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04/05/2022

In 24 hours, we will be releasing an important and timely documentary about the life, teachings, and peace-building efforts of Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay). Thay's extraordinary life and example--forged in the Vietnam War--can inspire us, unite us, and guide us as we face violence, political turmoil, and climate catastrophe today. https://buff.ly/35pTcHE

01/24/2022

01/22/2022

If you would like to create your own memorial service for Thay at home or with your local sangha, please visit our memorial practice resources page: https://plumvillage.org/memorial-practice-resources/

It contains selected chants, meditations, teachings, readings, songs, calligraphies & photos, to support your practice at home or with a local sangha, as we generate the energy of mindfulness and compassion in memory of our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.

01/22/2022

Memorial Service info

Follow live-streams of ceremonies from Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam; and from Plum Village, France. Ceremonies will also be hosted by our monasteries in the US and Asia, in particular: Deer Park…

01/22/2022

The beloved teacher and civil rights activist was a pioneer of engaged Buddhism who popularized mindfulness around the world.

01/22/2022

Thich Nhat Hanh passed away today peacefully at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, at 00:00hrs on 22nd January, 2022, at the age of 95.

01/22/2022

The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism announces that our beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away peacefully at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, at 00:00hrs on 22nd January, 2022, at the age of 95. We invite our global spiritual family to take a few moments to be still, to come back to our mindful breathing, as we together hold Thay in our hearts in peace and loving gratitude for all he has offered the world.
More official news will be coming shortly.
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10/01/2020

Miles of Merit: COVID edition starts TODAY 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

Mia Blue is in the saddle again - 500 miles this time

Join us right here at 4 PM PST for the kick-off event AND head on over to www.landofmedicinebuddha.org/miles-of-merit to sponsor the ride 🙏🙏🙏

08/28/2020

The Quality of Zazen

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice. It is all right to say there is practice, and there is enlightenment, but we should not be caught by the statement. You should not be tainted by it. When you practice zazen, just practice zazen. If enlightenment comes, it just comes. We should not attach to the attainment. The true quality of zazen is always there, even if you are not aware of it, so forget all about what you think you may have gained from it. Just do it. The quality of zazen will express itself; then you will have it.

—Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition
by Shunryu Suzuki, page 45
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08/17/2020

Friends, SokukoJi Buddhist Community is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser to benefit their Traverse City location. Please consider viewing this explainer video for their “Have a Buddhaful Day” t-shirts. Thank you.

Our SokukoJi T-shirt fundraiser will go live on Thursday August 13th. Please check back and help support our mission to offer meditation as a spiritual path!...