by Rachel Tripp When I was eight years old my mother announced to me that we were doing a very unusual thing on summer vacation. She told me that we were going to Stonehill College for a week. I was very worried that it was going to involve math, but…
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Letting Go and Being Happy
mb38-Letting1 By Ben Matlock Seven members of our Sangha volunteer as Buddhist chaplains at a large, local hospital. We visit Asian and Western Buddhist patients, consult with staff, and lead a weekly meditation in the hospital chapel, mostly attended by staff members. I have noticed that much of the suffering…
Mindfulness Is A Source Of Happiness – Calligraphy
Calligraphies are a “bell of mindfulness” for the viewer, reminding us to arrive in the here and now, and touch the wonders of life.
Happy Teachers Change the World
Happy Teachers Change the World is the first official, authoritative guide to the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels, from preschool through higher education, the teachings, guidance, practices, and techniques are grounded in the everyday world of schools, colleges, and…
Mindfulness in the Garden (2025)
This 2025 edition of Mindfulness in the Garden is available as a beautiful paperback or ebook. It features a new afterword by Mick McEvoy, manager of Plum Village Happy Farm in France. Mindfulness in the Garden offers simple mindfulness verses (gathas) composed to connect the mind and body and to…
To Live Awake
A film about how to wake up to life, cultivating peace, freedom and happiness, in times full of individual and social challenges.
Rebuilding Health, Part 2
Thích Nhất Hạnh teaches us to liberate ourselves from restlessness and find ease, joy, and happiness in the present moment and in Mother Earth.
Being Happy Right Where We Are
photo by Raditia Lasry When I was growing up in Switzerland, all I ever wanted was to be happy. It happened when I didn't feel accepted; I didn't think I was seen or heard, though I knew I had something unique to offer. As years have passed by, I’ve focused…
Happy Teachers Will Change The World – Calligraphy
Calligraphies are a “bell of mindfulness” for the viewer, reminding us to arrive in the here and now, and touch the wonders of life.
Reflections on a New Year of Growth at the Happy Farm
Mick McEvoy asks himself why he continues to live at Plum Village and manage the regenerative Happy Farm.