Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 38

Mindfulness Practices for Children

During a typical summer, Plum Village hosts hundreds of families that come with their children to practice mindfulness. We invite you to enjoy a selection of Plum Village practices created especially for children.

Online Retreats in May & June 2021

In May and June, Plum Village had three online retreats with a lot of joy, happiness and transformation. Thanks to the wholesome collective energy of all the Plum Village monastics and retreatants; The Art of Inner Healing, Wake Up Earth and the Science retreat: Touching Reality brought us together to cultivate more understanding and compassion.Let’s

Learning to Love My Suffering

Brother Pham Hanh shares his personal story of healing burnout and trauma.

At the Foot of the Mountain – the Long-term Lay Retreat 2021

Lily Tolat offers us an account of the recent retreat for lay long term residents of Plum Village, France.

Joyfully working together

In Plum Village, France, we have three hamlets – Upper Hamlet for brothers, Lower Hamlet and New Hamlet for sisters. Each hamlet is beautiful and spacious. In order to keep the hamlet beautiful and tidy, we gather once a month at a hamlet for a day community work where we help our siblings to clean

Begin Anew

Beginning Anew is a key Plum Village practice for maintaining healthy relationships and healing difficult relationships. We are happy to offer you a short video explaining Beginning Anew.

Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living

We offer you some short verses or gathas to print at home to support your mindfulness practice.

Malam Suci Waisak (The Holy Vesak Night)

Plum Village choir came together to record the Indonesian song Malam Suci Vesak (The Holy Vesak Night), as an offering our the Indonesian friends around the world for Vesak day (May 26, 2021). This was sung in four parts. This is a song that is commonly sung in Indonesia on Vesak day to commemorate the

Reflections on the Buddha, his Teachings and the Ceremony of Vesak

On May 25th 2021, residents of Plum Village Monastery in France celebrated the holiday of Vesak which commemorates the life and enlightenment of the Buddha. We took this opportunity to ask some of the monks and nuns at Plum Village how they relate to the Buddha and the ceremony of Vesak.

The Plum Village Shop starts with… Plums!

We are happy to launch an online store to allow people to buy books, bells, calligraphies and other items to support their mindfulness practice. It's starting slowly though, by selling plums.