June 15 to June 20, 2021
Connecting Live with
Plum Village Monastery, France
Scientists and Meditators share a need to discover the true nature of reality. We will learn how to connect the ancient wisdom of Buddhism and the most recent discoveries in science to the questions of our happiness and suffering, and address the challenges we face in our own lives, our relationships, and world.
Join us live from Plum Village for a powerful and transformative five-day retreat online. Allow the monastic teachers to guide you through essential practices developed by Thich Nhat Hanh to restore peace, wellbeing and healing in your body and mind.
Please familiarise yourself with the retreat schedule below so you can organise your time to join the full program.
We look forward to welcoming you in our online monastery and practising together.
Retreat Program
Before the Retreat Starts...
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- Welcome! (4:15)
- Preparing Yourself & Your Space (3:04)
- The Secret To a Peaceful Retreat (5:49)
- Setting Up the Technology
- Recommended Reading
- Calligraphy Gift - for you to download and print
- Meditation Poems - for you to download and print
- ♫ Song Booklet - for you to download and print
- NEW! Retreat Practice Booklet
The Secret to Enjoying Your Retreat
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- The Art of Sitting Meditation (13:23)
- Streching your body for Sitting Meditation (10:04)
- Developing Mindful Breathing (8:36)
- Outdoor Walking Meditation
- 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)
The Five Mindfulness Trainings
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Tuesday 15 June - Healing Body, Healing Mind
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Wednesday 16 June - Mind as Instrument
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- Welcome to New Hamlet
- ⫸ LIVE 7:30-8:15 Guided Sitting Meditation & Sutra Reading (43:44)
- 8:15-9:00 Exercise - Integral Tai Chi by sr Hào Nghiêm (29:21)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:30-11:00 Dharma Talk: “Mind as Instrument" by Sr. Lăng Nghiêm (102:11)
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- 💤 14:00-14:45 Total Body Relaxation by Sr. Đẳng Nghiêm
- ⫸ LIVE 20:00-20:30 Silent Sitting Meditation & the Great Temple Bell
- The Great Temple Bell Chant (12:41)
- Additional Resources for Sr. Lăng Nghiêm's Dharma Talk
Thursday 17 June - Rediscovering our Beginner's Mind
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- Welcome to Lower Hamlet (5:03)
- ⫸ LIVE 7:30-8:15 Guided Sitting Meditation & Sutra Reading
- 8:15-9:00 Bamboo Stick Exercise with Sr. Hac Nghiem (26:13)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:30-11:00 Chanting & Dharma Talk: “Rediscovering our Beginner's Mind" by Br. Pháp Linh
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- 💤 14:00-14:45 Total Relaxation with Br. Phạm Hạnh (21:08)
- ⫸ LIVE 19:30-21:00 Panel - Appearance and Reality from Physics to Buddhism with Michel Bitbol and Br. Phap Linh
- ⫸ LIVE 19:30-21:00 Panel - Mindfulness and the Science of Nutriment with Dr. Lilian Cheung, Dr. Diane Gilbert-Diamond and br. Phap Luu (77:21)
- Additional Resources for Br. Pháp Linh's Dharma Talk
Friday 18 June
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- ⫸ LIVE 7:30-8:15 Guided Sitting Meditation & Sutra Reading
- 8:15-9:00 Exercise: 10 Mindful Movements with Sr. Loc Uyen (24:19)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:30-11:00 Engaged Ethics: a dialogue with scientists
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- 💤 14:00-14:45 Total Relaxation by Br. Phap Linh
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Workshop 1 - The Sacred Path of Self Regulation: Train the Brain, Train the Mind with Sebern Fisher
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Workshop 2 - Call Me by My True Names: Consciousness and identifying with nature with Dr. James Cooke
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Workshop 3 - Applied Mindfulness in Healthcare with Elli Weisbaum and Dr. Sara Ahola Kohut
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Workshop 4 - The Art of Communication with Sr. Hiến Nghiêm (True Dedication) (81:44)
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Workshop 5 - Beginning Anew for Couples with Paz Perlman and Jo Confino
- ⫸ LIVE 20:00-20:30 Sitting Meditation & the Great Temple Bell
- The Great Temple Bell Chant (11:23)
Saturday 19 June
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- Welcome to Upper Hamlet (1:54)
- ⫸ LIVE 7:30-8:00 Guided Sitting Meditation & Sutra Reading
- 8:15-9:00 Simple Yoga exercise (33:10)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:30-11:00 Questions and Answers
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- 💤 14:00-14:45 Total Relaxation by Sr Tam Muoi
- ⫸ LIVE 19:30-21:00 Panel - Placing Conscious Evolution on a Scientific Foundation - David Sloan Wilson and Sr Lang Nghiem
- ⫸ LIVE 19:30-21:00 Panel - The Sense of Self in the Aftermath of Trauma: From Neurobiology to First Person Experience with Ruth Lanius, Liam Kavanagh and Br. Phap Linh (110:46)
Sunday 20 June - The Science of Compassion
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- ♫ Discourse of Love
- ⫸ LIVE 7:30-8:00 Guided Sitting Meditation & Sutra Reading
- 8:15-9:00 Qi Gong with Sr. Triet Nghiem (27:34)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:30-11:00 Dharma Talk: “The Science of Compassion" by Br. Pháp Lai
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- 💤 14:00-14:45 Total Relaxation by Sr. Hien Nghiem (49:24)
- 20:00-21:30 Closing Circle - Celebrating Our Togetherness
- ♫ Island Within
- Additional Resources for Br. Phap Lai's Dharma Talk
- ♫ Praising the Buddha
Continuing the Journey
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- Practising in a Busy & Stressful Environment (7:26)
- Connect to a Sangha
- Discover the "Five Mindfulness Trainings"
- Going Deeper
- Bookshop
- Support Thich Nhat Hanh's Community
- Friday 25 June - Follow-Up Dharma Talk by Br. Phap Linh
- Cong Fu Journal
- Trauma and Beginning Anew by Sr. Dang Nghiem
- Understanding Manas Consciousness
- Joy in the Midst of Suffering by Br. Phap Lai
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