Wisdom from the Plums
Plum Village, a monastery for monks and nuns and a Buddhist practice center for lay people, was founded in 1982 by the Vietnamese Zen-Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Thich Nhat Hanh founded the Unified Buddhist Church in France in 1969, during the Vietnam war. Practice at Plum Village helps to weave mindfulness into all daily activities, not focusing just on sitting meditation in the meditation hall. This enables to meditate throughout the day, while eating, walking, working, and enjoying a cup of tea together. Here are the words from the Plum Villagers-