Tag: Plum Village
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...
My One Year Residency at Blue Cliff Monastery
How one year at Blue Cliff Monastery opened Thien Kim's heart ten-fold
I could not possibly put one-year of experience living at Blue Cliff Monastery...
Reconnecting My Family
By Monastic Sister Sinh Nghiem
As monastics we are allowed periodically to have a home visit. I wanted to have a home visit to see...
The Music We Are
“It was quite incredible how much love there was in 6 days”
Last year’s “The Music We Are” Wake Up retreat at the EIAB started...
Letting Go And Taking Refuge in the Island of Self
New Year New Me: A story of letting go and taking refuge in the island of self
Dear Thay,
I am writing this letter to you during the...
How Doing Nothing Can Change the World
By Evan Sutter
“Our entire life has been training. The question is: training in what? This question means: training in which direction? If we train...
How Are You Part of the #MiracleofMindfulness?
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us that the way to peace and happiness is through personal transformation, and that mindfulness is the key.
From September 1...
Learning to Let Go in Community Life
By Barry Wright
For many years an aspiration has been growing among young people to live in or build a lay community in the Plum...
Getting in Touch with Thay
Brother Chan Troi Dai Dong (Great Togetherness), a Vietnamese student, studied in Paris, France. In the summer of 2013, the brother came to Plum...
Love Your Mother
To celebrate this year's Earth Day, Monastic Sister Hai An put together a slideshow called Love Your Mother. The song was recorded with practitioners from Blue Cliff...
Deeper Connection with Myself
Phil, who joined the Plum Village Happy Farm last year, reflects on the 2013-2014 Winter Retreat in Plum Village.
Letting Go of Expectations Relieve Suffering
In the...
Listening Deeply to Build Community
Wake Up has this energy of effortlessness, aimlessness, just the joy of being together. The joy of sitting and the joy of sharing life.
I...
My Loved Day
A Sharing from the Wake Up UK and Ireland Retreat in Plum Village
On April 17-24, 2015, around 60 members of Wake Up Sanghas in the...
Happiness is Here and Now
By Thomas from Wake Up Berlin
Enjoy a slideshow with photos of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village, accompanied by the song Happiness is Here and...
The Monastics on French Television: Part I
On 24 May 2015, Brother Phap Luu and Sister Hai Nghiem were interviewed on French national television. They shared about the birth of the...