all over France, as well as Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, joined the Plum Village community for our annual Francophone Retreat from April 10-17. During this Easter week we enjoyed a full week of mindfulness practice, deep sharings, meditations, teachings and relaxation, all in French. The whole community...
In memory of Thay Phap Y
Dear Spiritual Family, With great regret we announce that our dear Italian brother Thay Phap Y passed away last Friday morning, February 7th, 2014. He was a teacher to all of us, our big brother, our “Venerable Thich Chan Phap Y”, and “Papi” to many. He was a colorful...
Online Retreat “Understanding our Mind”
Plum Village recently hosted our first online neuroscience retreat June 23 to June 28 with the title “Understanding Our Mind”. Let us enjoy the sweet aftertaste of this retreat through the feedback from our two Dharma teachers - Sr. Chan Duc (Sr Annabel) and young Dharma teacher Br. Troi...
Talk 4: Moral Dilemmas and Cultural Differences
"The mind is a restless bird. The more it gets the more it wants and still remains unsatisfied." - Mahatma Gandhi
The Laughter of Children Echoes
Brother Phap Niem recounts wonderful memories of Brother Giac Thanh, also known as Brother Floating Cloud, who was an elder brother at Plum Village Monastery and abbot of Deer Park Monastery.
Coming Home to the Mother Earth
We recently offered our second Coming Home to Mother Earth retreat at the Upper Hamlet.
As if We Had Met Before – Remember to Look for Thay
Thầy has arrived in Thailand. That in itself brought quite a shock for countless people. What needed to be done was realized quickly. I could feel each brother and sister’s heart in anticipation of seeing Thầy. Hearing that Thầy would come, Venerable Giác Viên, currently receiving treatment in Vietnam,...
As if We Had Met Before – Singing with Thay
We have many funny stories during the time of attending Thầy. Once, while aiding Thầy to walk, after a few steps he pointed to his feet. My brother and I were dumbfounded to see that we had put the right shoe on Thầy’s left foot and vice versa.
Transformation and Healing in Latin America 2023
Enjoy a taste of two teaching tours in Latin America.
2016 Ordination Ceremonies with Thay
The Plum Village sangha has just completed the 2016 “Love and Gratitude” Great Ordination Ceremony, blessed with the physical presence of Thay during the transmission of the Great Bhikshu and Bhikshuni Precepts and ceremonies to transmit the lamp to fifty new Dharma Teachers, lay and monastic. Collective Energy This...
True Sangha
To mark the "manifestation day" of Thay (11 October 1926) we share a talk from him on sangha, a community of practitioners living the teachings of the Buddha and ancestral teachers. The sangha is Thay's deep aspiration and great legacy.
“No Escape!” Retreat
Sister Chân Trăng Tam Muội recounts the challenges, joys, and learnings from a year in lockdown with very elderly parents.
Peace is Every Step: Events in Israel
In late March 2017, two senior Dharma teachers, Sr. Bi Nghiem from the EIAB, and Sr. Dao Nghiem from Plum Village, travelled to Israel to support two retreats: one three days retreat in Ramallah near Jerusalem, in the North of Palestine, in the Occupied Territory, and another five days...
The Environment – What Can We Do?
Brother Chân Trời Đại Đạo describes tangible and practical changes that have taken place at Son Ha and Upper Hamlet to take better care of Mother Earth.
Coming Home to Our Roots
Three young friends recount how they explored questions of belonging and "home" during a retreat in Plum Village Monastery, France for young Asian diaspora.
Learning to Love My Suffering
Brother Pham Hanh shares his personal story of healing burnout and trauma.
Thay’s Dream
May the sound of this bell bring relief to the world. May the hearers awaken from their delusion of a separate self.
Accepting yourself as you are: Practicing the Sixth Mantra (Jan 15, 2012)
This is part of the Dharma talk given on Jan 15, 2012 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France. Original Vietnamese title:“Chấp Nhận Chính Mình – Thực Tập Câu Linh Chú Thứ Sáu [Thực Tập Căn Bản Làng Mai] – TS Nhất Hạnh” If we can accept ourselves, seeing who...
As if We Had Met Before – Thay’s Childhood Rain
“What event in this year was the most meaningful for me?” If you had asked me this question, without hesitation I would have replied that it was the opportunity to attend Thầy. In this process I have found myself and I have also found you.
Trừng Quang Great Precepts Transmission Ceremony
We are happy to announce that 19 novice monks and 38 novice nuns received the Revised Pratimoksha to become fully ordained bhikshus and bhikshunis at the "Trừng Quang" Great Precepts Transmission Ceremony in Thai Plum Village from 10-14 February.