Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 11

New buds on ancient trees

I am told to take care of the garden left to me by my ancestors. A garden always has beautiful trees and others that are not so healthy. That is the reason why we have to take good care of it.You are my garden, and I know that I should practice as a gardener.I have

Sweeping the ground of enlightenment

When an aspirant first entered the monastery, they were not allowed to study the teachings right away but had to go through manual work for a long time. They had to see that the business of their daily chores was the first task of practicing Zen. Sung examined his actions, language, and thoughts while he

Peace is the walk

Take my hand.We will walk.We will only walk.We will enjoy our walkwithout thinking of arriving anywhere.Earth will feel safeWhen we feel in us enough safety.

Arrived

Our true home is not our place of birth, our country, or four walls and a roof, but can be found in our own body and feelings, in the very here and now.

Coming home to the mother pagoda

Dearest Thay,We, more than 400 of your monastic children from four continents and fourteen centers have returned to the mother pagoda. Did you already see this day dear Thay?

The message of love – return to Thu Bon River

A journey dedicated to Thich Nhat Hanh I have come to be with you, to weep with you for our ravaged landand broken lives… [From Thich Nhat Hanh’s poem – “Experience”] 60 years ago, the great flood of November 1964 in central Vietnam swept away homes and took thousands of lives. Victims in the conflict

Rains Retreat Closing Ceremony 2023-2024

The 90-day Rains Retreat 2023-2024 has concluded, marking a period of deep study, practice, and transformation for our monastic and lay community.

Coming home

Sister Chan Khong

Thich Nhat Hanh 2-Year Memorial

Join us as the Plum Village sangha from the ten directions gather in Vietnam to honor Thich Nhat Hanh as Thay formally becomes an ancestral teacher in our lineage.

Talk 6: The wisdom that removes the root of violence

You can live your enlightened life every moment with mindfulness. Because mindfulness carries concentration and enlightenment. That is why I said enlightenment is our business, daily business. And not something far away, something you hope to have in the future.