We spend most of our lives pursuing happiness, chasing one thing after another, worrying about the past and being anxious about the future. Meanwhile, the world around us is overflowing with the very wonders and happiness in which we seek. This beauty calls to us every day, yet we are rarely ever in the position to listen. If we don’t have silence in ourselves, if our minds and our bodies are full of noise, we cannot hear beauty’s call.

During this 5-day Silent Retreat, we will practice the Art of Noble Silence to cultivate the calm within ourselves and experience the profound power of quiet amid our noisy everyday lives.

90-day Rains Retreat in 2023-24 The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. It is a time for Buddhist monastics […]

Registration link Dear Friends, Our General Retreat this year is called: “Refreshing Our Body and Mind Retreat” and will take place from Thursday, August 29th to Monday, September 2, 2024. […]

We are happy to announce that our 2024 Personal Retreat calendar has been finalized and dates are now open for registration. For those of you who have been inquiring, thanks […]

**Tickets on Eventbrite are now sold out. If you’d like to attend, please email us at office@magnoliagrovemonastery.org to register.** For general info about Day of Mindfulness, please visit this page: https://magnoliagrovemonastery.org/come-for-the-day/ […]

This month, the International Plum Village Community will formally bring its two-year mourning period for dear Thay to a close as our beloved teacher becomes an ancestor in both the […]