Zen
Christmas Holiday & New Year Retreats 2025-26
During the recent Christmas Holiday and New Year's retreats (20 December, 2025 -...
Volunteering: Generosity in Action
Our big retreats in Plum Village rely on the support of volunteers, another beautiful...
The World Is Your Zendo
On remote islands, Pico Iyer discovers that this moment, now, is the gift-wrapped...
The Price of Overshopping
Do you pursue happiness by buying things you don’t really need? Lauren Rosenfeld...
How to Start a Home Meditation Practice
Zen teacher Norman Fischer proposes a two-week trial run to get your meditation...
The Day I Met the Dalai Lama
In this vivid, intimate account, Canyon Sam recalls her 1986 audience with His Holiness—...
A Meditation on Endings
By drawing our attention to endings and our developed habits about the way we meet...
Rewire Your Food Cravings and Triggers
Bringing awareness to our food cravings can change our relationship to them—we can...
Addiction, Trauma, and the Problem of Being Present
Mindfulness can be a powerful tool in addiction recovery—but it's crucial to understand...
Grasping Way, Granting Way
Some thoughts on practice in the New Year The post Grasping Way, Granting Way appeared...
