Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 20

Accepting Ourselves and Being Partly Right

Thay teaches us how to put the sixth of his mantras of true love, “You are partly right”, into practice.He emphasizes that self-acceptance will also lead to the happiness of the people around you.

The Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village

What are the hallmarks of an authentic Plum Village practice? Our elders share with us the four Dharma seals of Plum Village, through which we can find and walk a path that helps us to live without fear, in freedom.

The Laughter of Children Echoes

Brother Phap Niem recounts wonderful memories of Brother Giac Thanh aka Brother Floating Cloud who was an elder brother at Plum Village Monastery and abbot of Deer Park Monastery.

A Culture of Happiness – How to Scale Up Happiness from People to Organizations

We share extracts from a new book by Tho Ha Vinh (a lay Dharma Teacher in the Plum Village tradition) which explores how we can achieve collective wellbeing.

True Sangha

To mark the "manifestation day" of Thay (11 October 1926) we share a talk from him on sangha, a community of practitioners living the teachings of the Buddha and ancestral teachers. The sangha is Thay's deep aspiration and great legacy.   

Young Practitioners Join the Order of Interbeing

We republish an article from The Wake Up website which recounts the experiences of four Wake Up members in formally receiving the 14 Mindfulness Trainings and joining the Order of Interbeing.

Home Practices for the Rains Retreat

Each week, we will post a series of practices inspired by the Rains Retreat at Plum Village Monastery.

Our Intentions for this Rains Retreat

We share some words from our elders on the spirit of this year's Rains Retreat at Plum Village Monastery.

The Rains Retreat 2022

On September 15th, we formally started our 90-Days Rains’ Retreat with the “Ceremony of Requesting Refuge”. The Buddha, our Teacher (Thay) and the Manyfold Sangha of Upper Hamlet, Son Ha, Lower Hamlet and New Hamlet, joined their energies to take the deep vow of helping each other to stop, rest, heal, and reflect over the

The Rains Retreat Begins at Plum Village Monasteries

As the 90-day Rains Retreat begins we share a video that gives a taste of this period for deepening mindfulness practice.