Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 | Written by Administrator |
Jan. 12 to Jan. 19, 2010
Recently our Plum Village Practice Center had the great happiness of conducting our annual Great Ordination Ceremony. The Daffodil Great Precept Transmission Ceremony, actually a series of ceremonies lasting one week, was a beautiful and joyful practice of transmitting trainings, precepts and Dharma lamps to new Dharma teachers. It was a true “Dharma Festival” in the spirit of the Plum Village tradition of mindfulness, joyful celebration, and togetherness. Venerable monks and nuns from Vietnam and Europe, brothers and sisters from many of our practice centers, lamp recipients, and family and friends from around the world came to support and to participate in the program.
Thursday, 05 November 2009 08:13 | Written by Administrator |
In Plum Village, on Sunday morning, 01.11.2009, the fourfold Sangha of the three hamlets had a mindfulness day in Lower Hamlet. That day was also the annual day when we commemorate Master Tang Hoi, the first Zen Teacher in Vietnam.
After the Dharma talk offered by Thay, the Sangha with sanghatis all in good order gathered in the Assembly of Stars Meditation Hall to perform a ceremony honoring Master Tang Hoi, and also honoring Thay's mother who passed from this life around this same time of year (many years ago). Thay shared with the fourfold Sangha about Master Tang Hoi's life and greatest works, such as the introduction to the Anapananusmriti Sutra. To find out more about Master Tang Hoi, please read the book “Master Tang Hoi” which was published by Parallax Press and is also available in Vietnamese, French, and other languages.
Saturday, 17 October 2009 06:23 | Written by Administrator |
Last Sunday, October 11th, 2009 in Paris, a number of monks and nuns from Plum Village and lay practioners from France and Germany, etc… had organized a walking meditation from the UNESCO headquarters to the Human Rights Square, Trocadero, Paris – in front of the Eiffel tower to call for help to support the monks and nuns in Bảo Lộc, Việt nam whom is facing a lot of difficulties.
The walking meditation started at 14h with the sharing of the practice of walking meditation by Sr. Giác Nghiêm (French). There were more than 500 people whom attended the event, each of which had held a flower and had walked peacefully from UNESCO headquarters, passing by some parks and major streets in front of the Eiffel tower and ended at the Human Rights Square, Trocadero. After that, each member had placed the flower representing each monastics whom is facing difficulties in Bảo Lộc right on the Square. The walking meditation was ended with a session of silent sitting and evoking the name of Avalokiteshvara.
Friday, 09 October 2009 00:26 | Written by Administrator |
This is the translation of the scrolling text on the slideshow:
The 27th of September 2009 the monks and nuns of Bat Nha in Vietnam were violently evicted from their monastery. On Sunday the 4th of October a global sitting meditation was organized. The Paris Sangha gathered at the Vincennes Pagoda.
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 16:09 | Written by R Smittenaar |
This slideshow contains photo's taken during my stay in Plum Village. Most of the pictures are from Upper Hamlet, since that's where I stayed. Others are from Lower and New Hamlet.
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Sunday, 13 September 2009 15:12 | Written by Administrator |
During orientation, the first night of the retreat, Br. Phap Khoi read the letter in which Thay wrote for the practioners that attended the retreat. Many of which after hearing the letter, had shed tears and was very surprised to hear that Thay will not be here to led the retreat because of heath reasons. A lot of the practioners had shared there disappoints in the first dharma discussion. But after two days of the retreat, they were able to feel the strong energy from the Sangha and can truly see that Thay is a part of the Sangha. The retreat had left behind many impressions both for monastics and for lay practioners. A retreat that can never be forgotten.
Please enjoy some of the photos that was taken during the retreat in the YMCA...
Sunday, 13 September 2009 12:43 | Written by Administrator |
After the Summer opening in Plum Village, Thay and the Sangha went to offer teachings in the US. Brothers and sisters were in great joy after reuniting. After one day of arriving to Blue Cliff Monastery, although it was slightly rain, but despite of that, people came from all over to attend a day of mindfulness which was held on August the 9th. A lot of our friends were very happy to have a chance to listen directly to Thay's dharma talk. From Blue Cliff, Thay and The Sangha departed on a bus to go to Stonehill College, Masschusetts for a 6 days retreat "Be Peace, Be Joy, Be Hope" along with 800 practioners. The weather were filled with sunshines and the environment was very relaxing because the fields were filled with green grasses.
Please enjoy some of the photos in Blue Cliff Monastery and Stonehill College.
Monday, 31 August 2009 08:50 | Written by Administrator |
A retreat for young people with the theme “There is a way” was organized from the 21st of August to the 28th of August in Lower Hamlet has just been concluded. The retreat had attracted more than 120 young people to participate for a whole week, mostly French speaking. There are some from Germany, Belgium, Italy, Holland, the U.S., etc...
Below here are some of the pictures that was taken during the retreat.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 23:45 | Written by Administrator |
From the 07.07 till the 04.08, Plum Village had an annual Summer Opening. This year, there were almost 2000 practioners from many countries whom attended the retreat.
Please enjoy some of the photos that was contributed by: Hanspeter Liniger, Robert Harrison, Br. Phap Due, and Br. Phap Tuc....
Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 | 
Written by Administrator | 
