Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 51

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

Online Retreat “Understanding our Mind”

Plum Village recently hosted our first online neuroscience retreat June 23 to June 28 with the title “Understanding Our Mind”. Let us enjoy the sweet aftertaste of this retreat through the feedback from our two Dharma teachers - Sr. Chan Duc (Sr Annabel) and young Dharma teacher Br. Troi Bao Tich, and a retreat participant, Aileen who shared their impressions and experiences.

The Great Bell Chant (The End of Suffering)

In the Plum Village Practice centers, we chant the Great Bell Chant every day. We would like to invite you to listen to the Great Bell Chant with a reading by Thay (Thich Nhat Hanh) and chanting by brother Phap Niem, and another full version is chanted by sr. Mai Nghiem.

Time passes

Sister Chan Duc (Sr. True Virtue) sings “Time passes”. In her early years of practice, this song appeared to Sr. Chan Duc as she touched the freedom of a time and space that is not bound by concepts. Though around us, time is passing, it is possible to dwell in a time outside of time, and

New Version of the Plum Village App

Would you like to take Plum Village with you in your pocket? We are happy to say you can, with an updated version of the Plum Village app.