Dec 10, 2024

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. On how I choose the food when I come to a meal. I learn to enjoy the meal and enjoy my siblings. And that has supported me a whole lot now that I'm here at...

Dec 3, 2024

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 life than helping people to transform their suffering? I mean, who cares about money and all this other stuff?...

Nov 26, 2024

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 gives me the greatest happiness. And this practice gives me being with others. Being with friends on retreat. Being with my siblings. Spending time each other....

Nov 19, 2024

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 to arrive to the most peaceful place, the happiest place in ourselves. And there's only the daily practice. The daily practice only helps us to arrive to that place, that...

Nov 5, 2024

Sister Boi Nghiem studied nursing before being ordained, and works regularly as a nun with the BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and teen communities.

"I think I have a very healthy relationship with myself. Very healthy mental dialogue with myself. There were times I comforted myself. There were times I'm very firm with myself, tell...