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such openness, so beautiful. It was another amazing podcast! 👏🏾 🫶🏽

Welcome to The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series co-produced by The Plum Village App https://plumvillage.app/ mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy into a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering and creating more happiness and joy in our lives.

In this episode, presenters Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino are joined by special guest Zen Buddhist nun Sister True Dedication (Sister Hien Nghiem). Together, they address contemporary environmental crises and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s ethical framework of living, to help us reach a better future – as presented in his new book, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. 

The three further discuss Buddhist insights into the many existential crises faced by the global community; practical ways people can become empowered; not being overwhelmed by the suffering in the world, and how to work with our emotions to take positive action. 

Jo recollects interviewing Christiana Figueres, the architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, including on how the practice of mindfulness was instrumental in her achievements, and the importance of deep listening in global talks. 

Brother Phap Huu explains the insight of interbeing; the practice of gratitude; and shares about walking the (sustainability) talk in Plum Village; the ‘no car days’, shifting to veganism during a 800-people retreat, and starting a happy farm to become more self-sufficient and in touch with the Earth as a community of practitioners.

Sister True Dedication talks about editing Thich Nhat Hanh’s new book, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet; the hardest part of working on a book; Thay’s involvement in the environmental movement since the early 1970s, as a pioneer of deep ecology; the importance of joy and vitality for facing hard times; falling in love with the Earth; accessing the insight of interbeing in our daily lives, and having fulfilled present moments; finding peace and equanimity in a suffering world; practicing deep truth; taking care of our despair. 

Finally, the sister ends the episode with a guided meditation.

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 🙏

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🎧 Listen to the podcast on the FREE Plum Village App ➛ https://web.plumvillage.app/talks/the-way-out-is-in-1 and other streaming services.

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/
Deep ecology ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_ecology
Spiritual ecology ➛ https://plumvillage.org/book/spiritual-ecology-the-cry-of-the-earth/ 
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/
The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/the-world-we-have-a-buddhist-approach-to-peace-and-ecology/
Other key books by Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/key-books/
Alfred Hassler ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hassler 
The Diamond Sutra ➛ https://plumvillage.org/sutra/the-diamond-that-cuts-through-illusion/  
Christiana Figueres ➛ http://christianafigueres.com/#/
Jo Confino interviews Christina Figueres ➛ https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/climate-change-unfccc-christiana-figueres
Paris Climate Agreement ➛ https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement 
Blue Cliff Monastery ➛ https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/ 
Happy Farm ➛ https://plumvillage.org/community/happy-farm/ 
A koan ➛ https://plumvillage.org/bg/about/thich-nhat-hanh/letters/bat-nha-a-koan/

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet  | The Way Out Is In – Podcast | Episode #4

Welcome to episode five of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series co-produced by The Plum Village App https://plumvillage.app/ mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy into a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering and creating more happiness and joy in our lives.

In this episode, hosts Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino talk about connecting to our roots, and the three lineages in Buddhism: spiritual, blood, and land ancestry.

They further share about what it means to be a continuation of blood ancestors; transforming the suffering of our ancestors for ourselves and our descendants by healing the past in the present moment; honoring land ancestors and creating harmony with the land we live on; dealing with estranged parents; reconnecting to past wisdom to help a society in crisis; transcending the individual frame of mind.

You’ll also discover what the red and white roses mean in the Rose Ceremony which celebrates parents; and why a former Gestapo building was turned into a monastery.

Brother Phap Huu recollects growing up in a Buddhist family and its daily ways of honoring ancestors, and what it was like to move from East to West as a child. He also expands on spiritual ancestors; transforming land and memories; the power of collective energy; trees as ancestry.  

Jo recalls his mother’s suffering during the Nazi regime, her subsequent journey of forgiveness, and considers the power to heal our parents’ suffering in the present moment. He also comments on the consequences of the lack of connection to ancestors for Western consumerist societies; reports on a feng shui story in Hong Kong; and considers why it’s best to be responsible stewards rather than owners.

Finally, Brother Phap Huu ends the episode with a guided meditation connecting us to our parents and ancestors.

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🎧 Listen to previous episodes on YouTube ➛ http://pvapp.to/twoii-episodes

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 🙏

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🎧 Listen to the podcast on the FREE Plum Village App ➛ https://web.plumvillage.app/talks/the-way-out-is-in-1 and other streaming services.

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
The Rose Ceremony ➛ https://plumvillage.org/thay-shares-about-a-rose-for-your-pocket/ 
Kristallnacht ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht 
Joanna Macy ➛ https://www.joannamacy.net/main 
Old Path White Clouds ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/old-path-white-clouds-walking-in-the-footsteps-of-the-buddha/ 
Sutra ➛ https://plumvillage.org/sutra/

Connecting to Our Roots: Ancestors, Continuation and Transformation | TWOII podcast | Episode #5

In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, are joined by special guest, entrepreneur and author Lindsay Levin, to discuss wise leadership and new ways of creating change and harmony in turbulent times. 

“Serial entrepreneur” Lindsay Levin founded Leaders’ Quest in 2001 as her “last startup”, to help leaders and companies align profit with purpose. Her work explores collective humanity through vulnerability and listening. She also launched the Leaders’ Quest Foundation to build leadership capacity in grassroots communities. 
Her passion for finding common ground between diverse perspectives and opposing voices prompted her to co-lead the launch of the alliance Future Stewards, after the Paris Climate Agreement. Her book, Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time (2013), is a celebration of the everyday heroes who have inspired her to ask tough questions, and to strive to be the change she wants to see in the world.

Together, all three also talk about: the balance between urgency and patience; purpose; polarisation; and becoming agents of change. And: at a planetary level, how do we know when to slow down and when to speed up? 

Lindsay Levin further shares her relationship with the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community, and about: working with leaders; dealing with competing interests and egos; spiritual values in the business world; self-awareness; tolerance in the climate movement; listening to others’ lives and widening circles of compassion; responsibility; the gap between cleverness and wisdom; ‘quests’; collective and individual development; planetary well-being; and honouring anger and grief. 

Brother Phap Huu talks about his own experience of dealing with disagreements in the community as abbot of Upper Hamlet, and shares stories about Thich Nhat Hanh as a leader. He also delves into the importance of listening in leadership; applying Buddhist teachings into daily life; bringing together conflicting parties; discriminative mindsets; inclusiveness; adapting to change; avoiding burnout; nourishing compassion; learning to be in stillness; and not postponing ‘simple opportunities’.

Jo shares the story of a company which lost its way after taking the space to create and reflect away from its staff. He delves into the pressure of short-termism; Indigenous insight into decision-making; and being observers of our own selves. And: is time money? 

All three share the simple routines they use to nourish themselves in what they do.

The episode ends with a short meditation on gratefulness, guided by Brother Phap Huu.

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 
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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
🎙️ Lindsay Levin ➛ https://futurestewards.com/team/lindsay-levin/ 
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛  https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛  https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/?hl=en

Leaders’ Quest ➛ https://leadersquest.org/ 
Future Stewards ➛ https://futurestewards.com/ 
‘Please Call Me by My True Names’ (song and poem) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/please-call-me-by-my-true-names-song-poem/ 
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/ 
Trần dynasty ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_dynasty
Lý dynasty ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BD_dynasty
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/ 
The Great Acceleration ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Acceleration 
Moore’s law ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law
The TED Countdown Summit ➛ https://countdown.ted.com/events-in-2021

Wise Leadership | The Way Out Is In podcast | Episode #17

Singer: Fakir Nohir Shah
Composer: Fakir Lalon Sai
Recorded: 2011

o ma joshode tai ar  bole ki hobe - ও মা যশোদে, তাই আর বলে কি হবে?

Amina Parvin sings a gostho lila song composed by Khoda Baks Shah. The song is from the perspective of Ma Joshoda addressing the cowherds.

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goshte ar jabe na amar praner gopal - গোষ্ঠে আর যাবে না আমার প্রাণের গোপাল

In this episode, the presenters – Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino – are joined by lay Buddhist practitioner and artist Paz Perlman to talk about how mindfulness can support a healthy relationship: a core practice in Engaged Buddhism.

Paz Perlman is a Zen Buddhist practitioner and a visual artist, who regularly exhibits in the United States and Europe. She has studied with Thich Nhat Hanh for the past 15 years and is a member of the Order of Interbeing. In her artistic practice, she integrates Buddhist concepts such as impermanence, healing and transformation. In recent years, she has increasingly incorporated activism into her works and is presenting a large-scale installation at an upcoming retreat of climate leaders in Plum Village. Paz, who moved from New York to live a few minutes walk away from Plum Village, completed her art degree at Central St Martins, University of Arts, London. Read her artist statement here: https://www.pazperlman.com/about/

Paz and Jo have been married for 15 years; in this episode, they talk about how making the Buddhist practice of Beginning Anew part of their daily life has nourished their relationship. This practice of looking deeply and honestly at ourselves, our actions, speech, and thoughts, creates a fresh beginning within ourselves and in our relationships with others.

The couple further share about discovering Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings and integrating them into their life together; developing a shared spiritual aspiration and practice; their special marriage ceremony in Plum Village, including  vows, and tea with Thay; relationship dynamics; maintenance and renewal; deep listening and loving speech; intimacy; and the four essential mantras in the practice. 

Brother Phap Huu discusses the same Buddhist practice, but in relation to a monastic environment; the four mantras to take care of relationships; the insight of interbeing; perceptions about others; mental formations; hugging meditation; and the energy of gratitude. 

The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu. 

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/ 
🎙️ Paz Perlman ➛ https://www.pazperlman.com/ 
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/ 

Beginning Anew: Four Steps to Restoring Communication ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/beginning-anew-four-steps-to-restoring-communication/
‘Extended Practices’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/extended-practises/ 
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/ 
Sister Jina ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/sr-dieu-nghiem/ 
The Four Noble Truths ➛ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-RI3FrdGA 
Deepak Chopra ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra 
Thich Nhat Hanh On…: ‘Learning to Hug’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/learning-to-hug/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Practice of True Presence’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-practice-of-true-presence/ 
How To: ‘Begin Anew’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/begin-anew/

True Love: Practicing in Relationship | TWOII podcast | Episode #31

SURRENDER - In order to surrender we must come to know who we are surrendering to.  In this message Ian unpacks Matthew 24:4-5 
Recorded at Southwind Live Online (c)2022 HAGM Publishing

Surrender - IAN JOHNSON

In the last podcast recording of 2022, the presenters - Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino - are joined by Zen Buddhist nun Sister Jina (the special guest in episode 14, ‘I Have Arrived, I Am Home; What a Blessing’). Together, they discuss loneliness, and how the Buddha’s teachings and Plum Village practices and exercises can help us come back to ourselves, and feel connected and part of life. The three also share moments of loneliness from different points in their lives. 

Sister Jina (Sister Dieu Nghiem, translated as Sister True Wonder) further shares about coming home to oneself; creating self-compassion; people's fears about looking inside themselves for answers; and learning from our mistakes.

Brother Phap Huu shares about Thich Nhat Hanh’s view of happiness, gratitude, and on identifying the goodness in life; ignoring our suffering; connecting to our true self; the temptation to retell stories of our suffering; the void and taking care of our wellness; learning to forgive; learning to be flexible; the practice of touching the earth; tree hugging; and silence.

Jo shares about feeling worthless and lonely in front of 400 people; reaching out to others when suffering from loneliness; learning to love oneself; gifting presence to ourselves and others; and interbeing. 

The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu.

“We send our hearts out to you and hope that this conversation has brought some balm to your lives, and that over this period of days and weeks you find a sense of peace, a sense of calm, a sense of rootedness, and a sense of love and gratitude for yourself.”

See you in the new year! 

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/  
🎙️ Sister Jina ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/sr-dieu-nghiem/
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/ 
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/

The Way Out Is In: ‘I Have Arrived, I Am Home; What a Blessing’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/podcast/i-have-arrived-i-am-home-what-a-blessing-episode-14/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘Interbeing and Store Consciousness’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/interbeing-and-store-consciousness/ 
Climate Week ➛ https://www.climateweeknyc.org/ 
Sutras: ‘Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-knowing-the-better-way-to-live-alone/ 
Our Appointment with Life: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/our-appointment-with-life-sutra-on-knowing-the-better-way-to-live-alone/ 
Tom Rivett-Carnac ➛ https://www.globaloptimism.com/tom-rivett-carnac 
Christiana Figueres ➛ http://christianafigueres.com/#/ 
Thich Nhat Hanh: Live Our Life Whole: The Surface and the Depth of Our Being (4 February, 1993) ➛ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bUNFiPBIsw 
‘The Five Earth Touchings’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/key-practice-texts/the-five-earth-touchings/

Transforming Loneliness | TWOII podcast | Episode #43

In episode 45, the presenters - Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino - are joined by lay practitioner Nick Kenrick to talk about Plum Village as a healing center, the many reasons people go there, and the personal transformations and deep healing life journeys taking place there. For the past 18 months, Nick has been living with the Plum Village community of monastics and lay practitioners, and kindly agreed to share his own transformative deep healing journey. 

Nick Kenrick worked as a diplomat for the British government for nine years before retraining to work as a psychotherapist for the next decade. He has visited Plum Village every year since Thay and his monastics came to the UK in 2010, and helped to found Wake Up London — a local sangha for younger practitioners in the city - following Thay’s visit. He joined the Order of Interbeing in 2018, and has been living in Plum Village since June 2021. 

Nick’s deep sharing touches upon the conditions that brought him to Plum Village, and upon exhaustion and breakdown, changing careers, and recovery and aspects of healing, including the practices he found refuge in. He further delves into individual and collective suffering; perceptions and the roots of conflict; befriending despair; psychotherapy and spiritual practice; healthy boundaries; following ‘the schedule’; sharing circles; taking refuge in the sangha; and much more.

In addition, Brother Phap Huu shares about Plum Village as a practice center for meditation and mindfulness; the energy of collective mindfulness; meditation and its healing dimension; mindfulness of the body; and the importance of the schedule in the life of the community. 

And Jo recollects aspects of his own healing journey, and of learning through practice about some hard facts of life.

You also get to witness the Plum Village tradition of watering the positive seeds and showing appreciation. 

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/  
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/ 
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/

Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/ 
Wake Up London ➛ https://wakeuplondon.org/ 
Order of Interbeing ➛ https://orderofinterbeing.org/ 
‘Home Practices for the Rains Retreat’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/home-practices-for-the-rains-retreat/ 
‘Extended Practises’ (Dharma sharing) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/extended-practises/ 
The Organic Happy Farms ➛ https://plumvillage.org/community/happy-farm/ 
Brother Phap Linh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/brother-phap-linh/ 
Sister True Dedication ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/sister-hien-nghiem/ 
Calligraphy ➛ https://plumvillage.org/thich-nhat-hanh/calligraphy/ 
‘The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-14-mindfulness-trainings/ 
Bodhicitta ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhicitta

Deep Healing: A Journey of Transformation | TWOII podcast | Episode #45

In this twenty minute guided meditation, Cortland Dahl introduces the practice of using thoughts as supports for mindful awareness, a simple form of meditation that involves bringing awareness to the natural movement of thoughts. This form of practice transforms the way we relate to our own mind and puts us in touch with a sense of inner peace and contentment that can be experienced even when the mind is filled with thoughts.

Guided Meditation on Awareness of Thoughts - Cortland Dahl

Jalal Ahmed plays bansuri, Nur Alam Khan plays dotara, and Rezaul Karim plays duggi on this instrumental track. This melody is typically used in Das Pitombor's gostho lila songs. The melody was also used by Lata Mangeshkar for her song "ek bar bidai de ma" in the 1966 film Subhashchandra.

Recorded: 2012

das pitombor gostho shoor - দাস পিতম্বর গোষ্ঠ সুর

Plum Village is a new, free mindfulness app with Buddhist insights and guided meditations offered by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community: https://plumvillage.app/

Deep Healing: A Journey of Transformation | TWOII podcast | Episode #45

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