In his book 'Good Citizens', Thich Nhat Hanh shares words of encouragement to build an international solidarity movement based on a shared sense of compassion, mindful consumption & right action. 🌍 👉🏽 www.parallax.org/product/good... @parallax.org 👉🏽 Discover more teachings via plumvillage.app 🌞

I just listened to a Dharma talk by Marisela Gomez, a Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition. She reminded us that our purpose here is to be love. Not be loved and not to love. But to be love. Embody love. That this is particularly important .. 1/4 #ThichNhatHanh #Mindfulness #Buddhism #Zen

I created a feed for posts that mention Plum Village or Thich Nhat Hanh over the last 7 days and displays them based on the Hacker News ranking algorithm. bsky.app/profile/did:... #ThichNhatHanh #Buddhism #feeds #PlumVillage #Zen

There is a lot going on in the world. We determine what it is that we can do to take action and do it. And we also need to take care of ourselves. Sometimes we may feel shaky, unstable, and afraid. It feels difficult to... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHZ0... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness 1/2

Christiana Figueres is a student of Thich Naht Hanh and member of the Plum Village sangha. I had the good fortune of attending a retreat with her in June of last year. It is a blessing to listen to her speak. I can't make this session below today, but absolutely would if I could. #climate 1/2

I just signed up for the Sound of Zen retreat (2/19 - 2/23) at Magnolia Grove Monastery, a Mindfulness Practice Center in the tradition of Plum Village, in Batesville, MS. Anyone want to meet up in person? 😀🙏🪷 magnoliagrovemonastery.org/the-sound-of... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness

Breath Awareness When we follow our breath, there are different parts of our bodies, where we can experience the breath. The rising and falling of our abdomen, the air cool at our nostrils as with breathe in and warm as we breathe out, the throat. #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness 1/3

"It only takes one breath." When I heard Thay say this in a podcast 18 years ago it filled me with such hope. My mind was in chaos. Meditation was impossible. But I thought I can do 1 breath. It didn't matter if it was ragged or short or painful - as it 1/2 #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness

This is a quote from Thich Nhat Hanh's book 'Love in Action - Writings on Nonviolent Social Change' published by Parallax Press 👉🏽 www.parallax.org/product/love... Discover more teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community via the Plum Village App plumvillage.app 🙏🏽

The Island of Self: One of the foundational practices is to take to refuge in our breath. Thay instructs us 
„Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.“ (1/6) #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Buddhism #meditation

What a beautiful, heartfelt wake up call on how to live fully. Not in denial about the difficulties. And at the same time fully awake to the wonders of life. We may not have a cancer diagnosis but we are all dying every moment.

How do we manage in these challenging times? Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us of the Buddha's teaching of taking refuge in the island of self. "When the Buddha was in his 80th year and knew that he would soon pass from this life, he felt a lot of compassion .. 1/6 #PlumVillage #Buddhism #Zen #Mindfulness

Plum Village needs our help. Last night the Purple Cloud building in Lower Hamlet burned down. Purple Cloud was the hearth and home of Lower Hamlet since PV’s founding in 1982. Please donate to help the community rebuild! Thay’s room was there—... (1/3) plumvillage.org?form=PVLHFir...

While joy emanates from within, managing external influences is crucial for maintaining it. This doesn't mean turning a blind eye to global issues— it's about disconnecting regularly to reconnect with our inner selves. Joy is precious. Nurture it before time slips away. gurdeeppandher.substack.com

Thich Nhat Hanh about meeting MLK: "On June 1, 1966, I met the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in person for the first time in Chicago. From the first moment, I knew I was in the presence of a holy person. Not just his good work but his very being was a source of great inspiration for me... (1/2)

In this short video, Thich Nhat Hanh explains how we can cultivate ‘wonderful', positive karma. 😊 Visit the Plum Village App for more shorts 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/eynC and short teachings 👉🏾 link.plumvillage.app/P9eB

Tea meditation is such a lovely practice. It feels easy to be present: the smell of the tea, the warm cup against my hand, the liquid running down my throat. And it's a deep practice. There is a cloud in my tea. (1/2) #Buddhism #Mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #meditation

"These words and music have been composed to serve as Dharma instruments helping us come back to the deepest place in ourselves, the place where we are most awake and alive. Chanting is often the most direct and immediate way to reconnect... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Buddhism (1/3)

I take refuge in songs, poetry, and somatic exercises. This poem was written by Thay during the Vietnam war after the bombing of Ben Tre and the comment made by an American military man, “We had to destroy the town in order to save it.” #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Buddhism #poetry 1/3

As I sit down to eat lunch today, I get in touch with the miracle that is this food. All the causes and conditions that made this food available to me. I also get in touch with the suffering contained on these plates. The working conditions of farm #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness 1/3

This is such a beautiful album. Released on Thay's birthday as a tribute. I recommend listening to it as an album vs picking out tracks. Truly a piece of art. I feel really touched by it. plumvillageband.bandcamp.com/album/a-clou... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Buddhism #music (1/3)

I have started to say this gatha out loud as I enter my meditation space. It helps me transition to the cushion, focuses my mind, and is a vow of how I want to spend the next moments. #Buddhism #Meditation #Mindfulness #Zen #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage

I have a little menu taped to our refrigerator for when it's time to practice to "change the peg" because it's often difficult for me to think of a "different CD" as Thay called it in the moment. I'll add this. earth.fm #Buddhism #Mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #nature (1/3)

The Plum Village App is on bluesky now!

Returning to "enjoy sitting" after listening to Br Phap Huu Q&A Part 2: You don't only sit when it's pleasant. Sometimes it is excruciating. That is not a failed sit. There is no perfection in practice. That is the insight of non-duality. #Buddhism #Mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage (1/2)

Thay asked musicians to put music to the 5 breathing and walking gathas in the guided meditation I shared. Here is my favorite version. youtu.be/3xCqx2dsFx8?... #Buddhism #Mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Meditation #Zen

As we approach the time of New Year's resolutions, Br Phap Huu invites us to change the language, not have a fix it approach, but curiosity "where does this thinking come from?" To offer ourselves acceptance. www.youtube.com/live/x4JM0i2... #Buddhism #Mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage (1/3)

Anapanasati.Sutta: "The Buddha is always there within you. One way to reach the Buddha, anytime and anywhere, is through your breath." Here's a beautiful guided meditation by Thay on this. tiny.cc/TNHbuddhabre... #Buddhism #Meditation #Mindfulness #Zen #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage (1/3)

What is the acupuncture point in your life, where, when you infuse the practice into it, it will ripple out and start changing the whole system of your life? plumvillage.org/podcast/bein... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism (1/5)

Seven self-care practices for the festive period A selection of Plum Village practices to keep in your back pocket if you will be spending time with family. From mindfulness bell to second arrow. plumvillage.org/articles/sev... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

This postcard with Thay’s calligraphy is in my meditation corner. The purpose of sitting meditation is to enjoy. Don’t try to attain anything! Sitting itself is healing. Sometimes I don't want to sit. Too busy, too tired, too scattered. (1/3) #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta) is a foundational text for the Plum Village tradition. I've started to practice with it. Music is so helpful for me to remember. youtu.be/A2XdK75HdlM?... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

Solstice: Lighting three candles for blood, spiritual and land ancestors. Reciting this poem. Remembering dear ones who passed in 2024. Going for walking meditation in the dark. Giving to the flames my notes of what calls to me in the refuge of ... (1/2) #poetry #solstice #mindfulness #PlumVillage

This evening was our sangha's annual tea ceremony. I almost didn't go as I'm in a Chronic Fatigue flare and feel crappy. I am glad I went. Practicing is always nourishing but practicing together is so powerful. Co-regulation is medicine. #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness

As I mindfully eat my lunch, tomato and peppers, hummus and carrots, kiwis and grapes, I marvel that all this is just sunlight and star dust. I have such gratitude for plants that have found such ingenious ways to spin these two together. #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

This article reminded me of this 2 min clip. "The insight of non-duality, non-discrimination: that the enemy is not man, the enemy is discrimination, violence, hate." Such an important practice, especially now. youtu.be/gk5EomaVWuI?... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

"People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows one's perception of reality." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

Someone shared this poem with me yesterday and I keep going back to it. I particularly like the lines The days are nouns: touch them The hands are churches that worship the world #poetry #mindfulness

I was never a tea drinker until I went to Blue Cliff Monastery. In this 5 min video Thay teaches that the tea is only fully present if you are fully present. And that we need to find joy in the practice so... youtu.be/7Hz2q42muhk?... #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism (1/2)

Slow walking meditation is a formal practice that you do for 10 min unlike walking meditation, which you can do anywhere. In Plum Village you take one step with your inbreath, one step with your outbreath. #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism (1/3)

This poem spoke to me this morning. In what way can I be a light today? #poetry

Today I remembered the second practice of Right Diligence. "Changing the CD" or as the Buddha taught it "Changing the Peg". Consciously bringing up a positive mental formation to take the place of a negative one. (1/4) #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

Returning to Thay’s teaching on practicing with unpleasant emotions. The quote continues „…if you continue with your practice of mindfulness, you understand the roots, the nature of the suffering, and you know the way to transform it.“ #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism (1/5)

Eating - final thoughts Practicing eating meditation had unforseen consequences. There are certain foods I once liked that I don't enjoy eating anymore because I'm deeply in touch with what they do to my body, other beings or the Earth. (1/4) #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

I joined Rohatsu Session at Clouds in Water a local Soto Zen Center today and will go back tomorrow. Rohatsu celebrates the Buddha's enlightenment and culminates in Bodhi Day tomorrow. Back here on Monday. #Buddhism #Zen

Eating Meditation Part 7 At the end of the meal I still for a moment and then recite this gatha. It feels as important to give thanks at the end of the meal as in the beginning. It also connects me again with the 5th contemplation. (1/2) #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

This is the book that changed my life. I bought it after I found this episode on NPR podcast in 2007. It came to me in a time of great suffering. I quit my job and went to Blue Cliff Monastery for the next 9 months. Very Eat Pray Love - like 🙂 No regrets, only gratitude. onbeing.org/programs/rem...

Eating Meditation Part 6 Sometimes I recite this gatha while eating. Visualizing myself as part of a lineage, blood or spiritual, as a line of countless people before and after me, helps me with the insight of no-self. (1/3) #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Zen #Buddhism

Such a lovely poem. May we all treat ourselves with such gentleness and love. #poetry

“A cedar tree doesn't have any desire to be a pine or a cypress or even a bird. It's a wonderful manifestation of the cosmos just as it is. You are the manifestation of the cosmos. You are wonderful just like that.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh