Waking Up in Community By Sister Hanh Nghiem Wake Up! Young Buddhists and non-Buddhists for a Healthy and Compassionate Society is a worldwide network of young people practicing the living art of mindfulness. It sprang from our teacher’s humble suggestion that young people should create such a movement for themselves.…
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The Three Earth-Touchings
Thầy teaches us a practice to transcend the notions of me, the other, and life span.
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…
The Long Walk from War to Peace
By Larry Calloway Thich Nhat Hanh’s return to Vietnam in May for several retreats followed by a United Nations conference was a triumph for his “engaged Buddhism.” Not only was his global influence evident at the conference, but he and four hundred retreat participants (most of us Westerners) were warmly…
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…
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…
On Dharma Discussions
Dharma discussions are a fundamental part of Sangha gatherings, retreats, and Plum Village life. At their best they embody qualities of group meditation, enabling us to enter a place of quiet in which we can stop and listen deeply to ourselves and each other. They are opportunities for us to deepen our understanding of the…
I Am Not Different From You: A portrait of Sister Chan Khong
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…
On Reverence for Life
I am a tree, a palm tree. I live in Jerusalem’s Garden of Roses...
Continuing Thầy’s Aspiration
Brother Pháp Dung shares about the relationship between grief and gratitude after Thầy’s passing and his father’s last breath. "This very special person showed us how to live."