Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 51

How to deal with illness and death?

To continue our series on Pandemic Practice, we would like to offer this excerpt from a recent interview with Sr Annabel Chân Đức on the topic of dealing with illness.

The Evening Chant

At Plum Village monasteries around the world, we recite this chant directly before our period of silent sitting medtiation in the evening. You can find more Plum Village chants here.

Plum Village in Plum Season

In this season, we harvest plum fruit from our garden every year. We make plum jam by ourselves. The lay friends can taste the handmade plum jam every breakfast while they are here with us. We also have dried plum, the profit from selling it will be offered to children in the poor country. You

Learning to Hug

Our teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, explains how he combined practices from the East and from the West to create "Hugging Meditation".

What Can White People Do?

Sister Tam Muoi (aka Sr. Samadhi) recounts her personal journey with the practice of White Awareness. White people, do something. But what? Please allow me to share some of the journey I’ve been on for the past five years, initially with the aspiration to create more diversity in our Sangha, but soon realizing that there

New Book: How to Connect

We are delighted to announce the publication of How to Connect, the eighth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series.

How to Connect

We are delighted to announce the publication of How to Connect, the eighth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series. This series is a back-to-basics collection from Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice.⁠⁠ With our world experiencing an epidemic of loneliness, environmental dissociation, and digital overload, this pocket-sized How To book reminds us of our crucial need to connect to ourselves, our ancestors, and our planet.

The Zen of Dishwashing

Getting tired of washing the dishes? Find out how to go deep at the sink in the spirit of our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.

A Day in the Life of our online retreat “The Art of Awakened Living”

We would like to invite you to join us on the last day of our online retreat “The Art of Awakened Living”. You can enjoy more photos from Plum Village here.

Listening To The Bell

“With body, speech and mind in perfect oneness, I send my heart along with the sound of this bell…” Brother Phap Linh was encouraged by Thay (Thich Nhat Hanh) to use “local material” to compose music. This piece became like a meeting of two ancient traditions of Celtic Christianity and Buddhism – a new beautiful