Thay's Poetry / Coming and going in freedom (Đến đi thong dong)
I still come and go in freedom, being and non-being are not a question. Arrive home, my child, with relaxed steps, not waning nor waxing, just one moon.
Thay's Poetry
Thay's Poetry / New Hamlet
We would like to invite you to visit New Hamlet through this video, and enjoy an excerpt of the poem “New Hamlet”. Thay (Thich Nhat Hanh) wrote this poem to the workers of the School of Youth for Social Service during Vietnam War at 1960s. He inspired his students...
Songs , Thay's Poetry / “The Story of a River” – A Music Meditation with Plum Village monastics
The monks and nuns in Plum Village, France recently offered a special evening of music meditation to celebrate the end of the Summer season of online retreats. The music was interspersed with a reading of “The Story of a River”, a text from Thich Nhat Hanh. Please make some...
Thay's Poetry / For Warmth and In My Two Hands
This healing poem “For Warmth” was written by Thich Nhat Hanh during the Vietnam war. He said, this was written after he heard about the bombing of Ben Tre and the comment made by an American military man, “We had to destroy the town in order to save it.”...
Thay's Poetry / Recommendation & Alone Again (poem & song)
This poem was written by Thich Nhat Hanh during the Vietnam war. His life and the lives of his students were at risk on a daily basis. Yet this poem encourages insight, compassion and forgiveness. We also offer a recording of the song based on the poem.
Thay's Poetry / Please Call Me by My True Names (song & poem)
We invite you to listen to Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) read one of his most famous poems. It reflects a deep insight into how we cannot separate ourselves from the world around us, even those who do harm. We also offer a recording of the song based on the...