Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 55

Working joyfully (photos)

We would like to invite you to enjoy photos of joyful working time with the monastic community. In Plum Village, we prefer to see work as a chance to practice meditation and call it mindful service.

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Working joyfully

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Handling Fear and Discrimination

Brother Phap Huu explains why stopping can be hard and unexpected emotions can surface when we are forced to stay still. He offers insight into how we can respond to our fears as we navigate between lockdown and returning to everyday life. Also, he provides guidance on what to do with the energy of fear expressed as racism and discrimination.

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On Anger, Sadness and Regrets (video)

Anger, sadness and regrets can all be doorways to peace and beauty, not only for ourselves, but for the people around us, the people of our past and also for those who will come after us.

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On Anger, Sadness and Regrets (Video)

Anger, sadness and regrets can all be doorways to peace and beauty, not only for ourselves, but for the people around us, the people of our past and also for those who will come after us.

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Being an Island Unto Myself

In Plum Village, we use practice songs to help us cultivate joy and remember to be mindful. This song helps us to remember that we can take refuge in ourselves by using our breathing to come back to a place of calm and stability.

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Being Island Unto Myself.

Can we Love and Trust Ourselves? (Video)

Love and trust in ourselves form the basis of a healthy relationship with our inner landscape. Please enjoy three answers that our teacher gives on how we can love and trust ourselves and how to have a 'good' day.

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The Budda’s Birthday Vesak Celebration 2020

We invite you to enjoy the Plum Village celebrations of Vesak Day 2020. Traditionally, the monastics organize Vesak celebrations together in one hamlet along with many guests. This year we celebrated it in three hamlets separately due to Covid-19. Vesak is a chance for us to express our respect and gratitude to the Buddha, the

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Vesak Celebration Photos 2020

We invite you to celebrate Vesak Day 2020 at Plum Village

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