Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 34

Gratefulness: Brother David Steindl-Rast and Thich Nhat Hanh

As friends in the USA prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving we share a beautiful video where the two spiritual teachers speak about gratefulness as well as many other topics.

Apple Picking Day

Harvesting Apples While Cultivating Joy & Siblinghood On the 13th of November the Monastic Sangha gathered at a neighbor’s apple orchard. The community was kindly allowed to harvest the surplus of apples after the main harvest. Sometimes this can be called gleaning, (or glanage), and consists on the collecting of edible leftovers from a field

The Practice of Gratitude

Four lay and monastics friends in Plum Village tell us about their practice of gratitude and how it helps them in daily life and their relationship with others.

Exploring the spirit of “double belonging” and Hanukkah

Interview Plum Village lay Dharma teacher Hagit Harmon (formerly Sister Thai Nghiem), currently living in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

How much Silence?

We share an extract from Richard Brady's book Walking the Teacher's Path with Mindfulness. Richard is a former school teacher and also a lay Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition.

The Spirit of the 3-month Rains Retreat (Part 2)

Plum Village community in France is enjoying our yearly 3-month rain retreat. Thay (our Teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh) offered a wonderful Dharma Talk regarding the spirit of the rain retreat on 12th September 2004 .

Plum Village at Countdown to COP26 with TED

Four Plum Village monastics were invited to participate in this year's Countdown Summit to COP26 organized by TED at Edinburgh, from October 12-15, 2021.

Rewilding: Healing, Regeneration and Transformation for the Land.

During the global climate negotiations, COP 26 in Glasgow Scotland we share one way that our community in Plum Village Monastery, France is taking action to contribute to the solutions in this time of climate and ecological emergencies.

Interview: Going to the Other Shore

We interviewed Plum Village nuns and monks who have just received their full Bhikshuni/Bhikshu ordination in the recent transmission ceremony.

Practices for COP26

The COP26 UN Climate Conference will take place this year in Glasgow from November 1-12th. Below are details of practices offered by the Plum Village community to support the conference.