During the Ascension weekend the monks and nuns of Plum Village will offer a 5-day retreat at Beukenhof, a former monastery in Biezenmortel near Tilburg. The retreat''s theme is Inclusiveness: Come as you are.
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“New Year, New Me” – Tết in Plum Village
Tết is the Vietnamese word for the Lunar New Year. In this article we explain some of the ways we celebrate Tết (Wrapping Earth Cakes, Flag Raising, Oracle Reading, Visiting Rooms) and nourishing joy together.
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
A sacred pilgrimage in India to feel what the Buddha felt, see what he saw, and experience what he experienced as a living human being.
Family retreat 2024 | Deer Park Monastery
Please join the 2024 Family Retreat at Deer Park Monastery in June.
Practice sessions with Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha
Join Br Phap Hai and the Compassionate Ocean Sangha in Sydney, Australia at 8pm DST for sessions of sitting meditation and other practices including sutra recitation, sutra class, Touching the Earth, Dharma sharing, Be-in, Mindfulness Trainings recitation, or a collective questions and answers session. You may like to follow...
Wake Up Tour 2024
In Spring 2024, the Plum Village brothers and sisters will be on the road for six weeks to come and practice “live” with you in Greece and Italy.
Thay’s 2-Year Memorial Ceremony
On January 29, more than 400 monastics from all Plum Village centers, alongside venerable monks and nuns of Hue and lay practitioners from over 30 countries gathered in Tu Hieu Root Temple to honor Thay. This grand memorial ceremony recognized Thay as the Fifth Patriarch of Tu Hieu and...
Healing Spring Monastery: What to bring
Essentials Note : Please leave your pets at home. Although we love animals, there is no way to accommodate pets in the monastery. Summer Campers & Caravan
Parallel Verses for the Year of the Dragon
Plum Village is pleased to present the Parallel verses for Tet (the Lunar New Year 2024), to usher in the Year of the Dragon.
Ceremony of Transformation to Ancestor | Từ Hiếu Temple, Plum Village
The Ceremony of Transformation to Ancestor marks the end of the International Plum Village Community’s two-year mourning period, known as Đại Tường in Vietnamese (大祥 in Chinese). And it recognizes Thay as the fifth patriarch of Từ Hiếu Temple – his root temple – and the founder of the Plum...
Nourishing peace in dark times
How do we find a way forward in the midst of a seemingly hopeless war and darkness?
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...
Sweeping the ground of enlightenment
When an aspirant first entered the monastery, they were not allowed to study the teachings right away but had to go through manual work for a long time. They had to see that the business of their daily chores was the first task of practicing Zen. Sung examined his...
How to claim a scholarship
Dear Friend, Congratulations on your successful scholarship application 🥳 We are very happy you are there and joining us on this wonderful journey by taking part in our ‘Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet’ Course. Are you wondering what the next steps are? Here you go …...
BIPOC mindfulness retreat
A 5-day retreat for nourishment and healing, rest and restoration, and to cultivate clarity and joy.
Wake Up retreat (18-35 years old)
Experience the transformative power of mindfulness and compassion during this weekend retreat for young adults aged 18-35.
Peace is the walk
Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere. Earth will feel safe When we feel in us enough safety.
Mardi Himal Trek, Nepal 2024
Each hiking day will be 5-7 hours of silent meditation with time to relax, unwind and share.
Arrived
Our true home is not our place of birth, our country, or four walls and a roof, but can be found in our own body and feelings, in the very here and now.
Coming home to the mother pagoda
Dearest Thay, We, more than 400 of your monastic children from four continents and fourteen centers have returned to the mother pagoda. Did you already see this day dear Thay?
The message of love – return to Thu Bon River
A journey dedicated to Thich Nhat Hanh I have come to be with you, to weep with you for our ravaged landand broken lives… [From Thich Nhat Hanh’s poem – “Experience”] 60 years ago, the great flood of November 1964 in central Vietnam swept away homes and took thousands...
Rains Retreat Closing Ceremony 2023-2024
The 90-day Rains Retreat 2023-2024 has concluded, marking a period of deep study, practice, and transformation for our monastic and lay community.
Thich Nhat Hanh 2-Year Memorial
Join us as the Plum Village sangha from the ten directions gather in Vietnam to honor Thich Nhat Hanh as Thay formally becomes an ancestral teacher in our lineage.
Talk 6: The wisdom that removes the root of violence
You can live your enlightened life every moment with mindfulness. Because mindfulness carries concentration and enlightenment. That is why I said enlightenment is our business, daily business. And not something far away, something you hope to have in the future.
An Impermanent Day of Mindfulness
October 7th, 2023 - It was supposed to be the last Day of Mindfulness of our tour. A peaceful trip to west Bethlehem in a Salesian convent.
Volunteering – Biennial June Retreat 2024
Invitation to experienced practitioners to volunteer in the biennial June Retreat.
Biennial June Retreat 2024
A 14-Day retreat focussing on Ethics. Designed for OI members and experienced practitioners.
Coming and going in freedom
Listen to the poem sung by Sister Luc Nghiem