Updates

Last month we shared the news that the PVUK Trustees were looking at the Abenhall Estate in the Forest of Dean as a candidate site for the Being Peace...

Upcoming Events

‘Being Peace Sangha’ evenings provide a space for practising together, building the Being Peace Sangha and sharing updates and progress on establishing our UK Practice Centre. Details to follow..
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Practice Videos

Please enjoy these practices from Monastics and Dharma Teachers especially recorded for the Being Peace campaign.

Guided Meditation by Sr. Chan Duc

A short guided meditation offered by Sr. Chan Duc from New Hamlet, Plum Village, France.

Meditation by Sr. Tam Muoi

A short guided practice by Sr. Tam Muoi from Plum Village, France for the Being Peace centre fundraiser.

Walking Meditation with Br. Khiet Minh

Please enjoy this special offering for you - a beautiful walking meditation guided by Brother Khiet Minh among the pine trees of Plum Village, France.
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Our Community

How has the practice of mindfulness affected your life? A selection of the impact of Plum Village practice on our community and messages of support for the Being Peace Practice Centre.
We are adding new stories every month. Would you like to share your story with us? Let us know!

Dene Donalds

Why have a centre in the UK?

Br Phap Luu

Message of support from Deer Park

Rehena Harilall

The legacy of a donation to Being Peace

Christiana Figueres

Home closer to home

Avni Soochak

Reconnecting with the roots

Tamsin Hong

Power of gathering in person

Shantum Seth

Our responsibility for future generations

Andrew Bruce

Bringing harmony to current social, political and climate issues

Satish Kumar

Message of support

Susie Mackenzie

An unexpected windfall: Giving to Being Peace

Kai Romhardt

The benefit of a Practice Centre

Isabelle Wen

Family retreats at Being Peace

Joe Holtaway

Practicing togetherness, calmness and mindfulness in times of unrest
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Community fundraisers

We are so grateful to everyone helping to raise funds for the Being Peace Centre.

Supporters

£830

+ GiftAid

Seven Sisters Sangha Day in Nature

Seven Sisters Sangha in North London held a fundraiser centred around the trees in the local Downhills Park.

Una wrote in to say:
"Thank you so much for organising this event. It was really special. Huge gratitude to Colin for the guided tour and sharing all his wisdom. I live near this park, and now, thanks to him I can see everything with fresh eyes."

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Supporters

£500

+ GiftAid

Jake’s bike ride from London to Brighton

On the 15th September Jake has cycled from London to Brighton to raise funds for a centre for mindfulness and peaceful living in the UK.

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Supporters

£560

+127.50 GiftAid

Bristol Sangha Garden Party Fundraiser

The Bristol White Clouds Sangha held an all-day brunch event to raise funds for the Being Peace centre.

“The day was a success, partly due to a joint effort amongst a core group of truly lovely sangha members and to whom I am very grateful – you know who you are ?, but also because it was bedded in community, my family, friends, neighbours and the wider Sangha.”

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Supporters

£1,515

+306,25 GiftAid

Walking for Jamie

Jan Hempsall walked 820km (509 miles) on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain, following the Camino del Norte, starting in Irun, in memory of her husband Jamie.

“Plum Village has been such an integral part of my healing process and I would like to give something back.”

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Supporters

£1,246

+206.25 GiftAid

Wake Up London Runs for Peace

Last year, 11 Wake Up Londoners ran the Battersea Park 10K Run to raise funds for the Being Peace centre.

“We feel so lucky to have found a practice and a community which has helped us through challenging times in our lives, given us deep insight into ourselves and others, an understanding of what really nourishes and us and provided so many happy moments together of joy and wellbeing!

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