New Year Prayer to Our Ancestors

Dear Beloved Ancestors, both Spiritual and Genetic, We present ourselves before you at this solemn moment of the New Year to express our gratitude and deep aspiration as a spiritual family.
Christmas Holiday Week 2024

During this year’s Christmas Holiday Week (December 20–27), we gathered as a community to breathe mindfully, walk in nature, sit in peace, listen with love, and work with joy.
Mindfulness Clubs: Teaching Teens How to Supervise their Attention

Join Pablo Del Real from Soil and Soul as he guides us through a Mindfulness Club session focusing on teaching teens how to supervise their attention. The session, organized in collaboration with Zen Peacemakers International, features personal intros from students and staff, a demonstration of a typical mindfulness club meeting, and reflections on the profound […]
Life as a Palestinian Christian & Holy Land Trust Nonprofit

Elias Deis from the Holy Land Trust elucidates the deep-seated historical roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting challenges such as military occupation, settlement expansions, and restrictions on movement. He emphasizes the importance of addressing collective trauma and fostering mutual respect between diverse communities, including Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The Holy Land Trust focuses on transforming […]
Seven self-care practices for the festive period

A selection of Plum Village practices to keep in your back pocket if you will be spending time with family for Christmas or another holiday.
Aging – Memory Loss

This video transcript covers the fourth meeting in an eight-part series on aging led by Roshi Eve Marko. The session focuses on the theme of memory, specifically how short-term memory gives way to long-term memory as people age. Eve discusses the generative nature of memory, the difference between memory and nostalgia, and how memories shape […]
Mad Ones, Wise Ones, and Rogues – Zen’s American Ancestors, Part 3

Join us for an immersive gathering where Sean Tetsudo shares anecdotes and wisdom about various Zen teachers, including Katagiri Roshi, Suzuki Roshi, and Bernie Glassman. Discover the humorous, insightful, and deeply personal stories from Tetsudo’s book ‘One Bird One Stone,’ along with his personal experiences and encounters with these influential figures in American Zen. This […]
The Three Tenets Core Trainings with Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien

Bernie Glassman articulated the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers early in the evolution of the organization. But these three, simple, profound, vows or commitments can also be taken as a complete practice for our life: I will embody Not Knowing, thereby giving up fixed ideas. I will Bear Witness, opening my heart to the […]
Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness Retreat in Auschwitz 2024

by Barbara Wegmüller The security checks have intensified over the last few years. The numbers and names of all the international passports were given weeks ago to register the group of retreat participants. The entire entrance area was recently rebuilt. In the first year, the museum recorded 170,000 visitors. Currently, there are more than […]
Five ways to face loneliness, mindfully

We offer a selection of teachings from Thich Nhat Hanh and other Plum Village Dharma teachers on embracing the painful feeling of loneliness.