40 Years of Plum Village / Fond Memories
Monastic elders and long-time lay practitioners share memories of Plum Village and meeting our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1980s, 90s, and beyond.
40 Years of Plum Village
40 Years of Plum Village / A Photo Slideshow
A beautiful collection of photographs of Plum Village from the 1980s to the present day.
40 Years of Plum Village / 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.
40 Years of Plum Village / Dharma Lamp Transmission during the 40 Years of Plum Village Retreat (June 11-12, 2022)
This year, to celebrate the 40th Year since the founding of Plum Village, we had the special occasion to transmit the Dharma Lamp to monastics and lay members of the Order of Interbeing.
40 Years of Plum Village / Day 5 and 6 Gathering in New Hamlet and the Sharings of the Elders (June 7-8, 2022)
On June 7, the mahasangha convened in the Loving Kindness Temple (the “New Hamlet”) and received nourishment of the Dharma, friendship, and early Summer mulberries! Sr. Dinh Nghiem gave a touching teaching on Thay’s journey in developing Plum Village and how the sangha river continues to grow. It is...
40 Years of Plum Village / Celebrating Life: Memories of the Early Days
Sister Chân Diệu Nghiêm (Sister Jina) & Sister Chân Từ Nghiêm (Sister Eleni) share about live in the early days of Plum Village.
40 Years of Plum Village / The Sangha gathers in Upper Hamlet (June 6, 2022)
The Sangha gathered in Upper Hamlet for a dharma talk by Br Phap Huu, who deepened our understanding of the first Plum Village seal, “I have arrived, I am home”. Br Phap Huu also shared touching anecdotes about our teacher, Thay. The walking meditation took us to the Buddha...
40 Years of Plum Village / The Mahasangha meets in Lower Hamlet (Day 2, June 5, 2022)
The three hamlets, numbering over 500 people met in Lower Hamlet, for the first mahasangha gathering of the retreat. The monastics offered the opening chant ‘Namovalokiteshvara’, the first time in two years to a meditation hall with a full audience. It was a moving moment for one and all....
40 Years of Plum Village / “Now we have a path, we have nothing more to fear” Retreat
Enjoy talks and photos from our 2-week retreat which celebrated 40 years of Plum Village.