REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WAKE UP RETREAT 2026 “ONENESS WITH THE EARTH” (May 29th - June 4th, 2026) ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear beloved young friends, We are happy to announce that registration for our annual Wake Up Retreat for young mindfulness practitioners aged 18-40 is open. The Wake Up retreat titled “Oneness with the Earth" will be organized from May 29th to June 4th, 2026, at Thai Plum Village International Pra

REGISTRATION FOR ON-SITE PRACTICE AT THE MONASTERY Arrival Day - September 18th, 2026 Dear Friends, Thai Plum Village brothers and sisters are happy to announce that registration for the upcoming Week of Mindfulness is open. The retreat will be held at the Thai Plum Village International Practice Center from September 18th to September 25th, 2026. The following are basic notes for friends who are interested in registering for the retreat: Languages: Vietnamese, English,

The rain falls so softly, washing every leaf of every tree, washing every care. Namo 'valokiteshvaraya. These lines come from The Rain, a song composed by Sister Chân Đức (True Virtue), the first Western European nun ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh in 1988. Her song feels very close to what we are experiencing here at Plum Village Thailand. These days, the weather moves like a meditation—bright sunshine suddenly giving way to a generous downpour, then slowly softening into a gent

Still Water Meditation Hall—just hearing the name brings me back to Upper Hamlet in Plum Village. At that time, the hall was warmed by a wood stove that didn’t quite do its job. On winter mornings, the smoke would quietly fill the space. We would sit together in meditation, breathing in and out, sometimes with tears in our eyes—not only from the smoke, but also from the effort to stay present. In 2009, the meditation hall began to change. It was expanded to welcome more frien

Dear beloved Young Friends, We know you are there and we are very happy! Thanks to the generosity and compassion of the Fourfold Sangha, we are able to have scholarships for the young participants (aged 18 – 40) to join the WAKE UP RETREAT titled “Oneness with the Earth" will be organized from May 29th to June 4th, 2026, at Thai Plum Village International Practice Center. In order to ensure a diverse, inclusive and accessible Wake Up retreat for Young friends, the Wake Up Ret

Raising the Main Pillar Ceremony April 4th, 2026 Dear Friends On the morning of April 4th, 2026, under the first morning light, the brothers and the sisters of Thai Plum Village, our lay practitioners, the construction team, and iBSC students from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU) gathered at the site of our new meditation hall for the Raising the Main Pillar Ceremony.We began by chanting together, joining our palms and walking peacefully around the constructi

Laying the Foundation Stone February 12th, 2023 Dear Friends As the sufficient conditions manifested in 2023, initiated the construction of our new Meditation Hall. It will also be The Dharma Teaching Hall. The intention and purpose is to support and disseminate the profound Dharma and to be a place where the practice of the Fourfold Sangha is effectively fostered. On Sunday, February 12th, 2023, The Fourfold Sangha peacefully joined the practice of sitting meditation, w

Letter from the heart Generosity in Support the Construction of Meditation Hall Thai Plum VIllage International Practice Center Thai Plum Village January 13, 2026 Dear beloved friends, The Plum Village International Meditation Centre in Thailand was officially established on March 01, 2013. Now, it has been thirteen years since its founding. While that may not seem like a long time, it is enough to mark the significant growth of a young Sangha nurtured by our tea

Day of Mindfulness in Plum Village Tradition Dear friends We are invited you to join us on รัก เป็น เห็น ให้ #3: Go as a River For Volunteer Self-Care Saturday April 18, 2026 Time 8.30 - 15.45 At Suan Mokkh Bangkok Schedule: 8.30 Registration list check-in (2nd fl.) 8.45 Walking Meditation 9.45 Singing Meditation 10.00 Q&A “Questions from the Heart“ by Br. Phap Nguyen and Sr. Niramisa 11.45 Mindful Lunch 12.45 Total Relaxation 13.45 Dharma Sharing 15.30 Chanting “May the day

“The Art of Mindful Living” A three-month Layman’s Resident Program In Rain Retreat 2026 Date: 26 July - 22 October 2026 Language: English Location: Thai Plum Village “ The Art of Mindful Living ” is a special program organised for lay practitioners (18-40 years old) to practice mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. This program provides you with an opportunity to practice together with the monastic sangha for the whole three months during

Songkran Retreat Thai New Year 2026 For individual and family Dear Beloved Friends, Plum Village Thailand warmly invites you to join our Songkran Retreat, a celebration of the Thai New Year in the light of mindfulness. This is a family-oriented retreat for all generations, where adults can return to their breath and children can play and learn in mindfulness. Registration for this journey will open on March 10 . We invite you to mark your calendars and prepare your hearts to

Wake Up Day of Mindfulness “Being with Busyness: สงบงามในความวุ่นวาย” For young people ages 18–40 March 21, 2026 from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM at Suan Mokkh Bangkok (BIA) Conducted in Thai and English (translation will be provided) ----- "Only the present moment contains life" — Thich Nhat Hanh In the rush of work, deadlines, and a never-ending to-do list, it's easy to lose touch with ourselves. We keep pushing ourselves until our inner world grows quietly exhausted. We often beli

Annoucement for “The Path of Understanding and Love” Pre-Aspirant Program for women Rains Retreat 2026 Dear friends, “The Path of Understanding and Love” is a Pre-Aspirant program for women aged 18 to 40 who are interested in practicing within the monastic community of the Plum Village tradition. It will take place during the 2026 Rains Retreat at Thai Plum Village International Practice Center. You are invited to live with the monastic community for three months,

Dear Friends You are welcome to join us for Day of Mindfulness. The day we will practice meditation in the Plum Village tradition, led by the monastic and lay disciples of the Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. Day of Mindfulness is a full day of practicing mindfulness, in the Plum Village style, as a community. Monks, nuns, lay practitioners and friends – come together to listen to a Dharma Talk, and to practice sitting, walking, eating, singing, smiling and breathing together.

REGISTRATION FOR ON-SITE PRACTICE AT THE MONASTERY Arrival Day - May 08th, 2026 Dear Friends, Thai Plum Village brothers and sisters are happy to announce that registration for the upcoming Week of Mindfulness is open. The retreat will be held at the Thai Plum Village International Practice Center from May 08th to 15th, 202 6 . The following are basic notes for friends who are interested in registering for the retreat: Languages: Vietnamese, English, and Thai. The numbe