In 1999 two French journalists spent time with Buddhist Zen master and Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village, the community of practice he founded in southwestern France. This account of their experience shows what daily life is like in this celebrated community and provides a glimpse of...
With moving personal histories and photographs this book celebrates 20 years of Plum Village’s bountiful harvest of wisdom and joy in this oversized tea table book. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on...
Friends on the Path is an anthology that includes contributions from experienced Dharma teachers and Sangha (community) leaders around the world; each giving sage advice on how to build and sustain a community of practice.
In Freedom Wherever We Go, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh takes the centuries-old Buddhist monastic code, the Pratimoksha, and updates it for the twenty-first century. “The Buddha,” Thich Nhat Hanh says, “needs courageous disciples to make this revolutionary step.” This is the first time that this text is available...
Keeping the Peacespeaks to all of us who work in difficult, people-oriented jobs and shows us how to turn environments that are often filled with anger, stress, and frustration into islands of peace. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh creates a revolutionary definition of public service that includes all of...
In this book Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how a real peace process is based on spiritual, not political strength. Peace Begins Here was inspired by an ongoing retreat project for Israelis and Palestinians at Plum Village, and offers practical ways to handle strong emotions and misperceptions and provides a...
How do we learn to believe in ourselves and not just rely on our spiritual teachers? One Buddha Is Not Enough is a book on how to become your own teacher and create your own community where you might least expect it. We all already contain all the insight...
All of Thich Nhat Hanh’s key practices are collected in this accessible and easy-to-use book. Happiness is the quintessential resource of mindfulness practices.Happiness is structured to introduce those new to Buddhist teachings as well as for more experienced practitioners. Integrating these practices into daily life allows the reader to...
Joyfully Together contains a wealth of ideas, thoughts, and practical suggestions on how to live happily with other people. The wisdom in this book draws from ancient Buddhist traditions to solve conflicts large and small. Thich Nhat Hanh explores the spiritual, emotional, and practical aspects of developing a community...
The Five Mindfulness Trainings — to not kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, or take intoxicants — are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. In a world marked by moral and spiritual emptiness, he says, The Five Mindfulness Trainings offer a path to the restoration of meaning...
This Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in liturgy and for everyone who just wants to celebrate life and practice the art of mindful living. It contains chants and recitations for daily spiritual practice and for such occasions as blessing a meal,...
In a time of terrorism and uncertainty, how can any of us feel truly safe? Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh looks at the real roots of terrorism and fear and offers the way out: a path of compassion and open-heartedness. With clarity and gentleness, Nhat Hanh offers step-by-step instructions...
In this teaching just before his stroke, Thay emphasises that no studies, ceremonies, or personal enlightenments are more noble than the practice of sangha-building and nurturing collective awakening.
Nick Harding interviews "green crusader" Thich Nhat Hanh before his talk at the Hammersmith Apollo, London.
Melvin McLeod interviews Thich Nhat Hanh on true love, the benefits of suffering, and the insight that will set you free.
This letter was written by Thay in 2009, after he was urgently hospitalized with a serious lung infection, in the middle of a 3-month U.S. Tour. About 900 people had gathered in at the...
Dear Friends and Co-practitioners at the Retreat One Buddha is Not Enough, Estes Park, CO. My dear friends, I am writing to you from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. I know the Sangha...
Sitting Still Hut, Upper Hamlet, Plum Village July 20, 2009 To my students in Bat Nha, Tu Hieu and everywhere, Thay is sitting at “Sitting Still Hut,” in the Upper Hamlet of Plum Village...
In this remarkable exchange, bell hooks interviews Thich Nhat Hanh on the theme of “Beloved Community” and realising Martin Luther King’s dream.
Writing from exile in Paris in 1974, Thay wrote these words of encouragement and inspiration to his social workers back in Vietnam, dreaming of creating a village and practice center together.
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