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A Mindful Christmas – Part 1: Difficult Relationships

not without its difficulties and challenges. In this three-part series, we ask senior Plum Village Dharma teachers about how to mindfully navigate some of those challenges.

Planting Trees @ New Hamlet

On the 17th of November the Sangha gathered at New Hamlet for community service. This time (like many other times) we were inspired to take care of our mother-earth by joyfully planting tree saplings that were nursed, nurtured and nourished by the monastic and lay siblings. There are many simple things we can do —

Round up: Plum Village at COP26

Plum Village nuns and monks were invited to offer teachings and support during the buildup to COP26 and during the conference itself. Here we round up videos of their teachings and reflections that are available to watch online.

Rains Retreat Closing Ceremony

2021 The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. It is a time for Buddhist monastics to deepen their studies, practice, healing, and transformation. In Plum Village, we had the chance to practice as a Manyfold Sangha (monastic and lay siblings), supporting one another on

Heading to the Shore Together

It has been just over a year since Sr Lan Nghiem passed away in Lower Hamlet. We offer a sharing from one of her attendants, Sr Trang Loc Uyen, who was with her in her last days, as she reflects on Sr Lan Nghiem and the lessons they learnt on their journey together.

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.