Dear friends, Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher...
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(Class #1) Space Is Not an Unconditioned Dharma: It Manifests With Time, Matter and Consciousness
Dear friends, Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher...
Beyond Words: The Power of Presence (Episode #33)
Welcome to episode 33 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....
A Photo Slideshow
A beautiful collection of photographs of Plum Village from the 1980s to the present day.
“Finding My Path in Life”
Experience a week of monastic life in Lower Hamlet
(women only)
Learn how to still the mind and hear our deepest calling.
Day 13, June 16, 2022 – 5 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission, a Be-In and Farewell
On the last day of the retreat, a five mindfulness trainings transmission was conducted in each hamlet. Dharma sharing families celebrated under the stars at a Be-In in Upper Hamlet and farewells were said as the two week retreat ‘Celebrating the 40 Years of Plum Village’ drew to a...
Transmission of the 14 Mindfulness Training and an Evening Music Meditation (Day 11 continued – June 14, 2022)
In the afternoon, we transmitted the 14 Mindfulness trainings to over 50 lay and monastic members of the community. We welcome these new members into the Order of Interbeing! We were treated to an evening of music, readings, poetry and song, to round up a rich day.
Falling Back in Love with Mother Earth: In Conversation with Thich Nhat Hahn (Episode #32)
Welcome to episode 32 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. ...
Scattering Thay’s Ashes in Lower Hamlet, Day 11 (June 14, 2022)
Lower Hamlet held a walking meditation to scatter our teacher’s ashes in the Poplar Grove on June 14, 2022. Thay has led many peaceful walking meditations on those paths in the past, and it was a special way to be in his presence and in his footsteps that day.
Summer Retreat: The Way of Understanding and Love
Family retreat for adults, teenagers and children in Dutch and English.
True Love: Practicing in Relationship (Episode #31)
Welcome to episode 31 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. ...
We Belong to the Community of Life | “Science, Spirituality, & Action” Retreat, Talk #3
How can we see that we are not separate from those around us, and all of life? How can we feel a true sense of safety and belonging? In this final Dharma talk of our 2022 Science & Action Retreat, Sr Chan Duc shares her experience, lessons from our...
Because we inter-are | “Spirituality, Science & Action” Retreat, Talk #2
“What do I want to do with my life?” Brother Phap Linh shows us how in our times, we cannot ask this question as an individual anymore. We have the responsibility to look at it under the light of the present situation and in a way that includes the...
Breathing Peace and Love | “Spirituality, Science & Action” Retreat, Talk #1
In this Dharma Talk offered on the first day of our 2022 Science retreat, Sr. Lang Nghiem (“Sister Hero”) presents concrete daily practices to help us master our mind. Thanks to the practice of mindfulness, we can intervene in the neural pathways that dictate our ways of being and...
A Foundation for Safety and Peace
In this Dharma Talk offered on Mother’s Day, Sister Chan Duc (“True Virtue”), invites us to touch our unsafe and insecure feelings, especially with all that is happening in the world today. She then shares concrete practices that can help us generate a feeling of protection. We need to...
Are You a Buddha? | Vesak 2022
In this Dharma Talk offered on Vesak day, Brother Phap Huu delves into the fascinating story of the historical Buddha Siddhartha to help us connect with the spiritual seeker inside of us. Are we in touch with our awakened nature as we live our daily life? What legacy do...
Guest Episode: ‘Reconnecting with Gaia: A Deep Time Walk’
Welcome to a special bonus episode, a collaboration with our good friends at Global Optimism, and their podcast series Outrage + Optimism. This episode is a powerful immersive sound journey through the 4.6 billion year history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. You’ll learn to “walk well...
Meditating on Grief (Episode #30)
Welcome to episode 30 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. ...
Mindful Consumption (Episode #29)
Welcome to episode 29 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. ...
Peaceful Dwelling: 90-Day Retreat
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for 90-Day Rains Retreat.
Buddhist Psychology/ Science Retreat
Join the monastics at Deer Park Monastery, California for a Buddhist Psychology/Science Retreat in August.
Understanding How Our Mind Works (Episode #28)
Welcome to episode 28 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....
Living the Buddha’s Community
In this first talk of spring 2022 as Plum Village France reopens for retreatants, Sister Lăng Nghiêm (“Sister Hero”) through the sutra “Monuments to the Dharma” (Majjhima Nikaya 89) shows us how the Buddha’s original community is continuing today. In the sutra, the King Prasenajit praises the Buddha’s sangha...
We Continue Always
In this final talk of the commemorative retreat to honor 49 Days of Thay’s passing, Sister Chan Duc (Sr. Annabel) teaches the practices of recognizing and cultivating our continuation bodies, to touch the our true nature of no-birth and no-death. Find out more about Sister Chan Duc.
The Secret to Continuing Thay
There are so many urgent crises in the world and we may think, “If only Thay were still alive, he would know what to do.” In this talk, Brother Phap Linh explains that Thay can be very alive in us, if we know how to practice. By applying the...
Kaira Jewel Lingo on White Supremacy and Racial Healing (Episode #27)
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 profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives....
Resurrection as a Practice
This Easter we are happy to share a talk from our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, offered on 20 April 2014.