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A new edition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s collection of poetry 'Call Me By My True Names' has been published.
It is available for purchase on the Parallax Press website:
parallax.org/product/call-m…
As we mark one year since Thich Nhat Hanh’s passing, we share three personal memories from his senior monastic students. Read the full article here: plumvillage.org/articles/three…
Made for the first anniversary of the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, "I Have Arrived, I Am Home" is a new documentary including footage and commentary on Thay's return to Vietnam. It premieres on January 22 at 1:30am in Vietnam time youtu.be/mkJLqq6j0Ic
Brother Pháp Lưu from Deer Park Monastery, California, disciple of Thay and Dharma Teacher in the Plum Village tradition, reported earlier today from Huế, Vietnam where ceremonies have been taking place to honor 12 lunar months since Thay's passing. youtu.be/GDqur9izK7M
January 2023 marks one year since our beloved Thay’s (Thich Nhat Hanh’s) passing. We welcome you to join these online events to celebrate his life and his continuation in another form. To find the links, visit: thichnhathanhfoundation.org/blog/2023/1/3/…
We welcome you, dear friends, to follow us on Instagram and Facebook where we offer nourishing content, like teachings from Thay and his monastics, upcoming events, and other tools for your practice
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New opportunity to work with the Plum Village international community!
We're looking for an Experienced Web Developer to support us in building a custom LMS, for an online course on 'Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet'.
Full details: tnhf.org/careers
Retweeted by Thich Nhat Hanh A new @mindfulnessbell issue is out this month.
Topics include:
-The intimate connection between suffering and happiness
-Caring for our traumatic experiences
-Losing parents
-Suffering in the LGBTQIA community
-Climate action
-Practicing online
parallax.org/mindfulnessbel…
"If you can recognize and accept your pain without running away from it, you will discover that although pain is there, joy can also be there at the same time." Thich Nhat Hanh
Read more in this extract from 'No Mud, No Lotus': parallax.org/mindfulnessbel…
“When you spend two hours with your computer, you forget completely you have a body.”
Listen to Thich Nhat Hanh explain what to do in order to reconnect body and mind.
(Watch more here: buff.ly/3sPpsMy )
Thich Nhat Hanh responding to the question: "How can I fight the injustices of this world without being consumed with anger, bitterness, outrage, and resentment?"
Watch his full answer here: youtu.be/LVpUu5T5mQA
Today, October 11, would have been Thay's 96th birthday.
Thay said though, that we should call birthdays "continuation days". He explains why in this short video: youtu.be/eQ-y7Amn0F4
"Sitting meditation is not to become someone else, something else. It's not a struggle. You just enjoy your sitting."
(You can watch more here: youtu.be/jANxd6YGdAA)
"You, the speck of dust, and all things inter-are."
Thich Nhat Hanh in 'The Other Shore'
You can read an extract from the book here: parallax.org/mindfulnessbel…
"Each one of us wants to do something with our lives."
Thay shares about "volition", one of the four nutriments (kinds of food) that we consume. The full talk is here: youtu.be/LhE7vqdJMP0
“If you want to succeed in the practice of concentration, make it interesting."
Thich Nhat Hanh in 'How to Focus'
(Available here: parallax.org/product/how-to… )
A clip of Brother Phap Huu and Thay from Afterwords, a Sunday Feature program on BBC Radio 3, which explored Thay's life through audio clips of his teachings and interviews with monastics and religious and world leaders.
Listen to the full program: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
“You have to learn how to breathe while you walk. Let’s go back to the bottom and walk up again. I will show you how to breathe while climbing stairs.” Thay to his friend Jim Forest.
Read more of Jim's stories of working with Thay in the late 1960s: parallax.org/mindfulnessbel…
Released on August 9 by Parallax Press, the reprint of Thay's 1967 book 'Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire' provides important commentary on the cultural and political background to the war and refugee crisis it spawned.
parallax.org/product/vietna…
Thich Nhat Hanh in 'How to Focus' (@ParallaxPress 2022)
(Available here: parallax.org/product/how-to…)
Sister Đinh Nghiem of Plum Village in France on Afterwords, a Sunday Feature program on BBC Radio 3 that recently explored the life of Thay through audio clips of his teachings and interviews with monastics and religious and world leaders.
Full episode: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Dharma teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo shares insights from her time with Thay, including his sense of freedom, being the first Black monastic in the Plum Village tradition, difficulties living in community, and how Thay inspired her self-confidence.
parallax.org/mindfulnessbel…
“The opportunity that you have been waiting for is right here in the present moment.”
Thich Nhat Hanh in 'How to Focus'
Available now from @ParallaxPress: parallax.org/product/how-to…
“How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable?”
Thay offers an answer in this clip from an episode of 'Afterwords' on BBC Radio 3 that recently explored his life through archive recordings and interviews with his students.
Full show: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
A new @mindfulnessbell issue honors Thay’s transformation with eulogies; his teachings on death, impermanence & interbeing; and reflections from monastics, Dharma teachers & friends.
Visit the new mindfulnessbell.org website to read the articles or pre-order a print copy.
How do you explain mindfulness to a teenager?
Senior Plum Village Dharma teacher Brother Phap Dung offered a fun and engaging talk during the recent Teen Camp at @dpmonastery. It contains insight and wisdom that can be enjoyed by adults and teens alike.
youtu.be/I61FxRAs50U
"Life is only available in the present. It is necessary to return to this moment to be in touch with life as it really is."
Thich Nhat Hanh in 'The Blooming of a Lotus'
Afterwords, a Sunday Feature program on BBC Radio 3, recently explored the life of Thay through audio clips of his teachings and interviews.
In addition to Thay, we hear from Sr. Dinh Nghiem, Br. Phap Huu, @RichardLayard, @CFigueres, and @BishopMarc.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
"Life is impermanent, but that does not mean it is not worth living." Thich Nhat Hanh in 'The Blooming of a Lotus'
The new revised and expanded edition is available here: bookshop.org/.../the-bloomi…
Plum Village Monastery recently hosted a special 2-week retreat to celebrate its 40-year anniversary. The retreat was named: "Now we have a path, we have nothing more to fear".
You can watch the Dharma talks and see more photos here: plumvillage.org/articles/updat…
"The me is made of non-me elements and that is why when you practice calligraphy you can touch the insight of no-self, of interbeing."
Enjoy a new 5-minute video: The Mindful Art of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh here: plumvillage.org/thich-nhat-han…
What was life like living, studying, and practicing with Thich Nhat Hanh in the early days of @PlumVillage?
Sister Jina and Sister Eleni share some memories:
plumvillage.org/articles/celeb…
Thich Nhat Hanh explains why meditation is not a luxury.
You can hear the story of Thay's efforts to save refugees here: youtu.be/-_qBTjIifwk
"We only need to acknowledge the presence of our fears and smile to them as we would smile to an old friend." Thich Nhat Hanh
The new revised and expanded edition of 'The Blooming of a Lotus' is available here: bookshop.org/books/the-bloo…
This beautiful calligraphy of Thich Nhat Hanh's poem 'Oneness' is by Brother Phap Huu, the abbot of Upper Hamlet at Plum Village Monastery in France, senior Dharma teacher, and longtime attendant of Thay's.
"When we do not have a toothache, we do not enjoy the non-toothache. We think having a non-toothache is a neutral feeling. Having the toothache helps us see that not having a toothache is a very pleasant feeling."
Thich Nhat Hanh
'Awakening of the Heart' (Parallax Press 2011)
We are happy to announce the publication of a revised and expanded edition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s classic introduction to guided meditation: ‘The Blooming of a Lotus’
beacon.org/The-Blooming-o…
Just days after Thich Nhat Hanh’s passing, the Sangha ordained 35 young people as the “Mimosa” family of novice monks and nuns – the last direct disciples of Thay.
Hear from six about their journeys, transformations, challenges, and aspirations: plumvillage.org/articles/learn…
Thay would be so happy to see how this reader really gets the message in Thay’s book, “The Art of Living”. Enjoy this short, inspiring take: youtu.be/ZiM9Ie2NK4E via @YouTube
#insight
“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh from the book “Being Peace”
“You can walk mindfully on the busiest street. Sometimes, though, it’s helpful to practice in a park or some other beautiful, quiet place."
Thich Nhat Hanh in 'How to Walk' (Parallax Press 2015)
This Sunday, the International Plum Village Community will commemorate Vesak to honor the Buddha's life and enlightenment. The holiday invites us to reflect on the Buddha’s teachings and consider how we might renew and cultivate Buddha nature within us. buff.ly/3MaYQxA
Today marks 100 days since Thich Nhat Hanh's passing, a day that is observed in Buddhist traditions. We'd like to take this moment to offer you a selection of sharings to remember, celebrate and continue Thay.
plumvillage.org/articles/100-d…
Thich Nhat Hanh said: “We are the continuation of all our ancestors. Thanks to impermanence, we have a chance to transform our inheritance in a beautiful direction.” This weekend we mark 100 days since Thay's passing. For details, visit buff.ly/3mEcko1
The earth is us, Thich Nhat Hanh teaches in this 2011 interview with Jo Confino at Plum Village Monastery in France. By taking care of our strong emotions, we help heal ourselves and Mother Earth.
Our Earth Day edition of The Raft Newsletter: buff.ly/38ar6kW
Episcopal Bishop Marc Andrus, author of “Brothers in the Beloved Community,” explores Thay's vow to maintain Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for a beloved community, in this discussion hosted by the Washington National Cathedral.
The full video is here: youtu.be/r28aSz5QE7c
Sisters Giac Nghiem and Luc Nghiem of Plum Village will join a delegation of religious leaders visiting refugee camps in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12. Watch a livestream Tuesday, at 5 p.m. Ukraine Time, 4 p.m. Paris Time, and 10 a.m. U.S. EST at FaithinUkraine.com/Stream.
Watch the film "A Cloud Never Dies" (on YouTube) and then join us online for a session of questions and answers from Deer Park on Sunday at 3pm PDT.
plumvillage.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
#thichnhathanh #deerparkmonastery #online
Retweeted by Thich Nhat Hanh In coordination with today's release of A Cloud Never Dies, a film about Thich Nhat Hanh's lifelong commitment to non-violence, his community has issued a letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine: buff.ly/3iUrhmn
Watch the remarkable film, A Cloud Never Dies, for an in-depth look at the life and teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, streaming now on the Plum Village YouTube page: buff.ly/35pTcHE
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