If you have a Christian background, you can say that this flower belongs to the Kingdom of God. In the Buddhist tradition, we say this flower is a manifestation from the dharmakaya. The word “dharma” means “things”, “phenomena” – like a flower, a cloud. And “Dharma”, written with a capital letter, means “teaching”; the teaching […]
Beloved teacher and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was the founder of the International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism – where mindfulness is the basis for offering practical help. As such, Thay would spend hours answering questions on highly varied topics in front of audiences from around the world – children, adults, and new […]
If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without the cloud there can be no rain; without water, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, you cannot make paper. So the cloud is in here. The existence of this page is dependent upon […]
Plum Village, France 10:30pm 21st January, 2022 Dear Beloved Community, With a deep mindful breath, we announce the passing of our beloved teacher, Thay Nhat Hanh, at 00:00hrs on January 22, 2022 at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, at the age of 95. Thay has been the most extraordinary teacher, whose peace, tender compassion, […]
This post collects excerpts about loving speech and deep listening from The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, in which Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh introduces the core teachings of Buddhism, and shows that the Buddha’s teachings are accessible and applicable to contemporary daily lives. For a better understanding of these teachings, we encourage you to read the […]
Our mind is made of particles. Modern physics speaks about matter, reality as being made of subatomic particles. But in Buddhist psychology we speak about consciousness – mind – in terms of mental formations: very tiny particles that make up our mind. ‘Formation’ is translated from the word samskara. Anything that is formed, like a […]
