Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 46

Love Letter To The Earth, “Can Mother Earth Count on Us?”

“Love Letter To The Earth” is Zen Master and Peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh’s passionate and personal call to develop an intimate relationship with the source of all life. He shares why our personal happiness is intricately tied to the happiness of our planet and offers clear and concrete practices for connecting with ourselves, each

The Passing of Sister Lan Nghiem

With great regret we announce that our dear Dutch sister, Sister Lan Nghiem passed away peacefully at age 69, at 7:15am, December 1st, 2020 at Lower hamlet, Plum Village, France.

Celebrating the Life of Master Nhat Dinh

Plum Village is rooted in a deep spiritual tradition, in this post we celebrate the life Master Nhat Dinh, one of Plum Village's spiritual ancestors.

Share your photos of Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphies

A special request for people who own a calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Share your photos of Thich Nhat’ Hanh’s calligraphies

A special request for people who own a calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh.

The Rain

“The Rain” is composed and sung by Sister Chân Đức (“True Virtue”), or Sister Annabel, as she is known to many. We hope you enjoy this tender and gentle song. For those of us with some worry or trouble in this moment, may the rain of compassionate understanding soak deeply into the soil of our

Online Retreats to start 2021 with Plum Village Monastics

oin us to reflect over the past year and start the next year mindfully with joy and hope. Plum Village, France and Magnolia Grove Monastery, USA will host online retreats at the end of the year.

Discourse on the Great Emptiness

This is what I heard: One time the Buddha was staying in a village of buffalo herders of the Kuru people. At that time the Buddha called the monks to him and said: “Monks I shall teach you the Dharma that is beautiful in the beginning, the middle and the end; the Dharma whose meaning

Zen Autumn

“Flames of Prayer” is a song of freedom and love for life. Thich Nhat Hanh wrote it in 1966 after he heard that Nhat Chi Mai, one of the first six people ordained as a core member of the Order of Interbeing, had immolated herself to call for peace and reconciliation during the Vietnam war.

What can we do about the Climate Crisis?

Recently Brothers Phap Luu and Phap Linh and other representatives of the PIum Village community interviewed Bill McKibben about the current climate crisis. Introducing Bill McKibben Bill McKibben is a climate change activist, author and journalist. He wrote the book “The End of Nature” in 1989, which introduced much of the West to to the