By Eveline Beumkes Her original name is Phuong; her Dharma name is Chan Khong, meaning "True Emptiness." Thich Nhat Hanh and Sister Chan Khong started Plum Village together in 1982. That Plum Village has become what it is today and that people all over the world have been inspired by Thay's teachings is to a…
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Lamp Transmission of Shalom
at the Great Ordination CeremonyDeer Park, CaliforniaFebruary 13, 2004 Respected Thay, respected Venerables, brothers and sisters and friends, I offer Greeting to this House, greetings to the people and to the ancestors of this House. Greetings to the land, the mountains, the rivers, and the sea. Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena…
Book Reviews
Good Citizens Creating Enlightened Society By Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2012 Softcover, 129 pages Reviewed by Karen Hilsberg and Alex Cline At the age of eighty-six, our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh continues to actively teach around the world and to publish several new books each year. His latest offering,…
Opening to Suffering
Antony Henao finds the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh on his journey from scarcity to inner fulfillment.
I Vow Not to Burn Out
As life under COVID-19 continues to challenge and warp our collective living, and in the United States we face the work of bringing real, meaningful justice and equality to bear, Mushim Patricia Ikeda's compassionate reminder resonates more than ever before. By Mushim Patricia Ikeda At the end of January, one…
Mindful Eating
By Patrecia Lenore Like all the Mindfulness Trainings, the fifth one on mindful consumption-has been a process for me. In my younger years, I drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes. In my early thirties, I gave up smoking, and sometime in my forties, I discovered that alcohol increased the symptoms of my illness, fibromyalgia, so I…
Anacortes Mindfulness Community
By Jon Prescott 21-Day Retreat, Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, 2018; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha Sangha building doesn’t have to be a lot of work. When Sangha is created in community, it can be fun to be one of many voices contributing to the process. We recently experienced this sense…
Busynessless
Brother Phap Dung's Dharma talk about the practice of not being busy to young adults
Jewish Roots, Outstretched Branches, & Buddhist Leaves
By Laureen Lazarovici One of the most satisfying aspects of my retreat at Deer Park in September was taking part in the Jewish Roots discussion group. I knew they were my dharma brothers and sisters and at the same time my tribesmen and women, connected to me by 6000 years…
Breathing Into Life and Death
An Interview with Rochelle Griffin by Barbara Casey, at Plum Village, June 2002 Barbara: Rochelle, how did you come to live in Holland? Rochelle: I was born and raised in the United States. During my first year of college my father became the director of the American International School in…