Brother Phap Huu
Brother Phap Huu is a senior teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s international community and the abbot of the monks’ community in Plum Village, the mindfulness practice center founded by Thich Nhat Hanh in southwest France. Born in Vietnam, he emigrated to Canada as a child. He began training with Thich Nhat Hanh at the age of thirteen, entering the monastery to become a monk. Thich Nhat Hanh gave him the name Chân Pháp Hữu, meaning “True Dharma Friend.” For over 15 years, he accompanied Thich Nhat Hanh on international teaching tours as his attendant and assistant. Today, he is devoted to building community and continuing Thich Nhat Hanh’s legacy. He co-hosts The Way Out Is In podcast.
Brother Thiện Đức
Brother Thiện Đức, also known as Br. Virtue, is of German origin and was ordained in 2018 at Plum Village, Upper Hamlet. An engineer by training, he now enjoys monastic life, is active in the community, and has a deep appreciation for the teachings, togetherness, and spiritual life. In his practice, he is guided by the spirit of curiosity, creativity, and experimentation, which he also expresses through woodworking, crafting simple, functional, and beautiful projects for the Sangha.’
Sister Trang Hien Tam (The Moon of Kind Heart)
Sister Trang Hien Tam (The Moon of Kind Heart) was ordained in 2018 and received full ordination as a Bhikkhuni in 2023. Born and raised in Korea, she studied Korean Education and Educational Psychology and worked for several years as a television writer and producer at KBS and SBS. Her visit to Plum Village in 2017 during her holidays transformed her life, leading her to join the monastic order. She believes in making positive changes through community efforts. She enjoys creating Dharma videos, writing, bird watching, camping, and singing, and she hopes to share mindfulness in a way that feels natural and supportive, especially for younger practitioners.
Sister Tam Muoi (“Samadhi”)
Sister Tam Muoi (“Samadhi”) is an English nun and was ordained in 2012, becoming a Dharma teacher in 2022. Long before ordaining, she studied textile and fashion design and subsequently lived and worked in Paris for 18 years. She also brought up two boys with her then partner. Having met the practice, she became active in the lay sangha, ordaining into the OI in 2004. A growing sense of ethical unease led to her leaving the fashion industry and to retrain as a Mindfulness teacher, working particularly with people subject to depression. Sr Samadhi is a passionate gardener, and her love of design is directed into the flower garden where she can very often be found, whatever the season, ensuring that something is blooming all year round. She is actively supporting the recent creation of the Being Peace Practice Centre in the UK and is deeply committed to the work of healing ancestral harm through participating in White Awareness trainings, retreats and sanghas.
Brother Đạo Hành
Brother Đạo Hành, also known as Brother Action, is a Zen Buddhist monk and pilgrim from the Netherlands. He started the monastic path in 2015 and has since lived in Plum Village, France and Magnolia Grove Monastery, Mississippi, USA. He became a Dharma teacher in 2025. Before ordaining, his journey led him through all sorts of work in different countries, each role another stepping stone that helped him arrive where he is now. Today, he contributes his time and energy to guiding young monastics and aspirants. At home in the monastery Brother Đạo Hành enjoys relaxing with his monastic siblings, drinking tea and coffee, community-building, hiking in nature, and playing with ink.
Dharmacharya Shantum Seth
Dharmacharya Shantum Seth was ordained and “Transmitted the Lamp” by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2001, receiving the Dharma name Satya Marg (True Path). The foremost expert on sites associated with the Buddha, he has been leading pilgrimages since 1988. He worked for over fifteen years with the United Nations on volunteering, peace, and social development, and later served as a Senior Advisor on pilgrimage tourism for both the World Bank and the Government of India. He has co-authored books such as Walking with the Buddha and Volunteers Against Conflict, and served as a consultant on documentaries including BBC-Discovery’s Life of the Buddha and BBC-PBS’s The Story of India.
Jo Confino
Jo Confino is a leadership coach, facilitator, journalist, podcaster, and author working at the intersection of personal transformation and systems change. His coaching supports leaders addressing the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and social injustice. He is co-founder and co-host of the Plum Village podcast The Way Out Is In and co-author of Being With Busyness and Calm in the Storm. His photography book Between Earth & Sky will be published in April 2026. Jo has interviewed Thich Nhat Hanh for The Guardian and supported the Plum Village community for 18 years. A member of the Order of Interbeing since 2020, he also serves on the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation board.
Peace in Oneself Peace in the World
Ahimsa is a volunteer driven, non-profit organisation. It works within the milieu of local culture, social development and education to create peace and harmony within oneself, one’s family and in society.
Ahimsa spreads the ethics of peace and non-violence through alliances and with programmes to bring mindfulness into education, culture, environment, gender roles, responsible tourism and sustainable livelihoods.
Ahimsa Trust represents the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and his community in India.
Ahimsa Trust organizes regular mindfulness meditation practice sessions and other programmes.
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Ahimsa Trust is setting up a Mindfulness Practice Centre in the village of Rajpur near Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India. This 4 ½ acre centre (land has been purchased) is being developed as an educational, spiritual and socio-ecological centre.
