Engaged Buddhism

In a world facing multiple, intersecting crises, Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision offers a powerful invitation: to connect inner awareness with meaningful action.

In this sharing, we explore the ongoing journey of inclusion for LGBTQIA+ siblings in Plum Village France. Through personal reflections on community life and applied practice, Brother Bao Tang looks at both the meaningful progress that has been made and the conditions that continue to invite deeper understanding, compassion,...

You are warmly invited to join us as two new cohorts of the ZASP course will be starting soon: in English, 19 October - 7 December, 2025 & en Español, 24 Octubre - 12 Diciembre, 2025.

On October 18th 2024 Dharma teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo joined Br. Stream in Deer Park to share how we can practice mindfulness in divisive times. This offering is part of a monthly online series on Engaged Buddhism.

In this article we explore the transformative art of deep listening while door knocking in the lead up to the US election from Annie Mahon, an engaged practitioner and Dharma teacher in The Plum Village Tradition.

In this article Brother Chân Trời Đức Niệm shares about the 7-week online course “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” (ZASP)

Dharma Teacher Jo-Ann Rosen offers practices for wise activism in alignment with the Engaged Buddhist path.

A sharing from the heart exploring music as a pathway to embrace suffering, look beyond the discriminative mind and water seeds of a new world, where every note in our collective song has the conditions to bloom in safety, peace and harmony.

Dr. Larry Ward shares about caring for our traumatic experiences so we can fully arrive where we are needed.

Dr. Elli Weisbaum shares her experiences in bringing Plum Village mindfulness teachings and practices into healthcare settings.

Rooted in the Plum Village Tradition, the ARISE Sangha is committed to socially engaged mindfulness to bring about racial and social equity. We interview Marisela to learn more about the ARISE sangha.

Building the Rainbow community has been a work in progress for several years in Plum Village and we are now slowly harvesting the fruits. Brother Chan Troi Bao Tang explains the value and benefit of the Rainbow Family: communities of LGBTQIA+ people within the Plum Village tradition.

During the global climate negotiations, COP 26 in Glasgow Scotland we share one way that our community in Plum Village Monastery, France is taking action to contribute to the solutions in this time of climate and ecological emergencies.

The COP26 UN Climate Conference will take place this year in Glasgow from November 1-12th. Below are details of practices offered by the Plum Village community to support the conference.

In the lead up to Earth Day we are happy to republish "The Menton Statement" from 1971. It is an early and powerful contribution to raising awareness about climate change.

During “Action from the Heart” online retreat in February, Br Phap Linh had the unique opportunity to interview two special women in the environmental activism field – Christiana Figueres and Dr. Gail Bradbrook.

Recently Brothers Phap Luu and Phap Linh and other representatives of the PIum Village community interviewed Bill McKibben about the current climate crisis.