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Deepen Your Practice: Waking Up
In his book Happiness, Thay writes about how we can recite a gatha when we first arise every morning to set the tone for our day. This is what he says: […]
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Letters to Thầy | 2025 Memorial Ceremony
On January 19, 2025, we commemorated the passing of our teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thầy) with gratitude for the happy, healthy sangha that is Thầy’s legacy. The following […]
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Deepen Your Practice: Hugging Meditation
In his book Happiness, Thay writes about how we can use a simple, three-breath hug to cultivate closeness with our loved ones. Read his advice and try it for yourself. When […]
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Brother Phap Luu: American Awakening
Brother Phap Luu, the eldest non-Vietnamese American monk in the Plum Village tradition, graduated from Dartmouth College and started meditating after going through a depression. “What is more satisfying in […]
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Sister Trung Chinh: The Whole Universe Embraces Us
Sister Sr. Trung Chinh left Vietnam as a refugee and has been a nun for over fifty years. “The aspiration of a monk or a nun is that we have […]
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Make Black Friday Brown’ Offered Mindful Alternative to Holiday Shopping Rush
There is so much pressure during the holidays to buy gifts for loved ones. While we may be motivated by a spirit of generosity, it is easy to lose ourselves […]
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The Little Buffalo in Pursuit of the Sun
The Little Buffalo in Pursuit of the Sun is a prose poem by Thich Nhat Hanh that explores in early years as a novice monk in Vietnam.
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Continuing Thay’s Aspiration
If you missed this amazing dharma talk by Thay Phap Dung during our week of memorial services for Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, then here’s a chance to listen deeply. […]
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Climbing Together The Hill Of The Century
Respected Venerables, Brothers, sisters and friends, In this moment, each one of us is embracing the loss of Thầy in our own unique way. To us, his disciples, Thầy is […]
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Second Letter from Thay / Bức thư gửi từ Su Ong
During the memorial ceremonies for Thich Nhat Hanh, the sangha at Deer Park Monastery read two letters written by Thay. This is the second letter from April 27, 2007. The […]
