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 reminder to ground yourselves in the present, even before reaching any material on the app.
Where are the quotes from?
Most of the quotes were taken from calligraphies by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay), found on official websites such as plumvillage.org and langmai.org, and other similar ones in the large Plum Village digital sangha. In time, quotes from other monastics or Order of Interbeing members will be featured.
Due to the need to be legible on small mobile phone screens we prefer quotes of 100 characters or fewer and the admin app guides our administrators to that effect. Thus, we are grateful that the Plum Village practice is rife with short yet insightful, memorable sayings.
🔔 We may be able to add longer quotes in the near future, so keep an eye on this space.
Who translates the quotes into other languages?
Language ‘app-bassadors’ in our global sangha of practitioners provide translations for the quotes, into various supported languages. To do so, they try to find the quotes in original sources like translations of Thay’s books in their language. In cases where an official translation is not available, they may offer translations themselves. A guidelines document can help with this process.
🔔 If anyone would like to help, contact us and we’ll share the document with you too.
The daily quotes feature is here to stay, and will be upgraded as part of an ongoing process.
We really hope you enjoy this feature and we’d like to hear your feedback – this can be made as a comment below, or via our contact form.
Thank you!