Plum Village in the Czech Republic

19/02/2026

Today marks 7 years of Plum Village in the Czech Republic Group! Thank you all for helping keep this community strong through watering seeds of mindfulness! Bowing together 😉
Dnes slavíme 7 let online PV v ČR I když existujeme více než 15 let. Děkuji všem kropjěj semínka přítomnosti v naší komunitě. Klaním se dohromady s vámi.

29/01/2026

Mluvit s mírem v nás: “✍️ Words Born from Peace - The words we speak to others—to our loved ones, our spouses, our children, our parents, our friends, to people we meet—are shaped by what lives inside us in the moment we speak them.

When we are mindful with our actions in daily life, when we bring peace to our inner minds by being present with our breath, something shifts. We gain clarity. We can see more clearly what words will help, what words will heal, what words will bring comfort instead of pain.

But without that mindfulness, without that inner peace, we lose our way. We get swept up in anger before we realize what's happening. We misunderstand people's intentions. We speak from hurt or frustration, and our words—without meaning to—create suffering for the very people we care about most.

How many times have we said something harsh to someone we love, only to regret it moments later? How many times have our words caused pain we never intended, simply because we spoke from inner chaos instead of inner calm?

When we are at peace, when we are present with our own breath and aware of our state of mind, we naturally speak differently. We pause before we react. We listen more deeply. We respond with care instead of impulse. We find words that build up instead of tear down, that soothe instead of wound, that bring understanding instead of creating distance.

It is such a beautiful thing to bring happiness to people with our words. To make them feel cared, valued, loved. To ease their suffering instead of adding to it. To speak in ways that heal rather than harm.

And it all starts with this: being mindful. Choosing peace for our inner minds. Noticing our breath. Paying attention to what we're feeling before we let those feelings determine what we say.

When we walk peacefully within ourselves, our words become gifts we can offer others with care and intention.

May we all learn to speak from that peaceful place. May our words bring more happiness and less suffering to everyone they touch.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace.
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22/01/2026

4 roky po umrtí Thaye

12/01/2026

From our engaged, Buddhism group in Prague/  od naší angažovaný buddhismus skupiny v Praze diky Scott- “Relatedly, here’s a lovely article (https://tricycle.org/magazine/bhikkhu-bodhi/) from the great Theravada Buddhist monk, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, on “conscientious compassion.”

“This is a compassion that does not confine itself to passively wishing good for others but courageously takes the steps necessary to help them: to remove their suffering and bring them real happiness. This is a compassion informed by the voice of conscience, which continually reminds us that too many of our fellow beings, human and animal alike, are unjustly condemned to lives of misery.

“Conscientious compassion boldly enters the fray of action, not afraid to engage with politics, economics, and programs of social uplift. It tells us that we need to treat people as ends rather than as means, ensuring that they are protected against exploitation and injustice. It is at once a compassion that acts and a sense of conscience that remains ever open to the pain of the world.”
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V souvislosti s tím zde uvádíme krásný článek (https://tricycle.org/magazine/bhikkhu-bodhi/) od velkého theravádového buddhistického mnicha, ctihodného Bhikkhu Bodhiho, o „vědomém soucitu“.

„Jedná se o soucit, který se neomezuje pouze na pasivní přání dobra ostatním, ale odvážně podniká kroky nezbytné k tomu, aby jim pomohl: odstranit jejich utrpení a přinést jim skutečné štěstí. Jedná se o soucit, který vychází z hlasu svědomí, který nám neustále připomíná, že příliš mnoho našich bližních, lidí i zvířat, je nespravedlivě odsouzeno k životu v bídě.

„Svědomité soucítění se odvážně vrhá do boje, nebojí se angažovat v politice, ekonomice a programech sociálního povznesení. Říká nám, že musíme s lidmi zacházet jako s cílem, nikoli jako s prostředkem, a zajistit, aby byli chráněni před vykořisťováním a nespravedlností. Je to soucítění, které jedná, a zároveň svědomí, které zůstává vždy otevřené bolesti světa.“

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi argues that a new vision and scale of values are necessary measures for safeguarding our world.

11/01/2026

“Today is my peaceful day” https://apnews.com/article/buddhist-monks-peace-walk-dog-american-south-26cadee973657ef026ab2370d04b39c5
Theravada/ Vipassana mniši kdo maj pochod pro mír raďi “Dnes je muj den míru”

A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.

07/01/2026

Radost i smutek začínají s námi, Můžeme kdykoli začít znovu

“Our happiness depends on us, on our way of responding to events, not on other people. Our suffering also depends on us. Knowing this, we no longer blame or complain; we are determined to begin anew with ourselves. Because another opportunity is presenting itself.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh (In Love and Trust)

05/01/2026

Volunteer in PV/ Dobrovolnictvi v PV:

Here are upcoming volunteering opportunities for those who would like to support our retreats. These opportunities are especially suitable for those who are experienced in the Plum Village tradition…

03/01/2026

Nesoustřeďme se na minulost ani budoucnost; užijme si to co je tady a teď

If you are not grateful for what you have, you will never be happy with what you get. You will always feel like you don’t have enough. You will regret the past, because you could have “done more.” And you will be anxious about the future, because you might miss out on treasures. Find gratitude for the little things—the morning sun, a sip of water, your old shoes—and happiness will be yours, regardless of what you gain or what you lose...
(JF)
Se non sei grato per ciò che hai, non sarai mai contento di ciò che ottieni. Ti sentirai sempre come se non avessi abbastanza. Rimpiangerai il passato, perché avresti potuto “fare di più”. E sarai in ansia per il futuro, perché potresti lasciarti sfuggire dei tesori. Trova gratitudine per le piccole cose – il sole del mattino, un sorso d’acqua, le tue vecchie scarpe – e la felicità sarà tua, indipendentemente da quello che ottieni o da quello che perdi...
(JF)