The  Mindfulness Practice Centre (MPC) of Montreal is filled with gratitude for the precious gift of Dharma offered to us by Sister Dinh Nghiem and the monastics of Plum Village, in service to the community. We are happy to share these teachings with you and warmly invite you to support Plum Village with your generosity, in recognition of the blessings received.

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Days of Mindfulness - Sister Dinh Nghiêm’s Sutra Class 2026-2027

Daily practice blossoms
into a lotus flower with1000 petals
Chanting from the Heart III - 2026-2027
Study of selected Sutras written by Thich Nhat Hanh (continued)
with Sister Dinh Nghiem

This year, Sister Dinh Nghiêm will continue her teachings on the sutras presented in the book Chants du Coeur (available in French and Vietnamese), which is organized differently from the English version Chanting from the Heart. These teachings are offered as part of the Days of Mindfulness (DOM) and will be accessible online via Zoom. In 2026-2027, the talks will be offered with simultaneous translation in English, making the teachings accessible to a wider community.

The teachings form one part of the Day of Mindfulness; the other activities throughout the day are held in French. The full schedule and the details are available on the French program page. Dates highlighted in yellow indicate weeks that include a recitation of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings, while the other dates correspond to regular DOM.

Please register once, using your FULL name and email address.
You will see the Zoom link on the web page after submitting the form.

Kindly identify yourself fully in your window in Zoom. (We have many similar names)

The Zoom link will remain unchanged throughout the year. Please keep it somewhere safe.
Thank you for registering only once, rather than for each DOM.
Registration - Online Day of Mindfulness
(only for new people - please register only once)
Sister Dinh Nghiêm's recordings, documents and resources are available below on this page.

With Simultaneous translation to English

Plum Village/Library/ Sutras

Next Dharmatalk will be at 8 AM, Montreal time -
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Sister Dinh Nghiêm spent her adolescence in France. She first went to Plum Village in 1985 and was ordained as a monastic in 1993. In 1999, she became a Dharma teacher, receiving the Lamp of Transmission directly from Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2000, at New Hamlet, she became the youngest abbess of Plum Village. After Thay's stroke in 2014, she was one of his closest attendants and remained by his side until his passing in 2022. Sister Dinh Nghiem said :

"Just after founding the monastic community, Thay (Thich Nhat Hanh) devoted three three-month retreats (1989-1990, 1990-1991, and 1991-1992) to teaching all the sutras of the Southern school (now called Theravada) and the Northern school (Mahayana). After these in-depth studies, Thay made a selection and compiled a chanting book in Vietnamese for each day of the week, morning and evening. This was a revolutionary act as, for the first time after several centuries in China and more than a century in Vietnam, the traditional chanting book was revised. It was translated into French following the same format, from Monday morning to Sunday evening. This is Chants du Coeur, which many of you already know. Thay then spent two additional three-month retreats (1997-1998, 1998-1999) carefully explaining all the sutras and chants in this collection. These teachings given in Vietnamese have not yet been published. Sister Dinh Nghiem translated this work, as well as all of Thay's teachings from that period. Today, aware of the deep wish among her long-time French-speaking friends to undertake a thorough study of the sutras, one of the Three Baskets taught by the Buddha, Sister Dinh will, in turn, offer online teachings on the sutras of Chants du Coeur. Sister Dinh Nghiem hopes that these courses will deepen the understanding and strengthen the practice of Thay's beloved French-speaking Sangha.

REFERENCE:
Thich Nhat Hanh, Chants du Coeur, Sully, 8 septembre 2009, 317 pages.
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2354320329

Documents and Recordings for 2027

DOM Oct 3, 2026 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

DOM Oct 17, 2026 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

DOM Oct 31, 2026 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM Nov 14, 2026 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM Nov 28, 2026 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM Dec 12, 2026 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM Jan 16, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM Jan 30, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

DOM Feb 13, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS  

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DOM Feb 27, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS  

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DOM March 20, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS  

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DOM April 3, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS  

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DOM April 17, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS  

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DOM May 1st, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM May 15, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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DOM June 5, 2027 - ENGLISH - FRANÇAIS

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Sitting and watching our breath is a wonderful practice, but it is not enough. For transformation to take part, we have to practice mindfulness all day long, not just on our meditation cushion.
- Thich Nhat Hanh