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"There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
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Dharma for Your Day
| Joy in the Midst of Suffering
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In celebration of Vesak, several Sanghas in India, the Ahimsa Foundation, and monastics at Plum Village Monastery gathered online. They shared about the suffering endured during the pandemic, and cultivated community, gratitude, and joy for being alive in the present moment.
As part of this gathering, Brother Phap Lai shared this Dharma talk on how we can nourish our joy in the midst of suffering without feeling conflicted (33 mins).
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Monastic Life
| Reflections on the Buddha, his Teachings, and the Ceremony of Vesak |
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"I relate to the Buddha as a great teacher, and a guide for me in my daily life. Being a human being, he felt all the emotions I feel, and his humanness is the depth of his teaching. He lived life fully as a human being."
- Sister Chan Tu Nghiem
| During this year's Vesak celebration at Plum Village Monastery, monastics shared how they relate to the Buddha and the ceremony of Vesak, which commemorates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing.
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Deepening Practice
| Reverence for the Land |
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"Something happens, which is quite beautiful, when we start to grow, it could be a radish, it could be some lettuce, it could be a tomato plant. Just the experience of cultivating that plant and then eating the food you’ve cultivated yourself is special."
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We invite you to enjoy this inspiring interview with Mick McEvoy, manager of the Upper Hamlet Happy Farm at Plum Village Monastery. Mick shares about the challenges of bringing mindfulness to farming, the magic of growing your own food, and future ecological healing through rewilding.
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| Read the Interview |
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Community Announcements
| An Opportunity for Right Livelihood:
We're Hiring! |
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Do you want to work in an organization that transforms lives and makes a difference in the world? Do you want to use your practice of mindfulness to create a more compassionate, peaceful, and mindful society?
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The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation is looking to contract with two part-time positions for data processing, one in the US and one in Europe. The contractors will work with an international team and will be responsible for fundraising support activities such as gift processing and acknowledgement, database maintenance, phone and email donor customer service, and support for direct mail and online giving campaigns.
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Upcoming Retreat
| How to Grieve |  |
"Birth and death are only doors through which we pass, sacred thresholds on our journey." - Thich Nhat Hanh
For European and African time zones:
How can we find meaning, peace, and orientation for our lives in times of change? Whether it’s our personal journey of grieving, or our grieving for the losses sustained by our planet Earth, in this retreat we will learn how mindfulness can help us go through the process of grieving with more acceptance, peace, and love.
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You Are Warmly Invited to Join Us
| Retreats with International Plum Village Monastics |
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June 24 - 27 Online Order of Interbeing Retreat: True Love in the Presence of SufferingThis is the annual North American retreat for members and aspirations of the Order of Interbeing. The Order of Interbeing, or Tiep Hien in Vietnamese, is a community of monastics and lay people who have committed to living their lives in accord with the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, a distillation of the bodhisattva (enlightened being) teachings of Mahayana Buddhism.
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June 24 - 27 How to GrieveHow can we find meaning, peace, and orientation for our lives in times of change? Whether it’s our personal journey of grieving, or our grieving for the losses sustained by our planet Earth, in this retreat we will learn how mindfulness can help us go through the process of grieving with more acceptance, peace, and love.
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June 25 - 29 Online Educators' Retreat
During this retreat, we will consider the ethical and community components of mindfulness in school and classroom. We will examine ways to incorporate mindfulness into specific subject areas, and will consider how to develop programs that run from year to year. We will also work with the dynamics that can arise from being seen as a mindful teacher by colleagues and the community.For European and African times zones (full day schedule), and for American time zones (half day schedule) |
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We would like to share with you our heartfelt gratitude for your continued practice and for your support for our beloved monastics. As we say in the Plum Village tradition, “You are, therefore I am.” We wish you and your loved ones safety, health, and ease.
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For more practice tips, please visit our 2021 Resources.
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