Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 22

We Are All Flowers

Orlaith O’Sullivan teaches children how to truly appreciate those around them by reading from her new book We Are All Flowers.

Fond Memories

Monastic elders and long-time lay practitioners share memories of Plum Village and meeting our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1980s, 90s, and beyond.

Safe Harbour

In this touching letter, Sister Chân Tuệ Nghiêm shares about her first visits to Plum Village, how she decided to become a nun, walking the monastic path, and putting the practice into action when her mother died.

A Photo Slideshow

A beautiful collection of photographs of Plum Village from the 1980s to the present day.

The Rainbow Family: Engaging with Suffering in the Present Moment

Brother Chan Troi Bao Tang explains the value and benefit of the Rainbow Family: communities of LGBTQIA+ people within the Plum Village tradition.

The Rainbow Family: Engaging with Suffering in the Present Moment

Building the Rainbow community has been a work in progress for several years in Plum Village and we are now slowly harvesting the fruits. Brother Chan Troi Bao Tang explains the value and benefit of the Rainbow Family: communities of LGBTQIA+ people within the Plum Village tradition.

Day 13, June 16, 2022 – 5 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission, a Be-In and Farewell

On the last day of the retreat, a five mindfulness trainings transmission was conducted in each hamlet. Dharma sharing families celebrated under the stars at a Be-In in Upper Hamlet and farewells were said as the two week retreat ‘Celebrating the 40 Years of Plum Village’ drew to a close.

Transmission of the 14 Mindfulness Training and an Evening Music Meditation (Day 11 continued – June 14, 2022)

In the afternoon, we transmitted the 14 Mindfulness trainings to over 50 lay and monastic members of the community. We welcome these new members into the Order of Interbeing! We were treated to an evening of music, readings, poetry and song, to round up a rich day.

Scattering Thay’s Ashes in Lower Hamlet, Day 11 (June 14, 2022)

Lower Hamlet held a walking meditation to scatter our teacher’s ashes in the Poplar Grove on June 14, 2022. Thay has led many peaceful walking meditations on those paths in the past, and it was a special way to be in his presence and in his footsteps that day.

Day 8-9 (June 10-11, 2022) Dharma Lamp Transmission

This year, to celebrate the 40th year since the founding of Plum Village, we had the special occasion to transmit the Dharma Lamp to monastics and lay members of the Order of Interbeing. You can read the full article here.