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Letters to Thầy | 2025 Memorial Ceremony
On January 19, 2025, we commemorated the passing of our teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thầy) with gratitude for the happy, healthy sangha that is Thầy’s legacy. The following […]
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Prayer for Fire and Earthquake victims
The following text was read at our Special Prayer Ceremony for Fire and Earthquake Victims held January 11, 2025 at Deer Park Monastery. Dear Respected Thay, Dear Ancestors, Dear Mother […]
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Sister Chua Xua: Enjoy Your Free Life
Sister Chua Xua was a social worker and left a long-term relationship to become ordained as a nun at Bát Nhã, a Plum Village monastery that closed due to harassment […]
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Deepen Your Practice: Hugging Meditation
In his book Happiness, Thay writes about how we can use a simple, three-breath hug to cultivate closeness with our loved ones. Read his advice and try it for yourself. When […]
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Brother Phap Hoi: Lucky for Me
Brother Phap Hoi is a Vietnamese refugee and the most senior Brother at Deer Park Monastery. “Because the Sangha embrace all of the people, even you are high level or […]
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Sister Phu Nghiem: We Are a Buddhist Family
Sister Phu Nghiem is one of three nuns in her immediate blood family and is passionate about bringing mindfulness to children. “So I focus a lot more on my steps. […]
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Brother Phap Luu: American Awakening
Brother Phap Luu, the eldest non-Vietnamese American monk in the Plum Village tradition, graduated from Dartmouth College and started meditating after going through a depression. “What is more satisfying in […]
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Laura Hassler Visits Deer Park Monastery
Thich Nhat Hanh and Alfred Hassler shared a profound partnership in the pursuit of peace and social justice, particularly during the Vietnam War. Alfred Hassler was a prominent American peace […]
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Sister Le Nghiem: Put Your Heart into the Practice
Sister Le Nghiem came to the practice after the death of her brother, and typically does solo retreat at the monastery for a few weeks a year. “So the practice […]
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Sister Trung Chinh: The Whole Universe Embraces Us
Sister Sr. Trung Chinh left Vietnam as a refugee and has been a nun for over fifty years. “The aspiration of a monk or a nun is that we have […]
