Gems of the Plum Village Tradition

  Before the Retreat Starts...

Available in days

days after you register

• How to use this retreat platform Start
• Welcome! (4:15) Start
• Preparing Yourself & Your Space (3:04) Start
• The Secret To a Peaceful Retreat (5:49) Start
• Setting Up the Technology Start
• Recommended Reading Start
• Meditation Poems - for you to download and print Start
• ♫ Song Booklet - for you to download and print Start
• 📅 Calendar of Events Start

  The Secret to Enjoying Your Retreat

Available in days

days after you register

• Stretching your body for Sitting Meditation (10:04) Start
• Finding the right posture for Sitting Meditation (13:23) Start
• Developing Mindful Breathing (8:36) Start
• Outdoor Walking Meditation (6:53) Start
• Indoor Slow Walking Meditation (4:13) Start
• How to Enjoy Dharma Sharing Circles Online (11:07) Start
• Dharma Rain: How to listen to Dharma Talks (1:42) Start
• The Art of Mindful Eating and Consuming (9:32) Start
• Practising Noble Silence at Home (3:39) Start
• How to Practice Touching the Earth (prostrations) (17:50) Start
• How to start a Cong Fu Journal (practice journal) Start

  Resources

Available in days

days after you register

• 📖 Sutras Booklet - All discourses at a glance. Updated 6th Sep. Start
• 5 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Request (6:20) Start
• Calligraphy Gift - Updated 5th Sep. Start
• 🇯🇵 日本語法話コレクション Dharma Talks with Japanese Translation Start

  Saturday 4th September - Testing Your Connection

Available in days

days after you register

• Testing your connection for Main Retreat Activities Start

  Sunday, 5 September - The Spirit of a Rains Retreat

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Hữu - The Spirit of a Rains Retreat Start

  Thursday, 9 September - Opening Ceremony

Available in days

days after you register

• Welcome to Upper Hamlet (8:44) Start
• ⫸ LIVE 10:00-11:30 Opening Ceremony (from Upper Hamlet) Start

  Friday, 10 September

Available in days

days after you register

• Welcome to New Hamlet Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth Start

  Saturday, 11 September

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation Start

  Sunday, 12 September

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Hữu: “The Discourse on Youth & Happiness” Start
• 👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered) Start

  Friday, 17 September

Available in days

days after you register

• Welcome to Lower Hamlet (5:03) Start
• 12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Sister Lăng Nghiêm - “Self-acceptance on a Path of Transformation” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:30 (Paris time) Guided Meditation, Slow Walking, followed by Chanting & Recitation - UH Start

  Saturday, 18 September

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation (44:25) Start

  Sunday, 19 September

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Từ Nghiem “Invoking the Bodhisattvas’ Names” Start

  Friday, 24 September

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Linh “Healing is Every Step” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH Start

  Saturday, 25 September

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation Start
• ☕️ LIVE 18:00-19:00 (Paris time) Mindful Meal & Informal Hangout with Brother Pháp Hữu Start

  Sunday, 26 September

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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) Start
• 👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered) Start

  Tuesday, 28 September

Available in days

days after you register

• 📖 LIVE 6:00am (Paris time) Recitation Ceremony of the Five Mindfulness Trainings - UH Start

  Friday, 1 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 Dharma Talk by Sister Sĩ Nghiêm - “Sitting for People Who Find It Hard to Sit” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH (55:43) Start
• Celebrating Thay's 95th Continuation Day Start

  Saturday, 2 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation Start

  Sunday, 3 October

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 9:30am - 11:15am (Paris time) Livestream of a Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh "No Mud No Lotus" (158:31) Start

  Friday, 8 October

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 12:00pm - 1.30pm (Paris time) A Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh "Four Nutriments & Three Doors of Liberation" (92:39) Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - UH Start

  Saturday, 9 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation Start

  Sunday, 10 October

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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” Start
• 👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered) Start

  Friday, 15 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Sister Phượng Nghiêm & Sister Tại Nghiêm - “Healing Relationships that Are Hard to Heal” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH Start

  Saturday, 16 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation Start

  Sunday, 17 October

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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” Start
• ⫸ LIVE 15:30 - 17:00 (Paris time) Q & A session with Sr. Từ Nghiêm and Br. Bảo Tạng Start

  Friday, 22 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Khả: “Smiling When It’s Hard To Smile” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH Start

  Saturday, 23 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation (49:24) Start
• ☕️ LIVE 18:00 (Paris time) Mindful Meal and Informal Hangout with Sr Lăng Nghiêm Start

  Sunday, 24 October

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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” Start
• 👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered) Start

  Tuesday, 26 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 📖 LIVE 6:00am (Paris time) Recitation Ceremony of the Five Mindfulness Trainings - UH Start

  Friday, 29 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Sister Trai Nghiêm: “Balancing the Inner Artist, Warrior & Meditator” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - UH Start

  Saturday, 30 October

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 (Paris time) Deep Total Relaxation Start

  🌱 Sunday, 31 October: Special Day of Mindfulness on the theme of protecting Mother Earth

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕑 Beware Today: Daylight Saving Time in Europe (-1h) Start
• ✨ LIVE 7:00 - 7:45 (Paris time) Morning Chant & Guided Meditation - LH Start
• ⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by a Dharma Talk by Sr Lăng Nghiêm & Br Pháp Linh (NH) Start
• 🍜 LIVE 12:30 - 13:30 (Paris Time) Formal Lunch in the Meditation Hall (NH) Start
• 🌏 LIVE 15:30 - 17:30 (Paris time) “Beginning Anew with Mother Earth” ceremony led by Sr. Chân Đức Start
• Extra: Calligraphies for Mother Earth Start

  Friday, 5 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 (Paris time) Dharma Talk by Brother Pháp Lý: “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Finding the Middle Way” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH Start

  Saturday, 6 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation (41:55) Start

  Sunday, 7 November

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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 Start
• 👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered) Start

  Friday, 12 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 Dharma Talk by Sister Lực Nghiêm: “The Five Powers: A Spiritual Revolution” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH (47:19) Start

  Saturday, 13 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation (30:49) Start

  🌱 Sunday, 14 November (Paris Time)

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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) Start
• ❓️ LIVE 15:30 - 17:00 Questions & Answers Panel with Br. Pháp Xả and Sr. Sáng Nghiêm Start
• 🌳🌡️⌛ LIVE 19:15 - 21:00 Special COP26 Sharing from Brothers Pháp Dung (Embrace) and Pháp Linh (Spirit) Start

  Tuesday, 16 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 📖 LIVE 6.00 Recitation Ceremony of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing - UH Start

  Friday, 19 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 Dharma Talk by Brother Trời Bảo Tạng: “Mindfulness is a Path, Not A Tool” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - UH Start

  Saturday, 20 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation Start

  Sunday, 21 November

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Tuệ Nghiêm: “The Discourse on the Four Kinds of Nutriments” Start
• 👂 LIVE Online Dharma Sharing (please check email for the time of your group if you registered) Start

  Friday, 26 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 Question & Answer session: Br. Pháp Khởi, Br. Trời Bảo Tang, Sr. Đào Nghiêm, Sr. Sắc Nghiêm Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 Evening Chant & Guided Meditation - LH Start

  Saturday, 27 November

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation (69:32) Start
• ☕️ LIVE 18:00 Dinner Hangout with Sr. Từ Nghiêm Start

  Sunday, 28 November

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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” Start
• ⫸ LIVE 15.00-16.30 5 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony in English (LH) Start

  Friday, 3 December

Available in days

days after you register

• 12:00 Dharma Talk by Sr. Hiến Nghiêm: “The Plum Village Practice of Touching the Earth” Start
• ✨ LIVE 20:00 - 21:00 (Paris time) Guided Meditation & Touching the Earth - NH Start

  Saturday, 4 December

Available in days

days after you register

• 🕯️ 14:00 - 14:45 Deep Total Relaxation Start

  Sunday, 5 December

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ 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” Start
• ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 To Be Confirmed Start

  Tuesday, 7 December

Available in days

days after you register

• ⫸ LIVE 10:00 Closing Ceremony to end the 2021 Rains Retreat - UH Start