Thich Nhat Hanh's Blog

The Plum Village Community would like to express their deep gratitude and honor the life, teachings, and legacy of our beloved Dharma Teacher Tho Ha Vinh (True Great Understanding) in the wake of his passing on the 26th of September, 2025.

You are warmly invited to join us as two new cohorts of the ZASP course will be starting soon: in English, 19 October - 7 December, 2025 & en Español, 24 Octubre - 12 Diciembre, 2025.

Eighty years after Hiroshima, Sister Chân Trai Nghiêm reflects on walking through the city with Thay, and on how its deep scars can awaken a collective vow to cultivate peace for generations to come.

In this article, Brother Phap Dung outlines Thầy’s aspiration and vision for residential spiritual communities as a service and refuge for society.

Mick McEvoy of the Happy Farm shares insights and offers simple practices inspired by the summer to help you care for your own well-being, and touch the insight of interbeing.

From 9 -16 August, 2025, Plum Village hosted our annual Wake Up Retreat for young people aged 18 -35. We welcomed over 800 participants from around the world who gathered together to live simply in nature to heal and restore ourselves and to transform some of our despair, anxiety, and frustration about our current global situation into hope, faith, and renewed aspirations.

We are happy to share this reflection on the great need for community by David Viafora.

The Plum Village Community is grieving the passing of our beloved Dharma Teacher Larry Ward (True Great Sound). He was a lighthouse of the Dharma, a revolutionary spirit, and a visionary of Engaged Buddhism.

From July 10th - August 2, 2025, Plum Village hosted our annual Summer Opening Family Retreat, welcoming nearly 2,500 participants from around 50 countries, including children, teens, and practitioners of all ages.

From June 20 to June 27, 2025, Plum Village hosted a transformative retreat in Upper Hamlet and Lower Hamlet with the theme of science and the art of healing.