Our Values, Principles, Objects and Commitments

  • Support as many people as possible to suffer less, to enjoy life and to live more deeply
  • Develop freely available mobile and web apps to share the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and of the Plum Village monastic community.
  • Always try to make our code open-source in the spirit of generosity and sharing with others.
  • Develop tools for people, new and experienced in the practice, as well as for Sanghas, to access and make the most of the PV practice resources.
  • Supporting in particular those who would otherwise find it difficult to access the teachings, for example due to disability, age, location, language, or financial hardship. 
  • Develop the app and our “team ethics” in line with the Five Mindfulness Trainings, particularly including healthy consumption and mindful technology use.
  • The app will be offered free forever, and the expenses will be covered by a mix of optional donations from users and commissions from potential future in-app purchases of (such as PV e-books, films, and other media).
  • The content should be freely accessible via the app stores on both Android and iOS devices, and in the browser directly for people who don’t have access to a smartphone.
  • We will always be completely transparent with our donations and expenses, offering a public dashboard available for everyone (coming soon!)
  • Most of the monthly expenses are dedicated for development, audio and video editing, hosting and services costs, and we also want to keep a monthly 10% to 15% of our budget for innovation (to fund other Plum-Village related side-projects of the team, such as the calligraphy browser plugin, an Apple Watch extension of the app, PlumVillage.tv, etc).
  • Curate, create and commission content that responds to the current needs of our users, as informed by our public feedback and requests board.
  • Work in harmony with the monastic PV sangha in terms of content, design and features.
  • Promote peace, understanding, joy and wellbeing, within ourselves, our loved ones, within the team, and throughout the world.