In response to the current situation in the Middle East, Plum Village monastics share an open letter, a guided meditation, and a letter to the President of the United States.
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Beating the Winter Blahs
It’s time to put away the holiday decor. New Year’s Day—with all its excitement and newness—is over. All you have stretching out in front of you now is…winter. Not the merry/exciting holiday winter—just plain old January and February winter. This period of time can feel dreary and low for many people,but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are three ways to beat the winter “blahs” that can help you to embrace, rather than brace against, this season.
The Path of Racial and Social Equity
An Open Heart Is Called for Now painting by Mary DeWitt. Photo by Valerie Brown The Dharma teaches us that the daily steps of life are where we awaken. We learn that it is possible to awaken to the reality of the suffering of this existence, and to the path…
My Life Is My Teaching
In January 2024, Thích Nhất Hạnh (Thầy)—the teacher of mindful living and the founder of the Plum Village tradition—will be celebrated as the Fifth Patriarch of Từ Hiếu root temple and First Patriarch of the Plum Village Sangha. We invite you to learn more about Thầy's life and the spiritual roots of Plum Village through Thầy's books, which continue to be some of his most accessible offerings to the world.
How to Be Engaged without Becoming Entangled
In this Dharma talk, Dr. Larry Ward shares about caring for our traumatic experiences so we can fully arrive where we are needed.
Breathing, Learning, Growing
Mindfulness with Youth in the Clinic and the Classroom A Dialogue between Meena Srinivasan, Dzung Vo, and Young Whan Choi Meena Srinivasan and Sister Jewel with students learning mindfulness Young Whan Choi: It’s a pleasure to be hosting this conversation about how to bring mindfulness practice to young people. Both…
Honoring Joanna Macy, Bodhisattva of Earth
With hearts full of both sorrow and gratitude, we share that our beloved teacher and author Joanna Macy has passed from this life. Joanna was not only a scholar of Buddhism and a visionary thinker, she was a true Bodhisattva of the Earth.
Resist, Maladjust, Defy
Dharma Teacher Marisela Gomez on how turning the upside-down world right side up requires us to resist, maladjust to, and defy the normalization of greed, hatred, and delusion
Understanding Gross National Happiness and the 3 Fundamental Components of Happiness
Author of A Culture of Happiness Dr. Tho Ha Vinh Celebrating the release of A Culture of Happiness, author Tho Ha Vinh answers questions about happiness, the framework used in Bhutan to measure happiness, and tools that readers can use today to cultivate more happiness. Jump to the questions: Happiness…
Contemplations on The Five Mindfulness Trainings
photo by Paul Davis Marisela Gomez’s Personal Statement on the Writing of the Contemplations on the Five Mindfulness Trainings The Five Mindfulness Trainings have been a wonderful remembrance of what is the ground of ethics. When I first read these, what came to my mind was “this is what my…









