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Blue Cliff Monastery

3 Mindfulness Road
Pine Bush, NY 12566
United States 

Deer Park Monastery

2499 Melru Lane
Escondido, CA 92026
United States

Magnolia Grove Monastery

123 Towles Rd 
Batesville, MS 38606 
United States

Stream of Compassion Mindfulness Practice Centre

670 Concession 20 W, Tiny, ON L9M 0H6, Canada

Plum Village

437 Chemin du Pey

24240 Thénac
France

European Institute of Applied Buddhism

Schaumburgweg 3 Germany
D-51545 Waldbröl
Germany

Healing Spring Monastery

2 Rue Pascal Jardin
77510 Verdelot
France

Maison de l’Inspir

8 Rue des Fans
77510 Villeneuve-sur-Bellot
France

Thai Plum Village

Pong Ta Long
Pak Chong District
Nakhon Ratchasima 30130
Thailand

Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism

Lotus Pond Temp, Ngong Ping
Lantau Island
New Territories
Hong Kong SAR China

Stream Entering Monastery

530 Porcupine Ridge Road 
Porcupine Ridge VIC VIC 3461
Australia

Mountain Spring Monastery

2657 Bells Line of Road
Bilpin NSW 2758
Australia

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Deer Park Monastery – A Refuge of Peace & Healing

Welcome to a Refuge of Peace & Healing

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Learn & Listen

Explore the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, the Plum Village community, key Buddhist texts, and more.

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Plan Your Visit

Step through the open gates of Deer Park Monastery. Wherever you come from, however you look or identify, whomever you love — you’re welcome here.

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Mindfulness

We invite you to apply the transformative practice of mindfulness in each moment of daily life. 

A Plum Village Community of Mindful Living Established by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

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Thich Nhat Hanh

A global spiritual leader, poet, peace activist, and bestselling writer, Thay's powerful teachings live on in mindfulness practice centers around the world.

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Upcoming Events

  • Children program
    Jul12
    July 12 / 2:00 pm - 18 / 2:00 pmFamily Retreat 2026 - CANCELLED

    Our very popular annual retreat for families to join monastics and other practitioners in the Plum Village tradition

  • Bees Oct 2021
    Jul19
    Sunday / 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDay of Mindfulness: July 19

    We welcome you to join us for this day of practice.

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    Jul25
    July 25 / 8:00 am - 3:30 pmJuly 25: LA Day of Mindfulness

    SoCal-based sanghas and Deer Park monastics warmly invite all sangha members and friends to come together for a day of mindfulness practice in Pasadena, CA.

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Find or Start a Mindfulness Community

A sangha is a local community of mindfulness practitioners who gather to meditate, share joys and difficulties, and support one another. Search for a sangha in your area or learn how to start one.

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Step through our digital portal to watch videos, listen to the Dharma, and read key Buddhist texts and teachings from Thich Nhat Hanh and others of the Plum Village tradition.

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Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing

The Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing — opening Fall 2026 — is dedicated to advancing Thay’s vision of nurturing kind, wise, and compassionate human beings. Rooted in Buddhist principles and applied ethics, the school offers a holistic approach to education for children that integrates mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and ethical living.

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Dharma Talks

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Sr Kinh Nghiem 2026 02 08
Establishing the Buddha Land within Yourself | Sr. Kinh NghiemIn this Dharma talk given on February 8, 2026, at Deer Park Monastery, sister Kinh Nghiem reflects on Lunar New Year traditions through the lens of Plum Village practice. Watch
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Our Shared Karma - "You are therefore I am" | Br. Phap DungIn this Dharma talk given on January 25, 2026, at the close of the Winter Rains Retreat at Deer Park Monastery, brother Phap Dung (Brother Embrace) reflects on Thầy’s calligraphy “You Are, Therefore I Am” and explores the insight of interbeing as the heart of Buddhist practice. Watch
Br Phap Luu 2026 01 11
Interbeing | Br. Phap LuuIn this Dharma talk given on January 11, 2026, at Deer Park Monastery, brother Phap Luu explores Thầy’s teaching of interbeing as a living insight rather than a philosophical idea. Through mindfulness of breathing, attention, and consciousness, the talk shows how what we consume through our senses waters seeds of fear, anger, compassion, or understanding within us.Watch

Recent Reflections & Announcements

Cultivating happiness

Desire and Happiness

by Deer Park Monastery on Jun 28, 2026

In this book, How to Relax, Thay described how to notice desire in order to find happiness.

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Nourishing the Seeds of Healthy Living

by Deer Park Monastery on Jun 28, 2026

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Monkles with Kai by Bonfire

Gratitude for Joy, Music, and the TNH School of Interbeing

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    Jul26
    July 26 / 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDay of Mindfulness: July 26

    We welcome you to join us for this day of practice.

  • Arrived at Home
    Aug01
    August 1 / 1:00 pm - 4 / 2:00 pmOregon Mindfulness Retreat: "Arrived at Home"

    You are warmly invited to a Mindfulness Retreat in Portland, Oregon August 1-4, 2026 as part of our Pacific Northwest teaching tour.

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    Aug02
    August 2 / 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDay of Mindfulness: August 2

    We welcome you to join us for this day of practice.

  • by Deer Park Monastery on May 15, 2026

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    Tet Grou

    Reflections on Tết and the Beginning of the Action Wake Up House

    by Deer Park Monastery on Apr 15, 2026

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