Sister Trì Nghiêm and Jacob Surpin In celebration of this release, editors Sister Trì Nghiêm of Magnolia Grove Monastery and associate publisher Jacob Surpin sat down and answered some questions around the Buddha’s true nature, lessons children can learn, and what makes this book different from previous children’s books by…
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Is Nothing Something? Kid's Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Everything in Between by Thich Nhat Hanh Plum Blossom Books, 2014 Hardcover, 40 pages Reviewed by John Malkin Fifteen years ago I was at a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh at Deer Park Monastery, and during a…
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.
Why Don’t Monks and Nuns Eat Meat?
Q&A with Thich Nhat Hanh Monastic sisters at Magnolia Grove Monastery. Photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Child’s question: Why don’t monks and nuns eat meat? Thich Nhat Hanh’s answer: We don’t eat meat because we want to reduce the suffering of living beings. Human beings suffer, but animals also suffer.…
You Are Also a Cloud
Child’s question: Do you remember any of your past lives? Thich Nhat Hanh’s response: Yes. When I practice looking deeply, I see that one time in the past I was a rock, a tree, a squirrel, a bird, a fish, a cloud, and a river. If I continue to look…
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.
The Peace Treaty
Because a lot of suffering arises when we become angry or upset with our partner or other friends, at Plum Village we have created a "Peace Treaty" which we sign in front of the sangha. I would like to explain something about it. The treaty was written to help us live happily together.…
We All Belong Together
Sister Thuc Nghiem's Insight Gatha Just one instant of the present moment and something knocks so loudly at my heart; The love that we all belong together. A star at dawn above the darkened earth, they talk together of this. The blades of grass, the dew and the sunshine, they…
Dharma Talk: A Peaceful River
photo by Jitka Slamova New Hamlet, Plum Village January 26, 2012 Dear Sangha, today is the 26th of January, 2012. We are in the Full Moon Meditation Hall of New Hamlet. Today’s gatha from the sutra we are studying says that all of us contain a stream, and we don’t…
Flickering Flames
All relationships go through ups and downs. If we are fortunate enough (and benefit from things like a supportive community, a mindfulness practice, or other stabilizing strategies), we can experience this ebb and flow with some level of comfort. But sometimes we get stuck in a down flow. You may notice there is less sexual chemistry or desire or that the time you spend together is not as enjoyable. You might bicker more or feel irritated by your partner’s every move. Or perhaps your relationship just feels meh…nothing special or exciting. If any of this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing relationship burnout.