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...

Oct 22, 2024

Sister Kinh Nghiem, one of the funniest and most stylish nuns in the world, was ordained when she was only 14.

"Get rid of all of your ideas of what monastic practice is. You know, you come here, I mean, the practice is wonderful. And it's for you to come and see for yourself. But if you start getting ideas of what you...