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My Thanh
I first met Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) in 2002. I was introduced to the practice of mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition by my brother-in-law. I am forever grateful to Thay’s teaching and his monastic students. In 2004, I was fortunate to be ordained into the Order of…
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Thanh Dang
I first read Thầy’s book, The Miracle of Mindfulness, in its Vietnamese version when I arrived in the U.S. in 1980. I immediately found his teachings deeply inspirational. In 1982, when Thầy came to the U.S. for the first time to lead a mindfulness retreat at Kim Son Monastery, I attended…
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Support victims of typhoon Yagi in Vietnam
In September, 2024, Yagi, a destructive typhoon hit Vietnam and caused extensive damages across northern Vietnam. A delegation of monastics and lay people from the Compassion and Understanding Charity Program (a charitable program conducted by Plum Village monastics) have travelled to the hardest-hit areas and provided food, essential supplies, and…
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Support children who are undergoing treatments for severe health conditions
During Lunar New Year in February 2024, we collected donations from children who participated in our Days of Mindfulness for Children. About twenty children donated part of their New Year “Lucky Money” to support other children who are undergoing treatments for severe health conditions in Vietnam. Together, the children collected…
