Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 20

A Holiday Message and Live Dharma Talks

We share a message from Brother Phap Dung of Deer Park Monastery and timings of live talks you can follow over the holiday period.

Sister Chan Khong receives Honorary Doctorate

On 10 December 2022, Sister Chan Khong received an honorary Ph.D. in Social Work from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Thailand.

Advent: Preserving a Beautiful Tradition

Sister Bồ Đề describes how she discovered the tradition of Advent at Plum Village, France.

Transmitting the Dharma Lamp

We share photos and words from a recent ceremony to ordain five new Dharma teachers in the Plum Village tradition.

Accepting yourself as you are: Practicing the Sixth Mantra

Original Vietnamese title:“Chấp Nhận Chính Mình – Thực Tập Câu Linh Chú Thứ Sáu [Thực Tập Căn Bản Làng Mai] – TS Nhất Hạnh” Lower Hamlet, Plum Village – Jan 15, 2012 If we can accept ourselves, seeing who we really are, it’ll be easy for us to accept other people and see who they

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.