Brother Pháp Xả shares how his aspiration to end suffering is a continuation of his family’s work to save onderduikers, people hiding from the Nazi German army, in World War II.
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Enjoying an Apple of Mindfulness in the Big Apple
Stephen Pradarelli encounters Thầy while supporting the naming of Thích Nhất Hạnh Way in New York.
Is Peace in Ourselves Healing the Planet?
Brother Trời Đức Niệm reflects on his monastic journey and on the important role of Plum Village in supporting the climate movement.
Trans-formational: The Transgender Experience and the Monastic Path
Corey Prachniak shares how Buddhist teachings, practices, and chants—introduced in meditation groups and Plum Village monasteries—helped them relieve anxiety through self-acceptance and liberation.
Rooted in Resilience
At twenty-one years old I came into the monastery, leaving behind a life marked by anxiety and depression. I had dropped out of college because I was drowning. Waves of pain, sorrow, and hopelessness kept pulling me under, and I couldn’t find my way out. The weight of climate change, ethical concerns about career choices, economic uncertainty, conflict and violence, widespread environmental destruction, and the plethora of suffering in the world was constantly overwhelming me, and I didn’t know how to deal with it all.
Learning True Love: Book Club reflections celebrating Sister Chân Không
Today, April 9, 2025, we honor the Continuation Day of Sister Chân Không—beloved elder in the Plum Village tradition and a lifelong companion to Thích Nhất Hạnh.
The Being Peace Practice Centre
Teri West shares the interwoven nature of the long journey towards helping to found a practice centre in the UK and her path to becoming a Dharma teacher.
Is Nothing Something?
In Is Nothing Something? Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh answers heartfelt, difficult, and funny questions from children of all ages. Illustrated with original full-color artwork by Jessica McClure, Is Nothing Something? will help adults plant the seeds of mindfulness in the young children in their lives. Beginning with the most…
We Have Seen the Path, Do Not Fear Anymore
Brother Đạo Hành answers: What does it truly mean to be a monastic?
Little Feather
By Asa O’Connor Jaeckal As a dove flies past,In the clear blue sky,A feather falls.A wind sweeps it up,Making it swirl, and summersaultover grassy fields, and snowy mountains.It floats gently in the breeze,connecting with the infinite power oftime and thought,While slowly, very slowly, making its wayto the ground.It lands, and…