Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog, page 78

The Diamond Sutra

This translation of The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion, sometimes known simply as The Diamond Sutra, has been prepared by Thich Nhat Hanh from the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (in Sanskrit), and the Chinese Taisho Revised Tripitaka, No.335. The Opening Gatha was composed by Thich Nhat Hanh to precede the translation. This sutra appears in Thich…Read more ›

The Diamond That Cuts through Illusion

This translation of The Diamond That Cuts through Illusion has been prepared by Thich Nhat Hanh from the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (in Sanskrit) and the Chinese  Taisho Revised Tripitaka, No.335. Thich Nhat Hanh composed the Opening Gatha to precede the translation. This sutra appears in Thich Nhat Hanh, Chanting From The Heart (Parallax Press, Rev.Ed., 2006) It is recited regularly at Plum Village practice centers around the world, as part of our daily sitting and chanting sessions. For further commentary on this text, please see Thich Nhat Hanh, The Diamond That Cuts through Illusion (Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1992).   The Diamond That Cuts through Illusion Opening Gatha How may we…Read more ›

Volunteer Opportunities this Summer

Plum Village is looking for volunteers to support us during our 2015 Summer Retreat, our largest and most festive retreat of the year. We are looking for volunteers who have a heart of service to come and support us, in particular in the Upper Hamlet or Lower Hamlet. There will be many opportunities to practice together,…Read more ›

Plum Village in Indonesia 2015

Thay’s senior disciples have arrived in Indonesia, as part of the 2015 Plum Village Asia Tour. The monks and nuns have just completed a 5-day Family Retreat in Cipanas, and will be offering mindfulness events for educators and businesspeople this weekend. Land has been donated to establish a new Plum Village monastery and practice center…Read more ›

In the Footsteps of the Buddha

A few miles from Bodhgaya, our Sangha walked the edges of rice fields to the stupa commemorating the place where legend has it that the young village girl named Sujata offered kheer to the exhausted ascetic Siddhartha. Ahead of us flowed the river Niranjana on whose banks it is said Siddhartha fainted. In the distance,…Read more ›

Japan Tour 2015: photos & video

A large delegation of the most senior Dharma Teachers in the Plum Village Tradition, including many abbots and abbesses from our centres around the world, led events in Japan, from April 28 – May 13, as part of the 2015 Plum Village Asia Tour. It was the sangha’s first major teaching tour in Japan since Thay’s 2011 trip…Read more ›

New Dharma Spring

As a symphony of greens explodes here in Plum Village, and soft rains fall on our lotus ponds, many of our elder Dharma brothers and sisters have set off to share the dharma in Europe and Asia. It is just like in the time of the Buddha, when after the 90-day Retreat, the monastics would…Read more ›

An Update on Thay’s Health: 6th April 2015

Official Announcement Plum Village, France April 6, 2015 To all Plum Village Practice Centers, To all Practice Centers and Sanghas World Wide, To our Dear Beloved Friends, We are happy to report that Thay’s health has continued to improve at the specialist stroke rehabilitation clinic in Bordeaux, where he has been steadily recovering his strength.…Read more ›

Bert Evens ft. Marie Joëlle – Coming Home

Produced by Kenny Clarys Vocals by Bert Evens and Marie-Joëlle van der Burgt Celtic harp by Tilde Claeys Violin, alt and tenor recorder, bodhran, frame drum, Irish bouzouki by Kenny Clarys Flemish Bagpipes by Bert Evens Mixed by Ward Neirynck Song that can introduce the practice of hugging meditation

Remembering Kayla

It is with great sadness that Plum Village has learned of the passing away of our beloved dharma sister Kayla Mueller in Syria earlier this month. Kayla was a student of Thay’s and a lively, loving and passionate member of the Sparkle dharma discussion group that formed in New Hamlet in Summer 2010. Kayla was captured by…Read more ›