Viet Wake Up Toronto

06/27/2026

🍃 Wake Up Retreat for Young Vietnamese (18–36)
15–20 July 2026 | Healing Spring Monastery (near Paris, France)

Take a mindful pause and join us for 5 days of practice in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh.

Healing Spring Monastery is a peaceful Plum Village practice center just outside Paris, offering a beautiful environment to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself and your roots.

A special retreat for Vietnamese young adults, with Vietnamese language and English translation

If you’re a Vietnamese young adult (18–36) living in Europe or the West, come practice, make genuine connections, and experience the joy of mindful community.

Scholarships are available.

We’d love to welcome you. 💛

An opportunity for Our Young Vietnamese friends to practice with the monastic brothers. The simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness

04/01/2026

Dear friends, we are starting our weekly sangha session now :) We'll be going over the five mindfulness trainings!

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03/19/2026

At our Sangha practice last night, Jony shared a powerful Dharma Talk by Thầy from 1996. Thầy spoke about the importance of suffering, and the truth of suffering. We hope you will enjoy the talk too. 🙏

_What Nutriments Do We Feed Our Suffering?_ Thay elucidates the understanding of suffering within Buddhism as revealed in the Buddha’s first sermon, “Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma” (c. 528 BCE), in which he delivered The Four Noble Truths: 1. The Truth of Suffering (it is inherent to bein...

03/11/2026

Dear friends! Our weekly sangha session begins now! Please come join us to practice ~ passcode is smile

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/75836357357?pwd=TbsJGYnAMtj9tOSRGzbG9lZam99xAC.1

02/19/2026

Dear friends, in less than an hour, at 8pm EST, we will be having our weekly practice session for an hour.

Please join us in whatever capacity you have available!

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/75836357357?pwd=TbsJGYnAMtj9tOSRGzbG9lZam99xAC.1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHtqEbSuuzOkxTB-GxTjI56fTZ3gC6jDxJn0wYGE_GDP-SajUZf2_bNB0bMg1_aem_ZUqR9AMZN3iIbrjPShjufw

01/29/2026

Dear friends!

In less than an hour, at 8pm EST, we’ll be having our weekly sangha session.

This is open to anyone so feel free to come with yourself and whatever it is that you’re holding. We are here for each other 🤎🙏🏼

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/75836357357?pwd=TbsJGYnAMtj9tOSRGzbG9lZam99xAC.1

01/16/2026

🎤🎼 An Afternoon of Dharma Music & Stories with Plum Village Monastics — Buổi Thơ Nhạc “Ước Hẹn Với Sự Sống” 🎹🎻🪘

Date: Sunday, January 25th, 2026
Time: 2-5pm
Location: William Doo Auditorium - 45 Willcocks Street

Tickets are still available. Invite your friends and family. Vietnamese translation will be available.

Join us for an afternoon that will offer a rich and engaging blend of Dharma, music, poetry, storytelling, and meditation.

01/01/2026

Hi friends! Happy early New Year! Please join us in less than an hour to celebrate the last day of the year together with a sit and much more!

Again, it’ll be at 8pm EST. We hope to see you! 🌟

Link:

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12/29/2025

✨ New Year’s Eve Dharma Talks by Plum Village

✨A New Year’s Eve Offering from Plum Village

You are warmly invited to join us for a special live-streaming New Year’s Eve Dharma talk offered by Brother Phap Huu from Plum Village, France. (31st December, 2025, 3 PM CET)

As we close the year, we will gather as a global community to breathe, listen deeply, and welcome the new beginning with calm and clarity.

The Dharma talk will be offered in English, with French translation available through Zoom. There is no registration required. Simply click the livestream link at the scheduled time, and you can join the offering from wherever you are. Everyone is welcome to join this public offering from wherever you are.

New Year’s Eve Dharma Talk by Brother Phap Huu
Plum Village, France
31 December 2025, 3:00 PM CET
31 December 2025, 9:00 AM ET
31 December 2025, 6:00 AM PT

New Year’s Eve Dharma Talk by Sister Dang Nghiem
Deer Park Monastery
1 January 2026, 1:15 AM CET
31 December 2025, 7:15 PM ET
31 December 2025, 4:15 PM PT

New Year’s Dharma Talk by Brother Phap Trien
Magnolia Grove Monastery
1 January 2026, 4:30 PM CET
1 January 2026, 10:30 AM ET
1 January 2026, 7:30 AM PT

For the livestream link and details, please visit our Plum Village website. 🙏
plumvillage.org/live-events/new-years-eve-dharma-talk-by-brother-phap-huu-2
plumvillage.org/online

12/24/2025

Hi friends! Happy Christmas Eve!

We’ll still be having a session today at 8pm EST. Please practice with us for an hour before the holiday tomorrow. 🎄❤️

Link:

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