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09/19/2026

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Dear Friends,

Since some months thousands of talks and other precious sharings by zen master Thich Nhat Hanh are available on the online platform Living Gems, created by the Plum Village community.

This is the link to the platform:
https://plumvillage.org/gems/

I have watched hours and hours of Talks by Thich Nhat Hanh on the platform, which is visually and technically very well designed. It has an excellent search machine, and you can follow the talks in English, French or Vietnamese - and read the translations/transcripts along if you wish, while you are watching.

Even after having read more than fifty books by Thich Nhat Hanh, I am often surprised and deeply touched by talks from this incredibly wise human being. Many talks are real treasures, real gems.

I know some of the team members who have worked on the platform - and still do so as the intention is to share the complete archive of thousands of talks with the world -, and thanked them for their important work. I said: your work and this platform deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. And I mean it.

If everybody on Earth would practice the core practices shared by Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community, namely the 5 mindfulness trainings https://plumvillage.org/mindf.../the-5-mindfulness-trainings, we would have no war in Ukraine, nor in Palestine-Israel, Iran, Sudan, Myanmar, Jemen, etc. No Strait of Hormuz issues, no drugs related problems in South America, US or Europe, no Climate Change with overheated summers, wildfires, floodings, giant typhoons, etc., and way less conflicts in families and communities, because the simple truth is: peace in the world starts with and within each one of us.

The Greeks already said: Know thyself, and that is still the main challenge today, for people to understand themselves, for people to understand their strong emotions, mind and heart. Understanding is another word for love.

If you have a question, big or small, you can ask zen master Thich Nhat Hanh on the platform. He will answer. Wisdom at hand, understanding in your pocket.

The platform works on subscription base. It is free initially. After some views a contribution will be asked for.

This is a short promotional video for the platform shared by the Plum Village community on launching the platform:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2nmUP79isc

Wishing you lots of love and wisdom.
That your life will be a living gem!

Enjoy!
Wouter Verhoeven

09/11/2026

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, September 13, the PEACE IS EVERY BITE will start. I am quite sure you can still register, if you would like to participate in the course.

With a team of camerapersons and editors we created a total of 38 videos for this course: introductions, registrations of how vegan dishes are made, dharma sharings by Thich Nhat Hanh and his disciples, and inspirational videos about simple life in the monastery (including the secret of happiness).

You will learn how the nuns and monks use the kitchen like the meditation hall, as a place of mediation: of 'stopping' and looking deeply, of insight and transformation, with the aim to cultivate peace, harmony and happiness.

For more information and registration, please visit:
https://deerparkmonastery.org/cou.../mindful-cooking-course/

Wishing all the participants a joyful course.

Peace is the cooking, joy is the eating,
Wouter Verhoeven
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08/22/2026

PEACE IS EVERY BITE

A new 4-week online mindful cooking course organised by Deer Park monastery, for everybody interested in a healthy, happy life.

You will learn how to bring mindfulness to your kitchen, to the food you prepare for yourself and your loved ones, and to every bite you take. Come back to your breath and steps and cultivate peace in the heart of your home.

The course runs from September 13 to October 11, 2026.
Online

For more information and registration, please visit:
https://deerparkmonastery.org/courses/mindful-cooking-course/

Enjoy the practice, enjoy the peace,
Wouter Verhoeven 🙏 🌱❤️
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08/15/2026

MINDFULNESS IN YOUR KITCHEN

Dear Friends,

In this video Sister Ancient Temple warmly invites you to join PEACE IS EVERY BITE, a 4-week online course organised by Deer Park Monastery, California.

In PEACE IS EVERY BITE you will explore mindful cooking and eating as a path to greater peace, nourishment, and connection.

The course runs from September 13 to October 11, 2026.
Online

Together, the participants will learn to prepare food with a peaceful heart, to eat in silence and gratitude, and to wash dishes with joy.

Every gesture becomes an opportunity to cultivate presence, love, and understanding.

Learn more & register here: https://deerparkmonastery.org/cou.../mindful-cooking-course/

Peace is the cooking, Joy is the Eating.

Enjoy the Peace,
Wouter Verhoeven
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08/08/2026

PEACE IS EVERY BITE

There is a saying: 'You are what you eat'. That implicates: 'You are what you cook / you are what is cooked for you'.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh would add:
You are HOW you eat, and also, you are HOW you cook!

How do you actually eat personally, and how do you cook? Do you bring awareness to your cooking and eating? Are you peaceful and present when you cook and eat? Do you take time, or are you rushing? Where is your mind when you cook and eat? Do you order food, or do you prepare it yourself? Are you truly connected to the ingredients that nourish you and gives you and your loved ones life energy?

If you are interested to explore cooking in a mindful and peaceful way, you are warmly invited by Deer Park Monastery to join PEACE IS EVERY BITE, a 4-week online course rooted in the Plum Village tradition that explores mindful cooking and eating as a path to greater peace, nourishment, and connection.

The course runs from September 13 to October 11, 2026.
Online

Together, the participants will learn to prepare food with a peaceful heart, to eat in silence and gratitude, and to wash dishes with joy. Every gesture becomes an opportunity to cultivate presence, love, and understanding.

Learn more & register here: https://deerparkmonastery.org/cou.../mindful-cooking-course/

Peace is the cooking, Joy is the Eating.
Enjoy the Peace,
Wouter Verhoeven
www.evermind.media

06/07/2026

HAPPY FAMILIES CHANGE THE WORLD

Dear Friends, queridos amigos, chers amis, lieve vrienden,

On behalf of Brother Stream and Sister Grace, I am happy to invite you and your family to join the new online mindfulness course: Happy Families change the World.

This is an 8 Week Online Course for Families, Caregivers, and
Children
Starting Saturday June 13, 2026 to August 8, 2026

For all course info and subscription, please visit:
https://deerparkmonastery.org/.../happy-families-change.../

Format: Online, self-paced with optional live components

This course is a joyful exploration of mindfulness in family life. Together, children, parents, and caregivers are invited to cultivate presence, understanding, and connection both within the home and in community with others walking a similar path.

For many years, Plum Village monasteries have offered family retreats where children and adults practice side by side. This course continues that tradition in an accessible way, supporting families to bring mindfulness into their daily routines, wherever they are in the world.

Wishing you a happy practice, cultivating happy families.

Happiness for all,
Wouter Verhoeven 🙏❤

06/06/2026

HAPPY FAMILIES CHANGE THE WORLD

Dear Friends,

I am happy to invite you and your family to join the new online mindfulness course: Happy Families change the World.

This is an 8 Week Online Course for Families, Caregivers, and Children
Starting Saturday June 13, 2026 to August 8, 2026

For all course info and subscription, please visit:
https://deerparkmonastery.org/.../happy-families-change.../

Format: Online, self-paced with optional live components

This course is a joyful exploration of mindfulness in family life. Together, children, parents, and caregivers are invited to cultivate presence, understanding, and connection both within the home and in community with others walking a similar path.
For many years, Plum Village monasteries have offered family retreats where children and adults practice side by side. This course continues that tradition in an accessible way, supporting families to bring mindfulness into their daily routines, wherever they are in the world.

It has been a great pleasure to create the eight videos for this course, together with Brother Stream (Phap Luu) and Sister Grace (Phu Nghiem).

Besides video material, also audio (guided meditations) and other material will be provided for you all to practice coming home to yourself and to your loved ones, cultivating presence, peace, understanding, harmony and joy together.

Wishing you a happy practice, cultivating happy families.

Happiness for all,
Wouter Verhoeven 🙏❤
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06/02/2026

Dear Friends, chers amis, lieve vrienden,

and for all others who love to cultivate peace, freedom and happiness in the world,

I want to ask your attention for a free webinar that takes place tomorrow, June 3rd, about 'the joy of practicing mindfulness as a family'.

Yes, mindfulness is not an individual matter. The practice of mindfulness can also help families to become more harmonieus, happy and free. And many happy families together, in whatever constellation those 'families' have found their form, will create a happier world.

Time of the webinar:
June 3, 2026
- 9 am Pacific Time
- 6 pm Central European Time

You can join the webinar for free.

Subscription via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-families-change-the-world-the-joy-of-family-mindfulness-practice-tickets-1989224630418?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true&mc_cid=54690b869a&mc_eid=bc0728bf1a

Or via this webpage of Deer Park monastery:
https://deerparkmonastery.org/visit/events/june-3-webinar-happy-families-change-the-world/?mc_cid=54690b869a&mc_eid=bc0728bf1a

On the webpage you will also find a link to the online course 'Happy Families change the World' which will start on June 13st.

Be happy, we are all family, 🙏😀
Wouter
www.evermind.media

02/11/2026

Dear Friends,

Here is the video-registration of the Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing online launch event of last Friday.

It was an inspiring event with beautiful, wise, deep contributions by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Brother Phap Luu, and Meena Srinivasan.

If you take your time and listen to the video, you will understand how revolutionary and needed this new school is.

Being is Interbeing: your suffering is my suffering, your wellbeing is my wellbeing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t00h7JUnWcI

Enjoy,
Wouter

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