Tag: Plum Village
Practicing with a Sangha
Click here to read Part I.
Part II
Q: What is the role of sangha
building and of being around people who support us in our practice?
Brother...
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...
Climate Crisis in Paradise
By Wouter Verhoeven
There is a placeThe closing talk of the 2016 Wake Up Retreat was a beautiful Dharma talk. Brother Phap Dang ended his...
Choosing Another Path
By Zoé Moulin
I am living in Plum Village as a long-term lay friend for almost two years. My idea with Choosing Another Path was...
The Bodhisattva Ready to Laugh, Ready to Cry
By Sister True Dedication (Sister Hien Nghiem)
There is also the Bodhisattva who is ready to laugh and ready to cry. I am ready to...
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...
Raising a Daughter
By Tan
I’m lucky to live in a multicultural community with a Vietnamese culture that’s part of Plum Village. When I left Vietnam for France,...
How to Practice After Leaving Plum Village
Written
by a Plum Village monastic
Part I
I
wanted to connect with Sanghas outside Plum Village, see what’s going on, and
try to get a sense of...
Creating Space for Myself
Q: We are halfway through the business
retreat you are helping to organize. How easy is it for you, in the midst of
organizing, unplanned changes...
Mindful Parenting
By Adrien Lecomte
I was born in Belgium, and I am 30 years old. I live with my Vietnamese wife Tan and our daughter Mailys...
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...
Learning to Love Myself in Plum Village
Click here to read Mick’s reflection on serving the Happy Farm and Plum Village for several years.
Q: How have you transformed at Plum Village?
Considering...
Burnout to Dharma Bum
Insights from a year living in Plum Village
By Doran from Wake Up Brighton
It’s 4 a.m. I can
feel my heart beating and my whole...
Engaging with Environmentalism
Q: How did you know that the monastic path is for you?
Sister Luc Nghiem (LN): I heard about Plum Village in a newspaper...
Community and Voice Therapy
Tere from Wake Up Manchester shares about her Sangha
experiences and how the practice helps her write music and support others as a
voice therapist.
Q: What...