True Peace Work
Please enjoy this new anthology of writings from Thich Nhat Hanh, The Dalai Lama, Joanna Macy and many others on how buddhist teachings can help with some of the most pressing issues we are facing today.
Articles
Photos / Gingko Tree Family Novice Ordination
How do I live a life of meaning? What is true love? Is there a way out of suffering for myself, my family, my society? These questions lying at the depths of our hearts led a group of 15 young men and women to choose life as a Buddhist...
Thich Nhat Hanh turns 93
Dear Beloved Community, We are very happy to share that today Thay has been celebrating his 93rd birthday at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, his “Root Temple” where he first entered the monkhood aged sixteen. Over the last few days, Thay’s monastic students from across Vietnam have been...
How do I look?
This beautiful new design of the Plum Village website went live on Wednesday 9th October 2019. We hope you like it. We’ve taken the color style of Thay’s calligraphies (black ink on white paper) as well as distinctive Plum Village tones (the yellow of sunflowers & our sanghati robes;...
The New Issue of the Mindfulness Bell: The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, Part 2
AUTUMN 2019 ISSUE 82, AVAILABLE EARLY OCTOBER Guest edited by UK Dharma teacher Teri West, this issue shares the fruits of our practice with several of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. Bodhisattvas: In a Dharma talk, Thich Nhat Hanh tells us about practicing the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings and what it...
Photos / Marching with Love
On the 20th September, 2019, monastics and friends from around the world came out to support the global youth lead-movement to help our beloved Mother Earth. Aware of the deep suffering of the Earth and many species, including our own, during this time we marched Plum Village style –...
Vows of Love and Action this Rains’ Retreat
Dear Thầy, Dear Noble Sangha Abroad on this precious planet, The monks, nuns, and lay practitioners of Plum Village gathered together, once again, in the Upper Hamlet for the Opening Ceremony of the annual Three Month Rains’ Retreat. It was a powerful and invigorating ritual reminding us how precious...
Give Mother Earth 18 Months
Dear Plum Village friends everywhere, An exciting invitation to join thousands of PV friends around the world for coordinated Earth Justice practice! The Plum Village Earth Holder Community is encouraging sangha members around the world to support young people on September 20 in the Global Climate Strike, and then...
True Virtue: The Journey of an English Buddhist Nun by Sister Annabel Laity
Sister Chân Đức has been a disciple of Thầy since 1986. She became the first Western European woman to be ordained as a nun by Thầy on November 10th 1988 in India. She is a much-loved senior Dharma Teacher and travels widely, leading meditation retreats and inspiring many with...
Beloved Elder Brother Passes Away
The Plum Village community announces the very sad news that on Wednesday, 24 July our beloved elder Brother Thầy Pháp Lượng, a member of our monastic sangha at the European Institute of Applied Buddhism, passed away. The monastic sangha was on an outing at Biggesee Reservoir in Sauerland, Germany...
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh awarded the First Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal
In his speech at the award ceremony the convener of the event mentioned that the award was being presented to the Zen Master for his “Impact on Spirituality” and said that “Thich Nhat Hanh is the ‘Father of Mindfulness’ whose teachings have changed the lives of millions of people...
Touching Peace in Palestine
Every year monastics from the Plum Village tradition are invited go to Israel and Palestine to hold days of mindfulness and retreats. In March this year Brother Phap Lai, Sister Luc Nghiem, Sister Mai Lam and Brother Duc Pho spent time in Palestine, this article by Sister Mai Lam...
Interrelationship – poem by Thich Nhat Hanh
A poem by Thich Nhat Hanh
Enjoying the practice of Noble Silence
Sr Dieu Nghiem writes about the essence of dwelling peacefully in the present moment.
Recommendation
A poem by Thich Nhat Hanh. “Man is not the enemy”, Thay has often reminded us. “Our enemy is hatred, anger, ignorance and fear.” The roots of war are not to be found in religious philosophies or unfamiliar cultures, but in misunderstanding, fear, anger, and hatred.
Love Letter to the Earth
To celebrate Earth Day we hope you will enjoy this love letter to the earth written by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Photos / Retraite Francophone 2019
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EIAB Staff Program
EIAB needs your helping hands Dear friends, We are very happy to inform you that we will be offering the annual German and Dutch retreats and Day of Mindfulness in August 2019 at the EIAB. We welcome you to join us in manifesting a wonderful continuation of our teacher’s...
Mindfulness for Teachers In and Out of the Classroom
In a short video senior Dharma Teacher,Richard Brady shares about how the Mindfulness in Education Network began and how teachers can apply mindfulness in the classroom.
Happy Farmers Heading North
From 5 to 12 April the Plum Village Happy Farmers will visit Verdelot to support the first Happy Farm Retreat in Healing Spring Monastery, our new practice center near Paris.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s final mindfulness lesson: how to die peacefully
Vox interviews Brother Phap Dung on how Thay is living his days: “Letting go is also the practice of letting in, letting your teacher be alive in you”
Meditating to Heal the Stress of Urban Living
Br. Phap Bieu reflects on his experience of participating in a flashmob mediation in the center of Madrid, Spain and practicing in an urban environment.
Photos / Here and Now Great Precepts Transmission Ceremony
Opening Ceremony, 14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony, Bhikshu and Bhikshuni Precepts Transmission Ceremony, Lamp Transmission Ceremony More photos here
Thay and the Sangha preparing for Lunar New Year
An update on how our Beloved Teacher is doing as we enjoy preparing for the Lunar New Year.
2019 Lunar New Year “Parallel Verses”
Celebrating the 2019 Lunar New Year with poetry for practice. We hope you enjoy the new Parallel Verses for this year.
Wake Up Schools Uganda
Helping to change the culture of violence towards children in Uganda.
Memories from the Root Temple: The Monk and the Fish
An inspiring story about Zen Master Nhat Dinh, the founder of Tu Hieu Temple.
Exhibition of Thay’s books and Calligraphies in Bangkok
An exhibition of Thay’s books and calligraphies will be exhibited from January 23 to February 17, 2019 at Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first exhibition that combines both Thay’s books and calligraphies being presented in the world, especially in Asia. More than 600 books...
Taking Care of Earth, Nourishing our Love
How to be with the difficulty that comes from Earth changes, to stay strong, and to be a resource for self, family and community.
“Where is Thay?” A Christmas message from Plum Village
A message for our global community for the holiday season.