Welcome! This website exists to share information and foster connections among the broad community of practitioners in the Plum Village tradition throughout Northern California.
We know you are there, and it makes us very happy.
About this site
The Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism is the practice community and tradition founded by Thich Nhat Hanh.
There are many sanghas (communities) practicing in this tradition throughout Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
With this website, we hope to foster greater connections among those many sanghas. And we will share information about sangha events (Days of Mindfulness, retreats, etc.) with the broad community of practitioners.
- Here is a directory of Norcal Plum Village Sanghas.
- Please see our “News & Events” page for upcoming events and announcements.
- You may want to subscribe to the Norcal Sangha email list, where we share announcements and news of upcoming events.
- You may also like to visit the Bay Area Students of Thay group on Facebook.
This website is currently managed by Dylan (True Ocean Light / Clear Insight of the Heart): dylan ~at~ tweney dot com.
Most of the photos on this site are from Renee Burgard at Flowering Tree Sangha or from Jonathan Borella and My Tong at Sugarplum Sangha.
News & Events
Tết Celebrations 2025 — Happy New Year!
If you are interested in joining with the Buddhist community to celebrate Tết (Vietnamese New Year), two events are coming up that you are invited to join: Weds, January 29, Thursday, …
Photos and resources from Shantideva and Chua Pho Tu
Many people gathered at Chua Pho Tu (Compassion Meditation Pagoda in Hayward) on January 12 for a moving ceremony marking the 3rd anniversary of the continuation of Thích Nhất Hạnh. …
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An invitation to Shantideva Sangha
Dear community, We are happy to share that a new practice center in the Plum Village tradition is available for Plum Village sanghas to organize days of mindfulness and similar …
Email List
The Norcal Sangha email list is for announcements about Plum Village / Community of Mindful Living events in the Bay Area and Northern California.
This list has over 200 subscribers, including people from most (but not all) Northern California sanghas. We encourage subscribers to share any announcements with their sanghas and friends.
If you have news about local sangha events in the Plum Village tradition, this list is a good way to start sharing the news with the community.
If you are part of this community, subscribing to this list is a good way to learn about upcoming events.
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