Tag: Monastics
Wake Up Europe Tour – 18th April – 4th June 2023
In Spring 2023, Plum Village’s brothers and sisters will be on the road for six weeks to visit Wake Up Sanghas in seven countries...
Ordination Gift to My Sister
On September 9th, 2018, my sister was ordained at Deer Park Monastery along with nine other new monastics. It was an unusual experience to...
Practicing With My Family
Q: Your blood family is in France and lives close by. Do you find ways to share the practice with them?
Sister Giác Hòa: My...
My Monastic Aspiration as a Child
By Br. Chon Tang
I'm from Alberta, Canada, and I’m 19 years old. My father is from Northwest Vietnam, and my mother is from Central...
Practicing in a Monastic Community
Sister Giác Hòa (Awakened
Harmony) from New Hamlet, Plum Village, shares about committing to the
Five-Year Monastic Program and how her practice as a nun supports...
750 Kilometres of Nothing to Do and Nowhere to Go
By Brother Dao Hanh
Our journey started many months before we made our first steps on the legendary Appalachian Trail. The preparation consisted of route...
Life as Monastic Aspirants in Plum Village
Click here to read Part I of this interview
Interview Part 2: New Hamlet, 11th November 2018
Q: How was your experience as a monastic aspirant?
Thien...
Deciding to Become a Monastic in Plum Village
Interview Part 1: New Hamlet, 11th November 2018
Q: What was your decision-making process to ordain as a monastic?
Thien Chi: I came to Plum Village...
Transformation of My Singing Voice as Monastic
Q: Today’s the 4th of September 2018, and I’m sitting with Sister Chanh Niem in Lower. Thank you for being here. What was life like...
How to Ordain as a Monastic in the Plum Village Tradition
Question from a lay friend: I've been drawn to a monastic life for several years, and I’ve quit my job. How can I become...
How the Viet Wake Up Retreat Helped to Reconnect With My...
By Thien Kim Truong
During a trip to visit to one of Thay's monasteries, Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi, I became really good friends with...
Organizing a Retreat with Monastics
Interview with Elli Weisbaum
Q: Can you share a bit about the recent Wake Up retreat at Blue Cliff and your experience as a member...
Discovering Plum Village and Becoming a Monk
Interviewed in June 2016 in Plum Village
EP: Ethan Pollock (interviewer)
DT: Brother Dao Tue (monastic)
EP: It’s a beautiful summer day. Brother Dao Tue and I...
Love Between Us – Thich Nhat Hanh’s Sharing
Maison de l'Inspir interviewed Monastic Brother Phap Linh after he received the lamp transmission as a Dharma Teacher during the Great Ordination Ceremony last month...
Diary from a Monastic Sister
Meditation Hall of Inspiration
12 September 2015
Dear Thay,
It is still dark outside; we have just finished the meditation. Here, we have started the Fall Retreat...