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The Plum Village Survival Kit – Part II Cultivating Compassion and Helping Others
In Part II, we explore practices to cultivate compassion for ourselves and others, through our daily practice, guided meditations and chanting. In caring for others, we offer a teaching on “The Six mantras” by Sr Dieu Nghiem (Sr Jina), and our teacher Thay draws on a key Plum Village...
Extended Closure to end of August due to Coronavirus
We do not know when France will ease the lockdown for residential spiritual communities like Plum Village, where people coming from different countries share accommodations and living space in close proximity...
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.
In Service of Humanity and Mother Earth – an Interview with Satish Kumar
In celebration of Earth day on Apr 22, we offer this article about our time spent with the inspiring Earth activist, Satish Kumar. Satish Kumar is a renowned Indian-British activist and writer, and was the sangha’s distinguished guest during our “Earth Week,” held at Lower Hamlet from November 1-8,...
Wake Up Schools in Vietnam
Wake Up Schools has begun a series of initiatives to create opportunities for front-line people to come together to share and to experience the mindfulness practice. There was an urgency to support healthcare workers, and so with the Centre for Healthcare Improvement Research (CHIR), we co-hosted a workshop for...
The Long-term Resident’s Retreat – Co-creating, Supporting and Nourishing Each Other
This light-hearted article is dedicated to all lay Plum Village practice sanghas and their facilitators, who are finding creative ways to support and nourish themselves in these challenging times.
Q&A with the teachers of “In the Footsteps of Thich Nhat Hanh”
This week: Join us for a free live Q&A with the teachers of the “In the Footsteps of Thich Nhat Hanh” online summit!
Online Retreat for Activists – a Plum Village first
The cancelled Mindful Action Retreat at EIAB resurfaced as a four day online retreat. A participant, Jula Pethes reports on her experience.
Isolated yet together: moving your sangha online
With much of the world in lockdown or practicing social distancing, sanghas are having to be adaptable and creative as they move meetings online. The technology might seem daunting but it’s worth the effort to continue to provide a precious space of practice and connection. Here are a few...
“When a seed is ready to grow, it will happen.”
About the Sangha Maresme The Sangha Maresme was born 14 years ago. Two of its founders, Andreu Majó and Jesus Pruna, first connected with Plum Village in the early 1990s and regularly attended its summer retreats. In 2005 Josep Rafols (known to his friends and fellow sangha members as...
Vegan chocolate dessert
Ingredients for 4 servings: 150 grams dark chocolate (at least 70%) 120 grams aqua faba (liquid of chickpeas, either cooking liquid or liquid from a tin) A few drops of lemon juice 80 grams icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla powder (optional) Optional: red fruit Recipe Melt the chocolate in...
Our life is our message
One of the great gifts of Thich Nhat Hanh is his insistence that the true purpose of Buddhism is not to sit on a cushion in some remote monastery but to use the deep insights of mindfulness to change the world for the better. The term “Engaged Buddhism” was...
Global Optimism – Interview with Sr True Dedication and Br Phap Dung
Global Optimism – Our beloved monastics Br Phap Dung and Sr True Dedication share about our practice, the COVID19 crisis and climate change to help us during these difficult times.
“We are here for you”
A video message from the Brother Phap Huu of Upper Hamlet to the larger Plum Village community.
Live Events & Streams
Follow live-streamed meditations and talks, or sign up to join the monastics for one of our interactive online mindfulness retreats.
Plum Village Online – Podcast
Plum Village is very pleased to announce that we have a new online audio platform for dharma talks. You can now listen to all the recent dharma talks within the Plum Village tradition on your favourite podcast platform.
A Zen Master’s tips for staying sane in challenging times
How do monks structure their day, balancing meditation, work & rest? Here are Thich Nhat Hanh’s key teachings on the art of living each day well.
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Cierre temporal en respuesta al coronavirus (COVID-19)
Querida comunidad amada: Conscientes del reciente brote de coronavirus (COVID-19) en Europa y del creciente número de casos en Francia, hemos tomado la difícil decisión de cerrar al público desde hoy hasta el 1 de mayo nuestro centro de práctica de plena conciencia en Plum Village. Las personas que...