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. […]
One of numerous gifts that Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) has given us is a practice called ‘Changing the CDs’. With it, he asks us to replace a negative mental formation in our mind with a positive one, just like we change a CD when bad music is playing. Being someone from the CD era, I […]
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 […]
During a Dharma talk in December 2020, Brother Phap Linh answered practitioners’ questions regarding a guided meditation on the Plum Village App about embracing our feelings (‘Breathing in, I feel alive; breathing out, I feel joy to be alive. Feeling alive. Feeling joy’). While this guided meditation promises joy, it can sometimes lead to feelings […]
Dear friends, We are pleased to announce our first update of 2021. Version 2.6, available now on both iOS and Android, adds significant new features and refines many existing ones. The highlights of this release are the addition of playlists and an optional sign-in function, as well as noteworthy improvements to the search feature and […]
Last revised on Oct 24, 2024 to reflect recent user interface updates. Playlists allow you to compile a selection of audio tracks to play in sequence. Why playlists? When practicing mindfulness with a Sangha (a local group), the practice session will often consist of a range of activities. This can include sitting or walking meditations, […]
