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  We have seen many documentaries and movies about the Buddha, but this Buddha series (55 episodes total, 45 minutes per episode) from India by far is the best, with much details, insights and teachings. The series is produced by Dr. B.K. Modi, an Indian businessman, who met with our Teacher, Thay, Zen Master Thich […]

Lyrics and music: Sister Trang Hai An Joyfully singing: Sister The Nghiem & Sister Trang Hai An This is it! This is a happy moment This is it! This is a wonderful moment This is it! I have arrived in this moment And the only moment is now This is it! Only breath breathing This […]

Friends attended “Protecting & Transforming” retreat were invited to practice the Five Remembrances * together by sharing their experience with another retreatant. After the sharing, each friend was encouraged to write a living will letter to their beloved. This is an act of love to themselves and especially, to their beloved ones. Impermanence is a […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ul7jgGqsms

  Footage from the Wake Up Tour USA East Coast (fall 2011) of the “Wake Up Song” by Joe Reily and Melina Bondy being sung at several universities. Produced | Directed by: Elli Weisbaum Cinematography | Editing by: Robert Walsh lyrics: – click on the button subtitles to see the lyrics in the video – […]

This letter was written by a teenager who visited the monastery for the first time and stayed five days practicing with friends. One night, the teenagers were invited for an activity called “Dear Present Me”. They were encouraged to write a love letter to themselves, a letter that gives them strength, courage and determination in […]

This letter was written by a teenager who visited the monastery for the first time and stayed five days practicing with his friends. One night, the teenagers were invited for an activity called “Dear Present Me”. They were encouraged to write a love letter to themselves, a letter that gives them strength, courage and determination […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GESV2NAFDeo&feature=youtu.be

Thanks to kind volunteers in Singapore and Hong Kong, we now have a beautiful four-part documentary about Thay and Plum Village, available online with English Subtitles. We hope you enjoy the beautiful imagery and powerful message.