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Namo Avalokiteshvaraya – Chant of Compassion

Happiness in the Here and Now: let Mother Earth guide you Home — Br Phap Linh

This Dharma Talk was recorded in Upper Hamlet, Plum VIllage France on 20th June 2023 during our Earth Retreat with the title “Love is Freedom”.

Let Your Breath Guide You Back — Br Phap Huu

This Dharma Talk was recorded on the 6th of June 2023, in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France, as part of the retreat “Finding our True Home”.

How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable? — Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat in Plum Village (May, 2014).

Vesak 2023: Honoring the Buddha Within — Sr Chan Duc

“Let the Buddha breathe, I don’t need to breathe”. Can we take refuge in our Buddha nature when times are hard? If we can manage to find some peace within, we become a solid refuge for ourselves, our loved ones and the world. thi

This is a Noble Moment — Br Phap Dung — Plum Village France

Learning About True Compassion — Sr Lang Nghiem

“Compassion is the intention and the capacity to relieve suffering in the world.” This dharma talk was given on Thursday, 8 June in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, during a retreat for young people who have grown up away from home.

Monastic-Led Deep Relaxation: Embodying Mother Earth

Br. Thien Duc with music by Srs. Hien Tam & Hieu Duc This guided meditation was offered in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village (France) during the Climate Retreat in autumn 2023. Any place where you find yourself listening to this, can be your meditation ha

Finding Our True Home —

Where is our true home? Is it a particular place with particular people within a particular culture? What if we had to leave our “home”? Or lost the people we held most dear? Or grew up in a culture vastly different to that of our parents&#82

Recognising and Embracing our Emotions in the Present Moment — Br Phap Huu — Plum Village France

By becoming mindful of our emotions we can respond appropriately instead of reacting to a challenging situation. This is the art of mindfulness that we can cultivate in our daily life, to be the change we want to see in the world.

Breathe as a Free Person, Walk as a Free Person — Thich Nhat Hanh

Freedom is possible with our mindful breathing and mindful walking. Breathe in and focus your attention on your in-breath. Your in-breath becomes the only object of your mind, you are concentrated on your in-breath, you are mindful of your in-breath. Y

Celebrating 40 Years of the Plum Village tradition | A Music and Meditation Evening — Br Phap Huu, Br Phap Linh, Sr Trai Nghiem, Sr Hien Nghiem, Br Phap Bieu

on the 14th of June 2022, we had a wonderful music and poetry concert to celebrate 40 years of the Plum Village tradition. The concert was part of a two-week long mindfulness practice retreat, with the theme “Now We Have a Path, We Have Nothing to

Peace in Your Heart — Sr Chan Duc — Plum Village France

In the Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings, we read “the mind is always looking outside of itself and never feels fulfilled”. How can we overcome this constant running and come back to our true home? The obstacle to our peace of mind is our

The Gift of A Quiet Mind — Sr Hien Nghiem

Please enjoy the first Dharma Talk of the Plum Village Online New Year’s Retreat. Find out more about Sister True Dedication : https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/sister-hien-nghiem/

Ending the Vicious Circle of Negative Habits — Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh offers this dharma talk at Deer Park Monastery during the Colors of Compassion Retreat on March 25, 2004.

The Power of Cutting Off & Letting Go — Br Phap Dung — Plum Village France

Letting go is not about suppressing or denying our experiences, but rather acknowledging and accepting them with compassion and understanding. By embracing impermanence and non-attachment, we can free ourselves from the burden of past regrets and future

Balance in the Spiritual Life — Sr Trai Nghiem — Plum Village France

Before taking a deep dive into our suffering, practicing mindfulness according to the breathing exercises taught in the Anapanasati Sutta increases our capacity for happiness and joy. In this way, we are able to hold our deep suffering. Thay regularly t

Breathe and Remember — Sr Tai Nghiem — Plum Village France

The flower only exists if we are present for it. Life is miraculous. Only when we are present are we fully living. What are the things that stop us from fully living? It is our worries, fears, physical pain, regrets, shame, frustration … The practice o

The Four Kinds of Nutriments: Change Yourself to Change the World — Sr Thuan Nghiem — Plum Village France

We all have aspirations, dreams, joys and sorrows deep in our hearts. But are we aware that anything we want to cultivate needs food to grow? In Buddhist psychology, we learn that there are four kinds of nutriments: edible food, sense impressions, vol

True Spiritual Friendship — Br Phap Huu, Sr Hien Nghiem — Plum Village France

from 2022 11 03, Rains Retreat, Lay Day, Talk 7. How can we embrace our ancestors that we have never met? This and the below questions were addressed by Brother Phap Huu and Sister True Dedication in this “a-la-carte Dharma Talk”. * How c