Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 12

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.

An Impermanent Day of Mindfulness

October 7th, 2023 - It was supposed to be the last Day of Mindfulness of our tour. A peaceful trip to west Bethlehem in a Salesian convent.

Talk 5: Letting go of rigid beliefs

If love is something limitless, then understanding and wisdom should also be something limitless. We cannot say that our understanding ends here.

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.

New Year Prayer to Mother Earth and All Our Ancestors

Dear Beloved Thay, Dear Beloved Ancestors, Dear Beloved Mother Earth,We have gathered as a fourfold sangha in this solemn moment of the New Year to express our gratitude and aspiration as a spiritual family, and to begin anew.