{"id":155732,"date":"2015-05-29T11:15:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T09:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/monastic-practice-centres\/"},"modified":"2020-10-11T08:32:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T06:32:50","slug":"monastic-practice-centres","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/de\/community\/monastic-practice-centres","title":{"rendered":"Praxiszentren und Kl\u00f6ster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/138d-EIAB-hallway.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/138d-EIAB-hallway.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/138d-EIAB-hallway-499x280.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Die neun unten aufgef\u00fchrten monastischen Praxiszentren und Kl\u00f6ster praktizieren alle in der Plum Village-Tradition und unter der direkten Anleitung von Thich Nhat Hanh. Unsere Zentren sind das ganze Jahr \u00fcber ge\u00f6ffnet, f\u00fcr kurze oder lange Aufenthalte, um die Kunst des achtsamen Lebens zu erlernen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"eiab\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a class=\"active\" href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3\"><em>Europ\u00e4isches Institut f\u00fcr angewandten Buddhismus, Deutschland<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/EIAB-tai-chi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/EIAB-tai-chi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"EIAB tai chi\" class=\"wp-image-203\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/eiab.eu\">Das EIAB<\/a> ist das erste Plum-Village Kloster in Deutschland und das erste Institut f\u00fcr angewandten Buddhismus, es wurde 2008 von Thich Nhat Hanh gegr\u00fcndet. Das gro\u00dfe Gel\u00e4nde des EIAB liegt am Rande der kleinen Stadt Waldbr\u00f6l in Deutschland, ungef\u00e4hr eine Stunde entfernt von K\u00f6ln, umgeben von Feldern und pr\u00e4chtigen Kiefernw\u00e4ldern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Das EIAB verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber eine gro\u00dfe, vor Ort lebende kl\u00f6sterliche Gemeinschaft von \u00fcber 40 M\u00f6nchen und Nonnen, was f\u00fcr ein buddhistisches Institut sehr ungew\u00f6hnlich ist, und bietet eine starke, kollektive Energie der Achtsamkeit, um jedes Jahr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiab.eu\/programm\">eine gro\u00dfe Bandbreite an Kursen<\/a> anbieten zu k\u00f6nnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Das europ\u00e4ische Institut f\u00fcr angewandten Buddhismus greift auf den Reichtum der Lehre Buddhas zur\u00fcck, um ein vollst\u00e4ndiges \u00dcbungsprogramm in konkreten Methoden anzubieten, die das Leiden lindern und Gl\u00fcck und Frieden in uns und der Welt f\u00f6rdern. Diese \u00dcbungen umfassen das Studium buddhistischer Texte mit konkreten Anwendungen in allen Bereichen des t\u00e4glichen Lebens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unter der Leitung des Zen Meisters Thich Nhat Hanh, zusammen mit f\u00fchrenden Dharma Lehrern der Plum Village Tradition, erlangen Praktizierende am EIAB nicht nur ein stabiles Fundament an grundlegenden buddhistischen Lehren, sondern meistern ihren eigenen Geist, K\u00f6rper, ihre Rede und ihr Handeln durch das Kultivieren der Kunst des achtsamen Lebens. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Im Besonderen lernen Praktizierende, die buddhistischen Lehren auf eine Weise anzuwenden, die ihnen hilft, Anspannungen zu l\u00f6sen und Stress und Schmerzen zu reduzieren; tief zu schauen, um das Leiden zu verstehen, dass in ihnen oder um sie herum ist; schmerzhafte Gef\u00fchle und Emotionen durch Einsicht zu erkennen und umzuwandeln; mitf\u00fchlendes Zuh\u00f6ren und angemessene Worte zu benutzen, um Verstehen zwischen Individuen und Gruppen, die sich im Konflikt befinden, zu schaffen; und die Freude, Freiheit und Weisheit zu st\u00e4rken, die jeder Person inne wohnt und die so essentiell wichtig f\u00fcr einen kollektiven Wandel ist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Dharma Lehrer im EIAB geben ihr Verstehen und ihre Erfahrung nicht nur durch Worte, sondern vor allem durch ihre Erfahrung und ihr Handeln im Alltag weiter. Praktizierende im EIAB leben mit der kl\u00f6sterlichen Gemeinschaft zusammen und profitieren direkt von der kollektiven Energie der Achtsamkeit und Konzentration. Von einer harmonischen Gemeinschaft umgeben zu sein ist die beste Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr jene, die sich w\u00fcnschen, Achtsamkeit in ihrem t\u00e4glichen Leben anzuwenden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buddhismus, wie er im EIAB gelehrt wird, ist keine Religion. Buddhistische Lehren werden auf eine sehr praktische, nicht-religi\u00f6se Art angeboten und Praktizierende jedes \u2013 oder keines \u2013 religi\u00f6sen Hintergrundes k\u00f6nnen davon profitieren, sie zu lernen und in die Praxis umzusetzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alle Kurse werden entweder von M\u00f6nchen und Nonnen oder von Laien-Dharma Lehrern angeboten, die aufgrund ihrer Stabilit\u00e4t in der Praxis und ihrer F\u00e4higkeit ein gl\u00fcckliches und achtsames Leben zu f\u00fchren als Lehrer ausgew\u00e4hlt wurden. Gast-Lehrer, die in bestimmten Gebieten und der Kunst des achtsamen Lebens bewandert sind, werden auch eingeladen, einen Kurs anzuleiten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiab.eu\/programm\">Die EIAB\u00a0Kurse und Retreats<\/a> sind offen f\u00fcr alle, die sich w\u00fcnschen, die Qualit\u00e4t ihres eigenen Lebens und die ihrer Familien und Gemeinschaften zu verbessern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiab.eu\/start\">Besuchen Sie die EIAB Webseite<\/a><a name=\"4\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to align\" id=\"blue-cliff\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1\">Blue Cliff Monastery,&nbsp;New York<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blue-Cliff-nuns-children.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blue-Cliff-nuns-children-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Cliff nuns children\" class=\"wp-image-211\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nestled on 80 peaceful acres of woodland in the southern Catskill region about two hours northwest of New York City, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluecliffmonastery.org\/\">Blue Cliff Monastery<\/a> is home to a thriving community of over thirty monastic and&nbsp;lay practitioners who share the art of mindful living with thousands of adults and children every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Cliff is a place to quiet the mind, look deeply, and enjoy the wonders of life within and around us through the practices of sitting meditation, walking meditation, mindful eating, deep relaxation meditation, and sharing togetherness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite all who wish to cultivate peace and happiness in their lives to join us for a day of mindfulness or a mindfulness retreat.&nbsp;Visitors are welcome year-round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Cliff was formerly a family-owned summer resort, in operation since 1939. Today, the various residences have been renovated and winterized, with plans underway to add wheelchair accessible rooms and new dining and common areas.&nbsp;The Great Togetherness Meditation Hall was added in 2008 and can accommodate up to 800 people for meditations and teachings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluecliffmonastery.org\/\" class=\"advanced-url  has-arrow\" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Blue Cliff Monastery website <\/a><a name=\"2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"deer-park\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2\">Deer Park Monastery,&nbsp;California<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Deer_Park_Monastery_stupa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Deer_Park_Monastery_stupa-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Deer_Park_Monastery_stupa\" class=\"wp-image-212\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This 400-acre sanctuary rests peacefully in the chaparral mountains of southern California, surrounded and protected by oaks and the natural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deerparkmonastery.org\/\">Deer Park Monastery<\/a> was established in July 2000 by the Plum Village four-fold Sangha. Now, it is a safe and serene refuge for many practitioners to come and learn the art of mindful living and to practice with a community, a Sangha. At Deer Park, the residential community of over thirty monastics and lay practitioners,&nbsp;live and practice together year round under the guidance of our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh (Th\u00e2y), in the tradition of engaged Buddhism, practicing mindfulness through out our everyday life. There are two hamlets: Solidity Hamlet (for monks and laymen) and Clarity Hamlet (for nuns and laywomen). The two hamlets come together several times a week to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Deer Park, we are nourished not just by the formal sitting meditation sessions, but also by the practice of meditation in our daily activities outside the meditation hall. We are guided by the teachings of Th\u00e2y on mindfulness and peace-making. We learn to live together as a community and to take refuge in the wisdom of the Sangha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deerparkmonastery.org\/\" class=\"advanced-url  has-arrow\" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Deer Park Monastery website<\/a><a name=\"3\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"magnolia-grove\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4\">Magnolia Grove Monastery, Mississippi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/magnolia-grove-meditation-hall-credit-paul-davis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubcadmin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/magnolia-grove-meditation-hall-credit-paul-davis-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"magnolia grove meditation hall - credit paul davis\" class=\"wp-image-198\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/magnoliagrovemonastery.org\/\">Magnolia Grove Monastery<\/a> is a both a residential monastery and Mindfulness Practice Meditation Center in the tradition of Plum Village, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 2005 in&nbsp;Batesville, Mississippi. Today, more than thirty monastics disciples of&nbsp;Thich Nhat Hanh are in residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten years ago Magnolia Grove was little more than 120 acres purchased by a group of committed individuals and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With hard work, dedication and coordinated effort our community created a large meditation hall with an adjoining commercial kitchen to feed participants, and built by hand a guesthouse to host 120 laypeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnolia Grove Monastery is a place to practice meditation and mindfulness. It is where every breath we take reminds us of the wonders of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A place to sit and relax. A place to walk and kiss the earth beneath our feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a place to rest under a willow tree on an island in a lotus pond. A place to eat together and savor every bite. &nbsp;A place to listen deeply to the sounds of life and the sound of our hearts. A place to work together to build a community of love and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnolia Grove is a place where we can stop running, and discover peace with every step we take. A place to remind each one of us that the present moment is a wonderful moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/magnoliagrovemonastery.org\/\" class=\"advanced-url  has-arrow\" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Magnolia Grove website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"healing-spring\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5\">Healing Spring Monastery near Paris, France<a name=\"5\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healingspringmonastery.org\/about\/\" data-link-type=\"website\" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" class=\"advanced-url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healing Spring Monastery<\/a> (<em>Monast\u00e8re de la Source Gu\u00e9rissante<\/em>), is a new Plum Village practice center that opened its doors in 2018. It is a charming rural refuge, located in Verdelot in the countryside east of Paris. The buildings were once a 19th Century convent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About a dozen monks from Plum Village are now in residence at Healing Spring. The center is able to host about 20 overnight guests and is being expanded to accommodate 50. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healing Spring is easily accessible from the capital by public transport (85 minutes from Paris \u2013 Gare de l\u2019Est), making it a more comfortable destination for people travelling from Belgium, the U.K., and many other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healingspringmonastery.org\/about\/\" class=\"advanced-url  \" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Healing Spring Monastery website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"maison-de-linspir\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l\u2019Inspir, Paris, France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maisondelinspir.org\/\">La Maison de l&#8217;Inspir&#8216;<\/a> (a French name that can be translated&nbsp;as &#8222;The House of Inspiration&#8220;) is a small monastery in the Plum Village tradition in Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its founding in February 2008, Maison de l&#8217;Inspir has been home to a small community of nuns. The house has been a place of refuge, healing and rest; a place for anyone to deepen their meditation practice through the daily practice of mindfulness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last 10 years, Maison de l&#8217;Inspir&#8216; has quickly outgrown its small site in the suburbs of Paris. After the monks established Healing Spring Monastery in the countryside to the east of Paris in 2018, the sisters of Maison de l&#8217;Inspir moved (in October 2019) to a new site of their own in Villeneuve-sur-Bellot (a short walk from the brothers at Verdelot). This is an exciting time in the development of this new four-fold Plum Village practice community in the north of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the sisters&#8216; new location, to organise a visit, or to offer your time or energy to help the new center (please note that the center is currently French speaking only):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maisondelinspir.org\/\" class=\"advanced-url  has-arrow\" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Maison de l&#8217;Inspir website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"plum-village-france\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6\">Plum Village, France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/de\/\">Plum Village<\/a>, near Bordeaux in southwest France, is the largest international practice center in the Plum Village tradition, and the first residential community to be&nbsp;founded&nbsp;by&nbsp;Thich Nhat Hanh&nbsp;in the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plum Village is where Thay developed his dream of building&nbsp;a Beloved Community: creating a healthy, nourishing environment where people could learn the art of living in harmony with one&nbsp;another and with the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What began in 1982 as&nbsp;a small, rustic farmstead, has today&nbsp;grown into Europe&#8217;s largest Buddhist monastery, with over 200 resident monks and nuns, living and practising in four different hamlets spread out across the French countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Plum Village we&nbsp;weave mindfulness into all our daily activities, training ourselves to be mindful&nbsp;throughout the day: while eating, walking, working, or&nbsp;enjoying a cup of tea together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plum Village is a home away from home, and a beautiful, nourishing, simple environment in which to cultivate the mind of awakening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We enjoy&nbsp;periods of silence, sitting meditation, rest, relaxation, mindful work and play. All practitioners who come to Plum Village are invited to join&nbsp;in our communal activities, whether it is&nbsp;preparing meals, cleaning around the hamlet, or&nbsp;washing dishes, as a way of learning to cultivate joy and&nbsp;mindfulness whatever we are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, Plum Village welcomes thousands of meditation practitioners&nbsp;from all around the world who come to experience the art of mindful communal living. Over 40 nationalities are often&nbsp;represented at the festive four-week annual Summer Opening Retreat which offers special programs for children and teenagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Spring and Autumn retreat seasons, where visitors are welcome to&nbsp;stay for a week or more, Plum Village also offers special mindfulness retreats for French speakers, teachers, and young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual 3-month Winter Retreat, which is open to lay people as well as monastics, attracts hundreds of practitioners who come to deepen their practice of mindfulness&nbsp;and live simply and harmoniously in community for ninety consecutive days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plum Village has an volunteer programme for youth service, and recently opened an organic &#8222;Happy Farm,&#8220; where year-long resident farmers combine ecology and mindfulness as they cultivate vegetables&nbsp;for the community&#8217;s vegan meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he is not travelling,&nbsp;Thich Nhat Hanh lives at Plum Village, where he writes, teaches, gardens and guides his global community.&nbsp;Many of the trails&nbsp;around the hills and fields&nbsp;of Plum Village have become legendary&nbsp;paths of walking meditation for Thich Nhat Hanh and his&nbsp;community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"7\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"plum-village-australia\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7\">Plum Village, Australia: Nh\u1eadp L\u01b0u Meditation Center (near Melbourne), and Mountain Spring Monastery (near Sydney).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nhapluu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nhap Luu &#8211; Stream Entering Meditation Center<\/strong><\/a> was&nbsp;established on February 1, &nbsp;2010, in the beautiful outback near Beaufort, just two hours&nbsp;west of&nbsp;Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five monastic disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, together with the support of many lay sanghas in Australia,&nbsp;founded the community at&nbsp;Nhap Luu and held the first monastic Rains Retreat there in May 2010. Since then the community has grown,&nbsp;and the monastery&#8217;s now extends to&nbsp;55 hectares of bush, securing&nbsp;Nhap Luu&#8217;s future as a tranquil and peaceful place for years to come.&nbsp;We are very lucky to enjoy the presence of kangaroos and other wild life on and around our land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All people of all nationalities and all faiths and beliefs are welcome to&nbsp;visit Nhap Luu. We never ask anyone to abandon their&nbsp;traditions and practices. We are simply here to share our learning about the wonderful benefits of mindfulness&nbsp;meditation and the insights offered by our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and Shakyamuni Buddha. Nobody needs&nbsp;become a Buddhist to participate with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sisters&nbsp;host Days of Mindfulness every Sunday at the monastery, and joyful &#8222;working bee&#8220; community days,&nbsp;to which all are welcome. We also host&nbsp;mindfulness events in nearby towns, and larger retreats throughout the year, both at Nhap Luu and beyond. <a href=\"https:\/\/nhapluu.org\/\" class=\"advanced-url has-arrow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\">Visit the Nhap Luu website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mountain Spring Monastery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/msm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/msm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/msm-499x374.jpg 499w, https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/msm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/msm-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dev.plumvillage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/msm.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cradled in the stunning&nbsp;Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, Australia, Mountain Spring Monastery the newest Plum Village monastic practice center, was founded in March 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15 acre monastery, which is connected to thousands of acres of national park, houses a monastic community of monks and nuns, and hosts weekly days of mindfulness, local meditation classes, and online practice activities. A large organic farm is a central feature of this beautiful forested oasis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monastery also hosts online meditation classes, sanghas and activities on a daily basis, and warmly welcomes visitors of all backgrounds and faith traditions to come and join in the daily practice activities and retreats. More information can be found at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainspringmonastery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mountainspringmonastery.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"8\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"plum-village-hong-kong\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8\">Plum Village, Hong Kong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The home of Plum Village in Hong Kong is the Lotus Pond Temple on spectacular Lantau Island, where over a dozen monks and nuns, all disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, live, practice and lead retreats in the Plum Village tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is here, on this&nbsp;mountainous and misty island, that the <a href=\"http:\/\/pvfhk.org\/index.php\/en\/\">Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism<\/a>&nbsp;(AIAB) has been established&nbsp;and serves&nbsp;the Asian region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2010&nbsp;Thich Nhat Hanh proposed that an Applied Buddhism Institute be established in Asia, to&nbsp;help bring the applied and relevant aspects of Buddhism to the people of Asia, and in Spring 2011 his dream became a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIAB promotes the teachings and the practices of Buddhism that help people to get in touch with the peace and joy within themselves, to dwell in the present moment, to heal and to transform suffering. This can be done through the practice of mindfulness &#8211; with our mindful breaths and mindful steps &#8211; as we&nbsp;get in touch with the miracles of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIAB is&nbsp;a center of Applied Buddhism Studies and Practices, with a resident monastic Sangha as the core element offering the teachings and leading the practices. The AIAB trains monastic and lay Dharma Teachers to help meet the growing demand for mindfulness practices in Hong Kong, in Asia and in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIAB holds retreats for young people&nbsp;and professionals in the field of education, social work, health care, business and so on,&nbsp;to help them rest, to release tensions in body and mind, to deal with stress and other obstacles in life, and to reconcile difficulties in personal, family and professional relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is welcome to join us for Days of Mindfulness on the island, and other events &#8222;downtown&#8220;, as well as for longer retreats held on the island or in other locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pvfhk.org\/index.php\/en\/\" class=\"advanced-url  has-arrow\" target=\"\" data-link-description=\"\" data-link-type=\"website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the&nbsp;AIAB website for more details.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"9\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jump-to alignwide\" id=\"plum-village-thailand\">\n\t<hr>\n\t<span class=\"jump-to-text\"><span class=\"label\">Gehe zu <span class=\"icon icon-arrow-tiny\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t<a  href=\"#eiab\">EIAB<\/a>, <a  href=\"#blue-cliff\">Blue Cliff<\/a>, <a  href=\"#deer-park\">Deer Park<\/a>, <a  href=\"#magnolia-grove\">Magnolia Grove<\/a>, <a  href=\"#healing-spring\">Healing Spring<\/a>, <a  href=\"#maison-de-linspir\">Maison de l&#8217;Inspir<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-france\">Plum Village France<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-australia\">Plum Village Australia<\/a>, <a  href=\"#plum-village-hong-kong\">Plum Village Hong Kong<\/a>, <a class=\"active\" href=\"#plum-village-thailand\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9\">Plum Village, Thailand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiplumvillage.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=208&amp;Itemid=113\">Plum Village Thailand<\/a> was founded in 2008, and in 2013 the monastic community moved to a stunning new campus&nbsp;on the edge of Khao Yai National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site about 240km northeast of Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 200 monks and nuns live in the new monastery, and the community welcomes guests for retreat stays of a week or more throughout the year. The daily program is very similar to those in Plum Village monasteries around the world, except that the tropical environment favours sitting meditation outdoors and a fresh early morning walking meditation at 5.30am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monastery has been newly built along ecological lines by award-winning architects from Bangkok. Visitors will discover beautiful courtyards and buildings adapted to the natural environment, and young Bodhi trees planted by Thay himself. The new Meditation Hall and library are still under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plum Village Thailand is the community\u2019s largest hub in Asia, and, together with the Asian Institute for Applied Buddhism in Hong Kong, organises and leads retreats in the Plum Village tradition in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan, as well as retreats for Vietnamese citizens in Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community also leads regular large Days of Mindfulness, open to all, in downtown Bangkok. 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