This short teaching about embracing loneliness is part of a talk Thay gave on the 13th of December 2012, during the winter retreat in Plum Village. Loneliness has been a constant presence in our lives during these restrictive pandemic times, and Thay’s teachings on this topic should provide much needed comfort and understanding. [This transcript […]
Questions about God are common in the public question-and-answer sessions during Plum Village retreats, and often show up in comments on our online channels, too. Here, we have put together the transcripts of four questions about God answered by Thay during Plum Village retreats in May and June 2014. [These transcripts have been edited for […]
In this short teaching from the Plum Village App, Thich Nhat Hanh talks about true love, sensual desire, and different levels of intimacy. [The transcript below is edited for readability.] Sensual pleasures and sexual desire are not love – but our society is organized in such a way that these things have become most important. […]
In this short teaching from the Plum Village App, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh talks about how to deal with strong or difficult emotions like anger, worry, or fear, and how to acknowledge and transform them. This is an excerpt from a Dharma talk that took place in August 2013 during an Art of Suffering […]
This letter was originally wrote by Thich Nhat Hanh and updated for 2021 by Deer Park Monastery. Dear Beloved Mother Earth, Dear Blood Ancestors and Spiritual Ancestors, We stand before you, on the cusp of the New Year 2021, with awareness, gratitude, and the deep aspiration to live in harmony as a spiritual family. We […]
