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Gems of The Plum Village Tradition
Before the Retreat Starts...
How to use this retreat platform
Welcome! (4:15)
Preparing Yourself & Your Space (3:04)
The Secret To a Peaceful Retreat (5:49)
Setting Up the Technology
Recommended Reading
Meditation Poems - for you to download and print
♫ Song Booklet - for you to download and print
📅 Calendar of Events
Disclaimer
The Secret to Enjoying Your Retreat
Stretching your body for Sitting Meditation (10:04)
Finding the right posture for Sitting Meditation
Developing Mindful Breathing (8:36)
Outdoor Walking Meditation (6:53)
Indoor Slow Walking Meditation (4:13)
How to Enjoy Dharma Sharing Circles Online (11:07)
Dharma Rain: How to listen to Dharma Talks (1:42)
The Art of Mindful Eating and Consuming (9:32)
Practising Noble Silence at Home (3:39)
How to Practice Touching the Earth (prostrations) (17:50)
How to start a Cong Fu Journal (practice journal)
Resources
📖 Sutras Booklet - All discourses at a glance. Updated 6th Sep.
5 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Request (6:20)
Calligraphy Gift - Updated 5th Sep.
🇯🇵 日本語法話コレクション Dharma Talks with Japanese Translation
Saturday 4th September - Testing Your Connection
Testing your connection for Main Retreat Activities
Sunday, 5 September - The Spirit of a Rains Retreat
⫸ Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Hữu - The Spirit of a Rains Retreat
Thursday, 9 September - Opening Ceremony
Welcome to Upper Hamlet (6:50)
⫸ LIVE 10:00-11:30 Opening Ceremony (from Upper Hamlet)
Friday, 10 September
Welcome to New Hamlet
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth
Saturday, 11 September
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
Sunday, 12 September
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Hữu: “The Discourse on Youth & Happiness”
👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered)
Friday, 17 September
Welcome to Lower Hamlet (5:03)
12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Sister Lăng Nghiêm - “Self-acceptance on a Path of Transformation”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:30 (Paris time) Guided Meditation, Slow Walking, followed by Chanting & Recitation - UH
Saturday, 18 September
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation (44:25)
Sunday, 19 September
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Từ Nghiem “Invoking the Bodhisattvas’ Names”
Friday, 24 September
12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Linh “Healing is Every Step”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH
Saturday, 25 September
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
☕️ LIVE 18:00-19:00 (Paris time) Mindful Meal & Informal Hangout with Brother Pháp Hữu
Sunday, 26 September
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Brother Minh Hy: The chant on “Repentance & Beginning Anew” (in Vietnamese)
👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered)
Tuesday, 28 September
📖 LIVE 6:00am (Paris time) Recitation Ceremony of the Five Mindfulness Trainings - UH
Friday, 1 October
12:00 Dharma Talk by Sister Sĩ Nghiêm - “Sitting for People Who Find It Hard to Sit”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH (55:43)
Celebrating Thay's 95th Continuation Day
Saturday, 2 October
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
Sunday, 3 October
⫸ 9:30am - 11:15am (Paris time) Livestream of a Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh "No Mud No Lotus" (158:31)
Friday, 8 October
⫸ 12:00pm - 1.30pm (Paris time) A Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh "Four Nutriments & Three Doors of Liberation" (92:39)
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - UH
Saturday, 9 October
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
Sunday, 10 October
⫸ LIVE 9:20am - 11:15am (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Thuần Khánh: “The Discourse on Taking Refuge in Oneself”
👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered)
Friday, 15 October
12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Sister Phượng Nghiêm & Sister Tại Nghiêm - “Healing Relationships that Are Hard to Heal”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH
Saturday, 16 October
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
Sunday, 17 October
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Đào Nghiêm: “The Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone”
⫸ LIVE 15:30 - 17:00 (Paris time) Q & A session with Sr. Từ Nghiêm and Br. Bảo Tạng
Friday, 22 October
12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Khả: “Smiling When It’s Hard To Smile”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH
Saturday, 23 October
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
☕️ LIVE 18:00 (Paris time) Mindful Meal and Informal Hangout with Sr Lăng Nghiêm
Sunday, 24 October
⫸ LIVE 9:20am - 11:15am (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Thuận Nghiêm: “The Flower Garland Discourse: The Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva”
👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered)
Tuesday, 26 October
📖 LIVE 6:00am (Paris time) Recitation Ceremony of the Five Mindfulness Trainings - UH
Friday, 29 October
12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Sister Trai Nghiêm: “Balancing the Inner Artist, Warrior & Meditator”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - UH
Saturday, 30 October
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation
🌱 Sunday, 31 October: Special Day of Mindfulness on the theme of protecting Mother Earth
🕑 Beware Today: Daylight Saving Time in Europe (-1h)
✨ LIVE 7:00 - 7:45 (Paris time) Morning Chant & Guided Meditation - LH
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by a Dharma Talk by Sr Lăng Nghiêm & Br Pháp Linh (NH)
🍜 LIVE 12:30 - 13:30 (Paris Time) Formal Lunch in the Meditation Hall (NH)
🌏 LIVE 15:30 - 17:30 (Paris time) “Beginning Anew with Mother Earth” ceremony led by Sr. Chân Đức
Extra: Calligraphies for Mother Earth
Friday, 5 November
12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Lý: “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Finding the Middle Way”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH
Saturday, 6 November
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation (41:55)
Sunday, 7 November
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Brother Nguyên Tịnh: on the 5 Ways of Putting an End to Anger
👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered)
Friday, 12 November
12:00 Dharma Talk by Sister Lực Nghiêm: “The Five Powers: A Spiritual Revolution”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH (47:19)
Saturday, 13 November
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation (30:49)
🌱 Sunday, 14 November (Paris Time)
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Hội Nghiêm: Discourse on the Teachings to Be Given to the Sick (1:48)
❓️ LIVE 15:30 - 17:00 Questions & Answers Panel with Br. Pháp Xả and Sr. Sáng Nghiêm
🌳🌡️⌛ LIVE 19:15 - 21:00 Special COP26 Sharing from Brothers Pháp Dung (Embrace) and Pháp Linh (Spirit)
Tuesday, 16 November
📖 LIVE 6.00 Recitation Ceremony of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing - UH
Friday, 19 November
12:00 Dharma Talk by Brother Trời Bảo Tạng: “Mindfulness is a Path, Not A Tool”
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - UH
Saturday, 20 November
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation
Sunday, 21 November
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Tuệ Nghiêm: “The Discourse on the Four Kinds of Nutriments”
👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered)
Friday, 26 November
12:00 Question & Answer session: Br. Pháp Khởi, Br. Trời Bảo Tang, Sr. Đào Nghiêm, Sr. Sắc Nghiêm
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH
Saturday, 27 November
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation (69:32)
☕️ LIVE 18:00 Dinner Hangout with Sr. Từ Nghiêm
Sunday, 28 November
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Lai: “The Discourse on The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion”
⫸ LIVE 15.00-16.30 Five Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony in English (LH)
Friday, 3 December
12:00 Dharma Talk by Sister True Dedication (Hiến Nghiêm): “The Plum Village Practice of Touching the Earth” (105:01)
✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH
Saturday, 4 December
🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation
Sunday, 5 December
⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Chân Đức: “The Discourse on the Dharma Seal and the Three Doors of Liberation”
Music Meditation
Tuesday, 7 December
⫸ LIVE 10:00 Closing Ceremony to end the 2021 Rains Retreat - UH
Continuing the Journey
Your Feedback - Survey
Connect to a Sangha
Bookshop & Garments - Plum Village Shop
⫸ 9:30am - 11:15am (Paris time) Livestream of a Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh "No Mud No Lotus"
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