Realise your interconnectedness

“Fifteen years ago, a business manager from the United States came to Plum Village to visit me. His conscience was … More

An act of compassion

Every time we know how to look at another living being and recognise the suffering that has made her speak … More

Without suffering, you cannot grow. Without suffering, you cannot get the peace and joy you deserve. Please don’t run away … More

You know that your happiness and suffering depend on the happiness and suffering of others. That insight helps you not … More

The ocean of suffering is immense, but if you turn around, you can see the land. The seed of suffering … More

Sitting at the foot of the bodhi tree on the night when he realized the truth, the Buddha discovered something … More

We say, “I take refuge in sangha,” but sangha is made of individual practitioners. So you have to take care … More

Every one of us is seeking emotional intimacy. We want to have real communication, mutual understanding, communion. In the light … More

When a mother working in the kitchen hears the cries of her baby, she puts anything she is holding down … More

Very often we feel like a pot without a lid. We believe that our lid is somewhere in the world … More