With the modern world experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, how can a trauma-informed approach to spiritual practice support us? We recently met with Jo-ann Rosen founding member of EMBRACE (a trauma-informed sangha in the Plum Village tradition), guest on episode 92 of Plum Village podcast The Way Out Is In: ‘Trauma and Collective Healing’ and […]
Dear friends, we’re happy to share that new material is available in our Resources category, where you can now find ‘Peace and Protest Poems by Thich Nhat Hanh‘. During the summer of 2025, senior monastic Sister Dieu Nghiem (Jina) read and recorded 22 of the poems from Thich Nhat Hanh’s collection Call Me By My […]
A senior Dharma teacher ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Dr. Larry Ward was one of the leading proponents of Engaged Buddhism in the United States. He was deeply inspired by both Thay and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., devoting his life to non-violent social change, healing, and transformation at individual, communal, and global […]
Dear friends, In August last year, the Plum Village App reached an important milestone: one million downloads since its launch in 2018. As exciting as this is, there is so much more to our amazing journey. To give a sense of the app’s impact so far, we have put together a thorough but easily browsable […]
Dear friends, The daily quotes feature has been at the top of the home screen since being launched last October with version 3.0 of the App. Feedback to being greeted with these short nuggets of wisdom or encouragement has been positive. In line with the practice, these quotes, refreshed every day, act as a powerful […]
Dear friends, In recent weeks, practitioners have alerted us to the existence of YouTube accounts that misuse Thich Nhat Hanh’s voice (AI generated), associating it with messages and teachings which are not his and which have little or nothing in common with Plum Village and Buddhist teachings. These accounts also use tags such as “Plum […]
