Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 37

Rose ceremony 2021

On 8 August 2021, the Rose Ceremony was organized at Plum Village in France. The tradition of wearing roses to remember the kindness and love of our parents started in Plum Village during the Summer Retreat in 1983.

Rose Ceremony 2021

On 8 August 2021, the Rose Ceremony was organized at Plum Village in France. The tradition of wearing roses to remember the kindness and love of our parents started in Plum Village during the Summer Retreat in 1983.

Pilgrimage of gratitude – A Tour of Our Neighbors

Three monastic brothers from Plum Village Monastery in France undertook a pilgrimage to visit Sanghas on foot.

Happy Farm of Lower Hamlet is Recruiting for 2022

We are looking for a new team for the “Happy Farm” of Lower Hamlet for the year 2022! The Happy Farm is a place where we grow food for the community and practice mindfulness together.The Happy Farm is a regenerative agriculture and permaculture project. We explore what it means to work in mindfulness and our

Join us for a Rose Ceremony – A Celebration of our Parents

What do our parents mean to us? Can we see our parents’ presence in ourselves today? What role has their love, their presence, and their absence played in our lives? Join us for a Rose Ceremony, 8 Aug, 3pm, live streamed from Plum Village.

Join us for a Rose Ceremony – Celebrating our Parents

What do our parents mean to us? Can we see our parents’ presence in ourselves today? What role has their love, their presence, and their absence played in our lives? Join us for a Rose Ceremony, 8 Aug, 3pm, live streamed from Plum Village.

Join us for a Rose Ceremony

What do our parents mean to us? Can we see our parents’ presence in ourselves today? What role has their love, their presence, and their absence played in our lives? Join us for a Rose Ceremony, 8 Aug, 3pm, live streamed from Plum Village.

Tangerine of Mindfulness

This is a story that Siddhartha Gautama, popularly known as the Buddha, told the first time to children when he had just founded a Great Way, the Path of Awareness. Please enjoy an excerpt of it from the book Old Path White Cloud. Siddhartha quietly gestured for the children to sit back up and he

Plum Village in the past week

The sangha life is very vivid with many activities that the monastic brothers, sisters and lay friends enjoy. During the past week, there was a Siksamana precept transmission, a new staircase built by monastic brothers and an online mindfulness day for families of the monks and nuns. We would like to share with you some nice photos

The Miraculous Leaves

In this letter to children from 1987, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) recounts a story about really appreciating the beauty in natural objects like leaves and pebbles.