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DonateIn this deeply heartfelt Dharma talk, a monastic from the Plum Village tradition shares a warm and practical teaching on how to create true peace in the midst of suffering, change, and uncertainty. Through reflections on mindful breathing, impermanence, the Noble Eightfold Path, and interbeing, the speaker invites us to take refuge in the present moment and recognize that peace is possible — here and now. Touching personal stories, observations of pandemic-era suffering, and insights from books by Thầy (Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh) such as Creating True Peace and Understanding Our Mind, all come together as a guide for transforming sorrow into compassion, and awareness into wisdom.
From time to time we offer multi-week courses related to mindfulness, the teachings and life of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a variety of similar subjects. Please see our schedule of upcoming courses.
Take the Deer Park Monastery and Plum Village community with you wherever you go. The Plum Village app is designed to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and joy through guided meditations, deep relaxations, practice poems, bells of mindfulness, and other practices — all through a mobile device.
