Memories from the Root Temple: Washing Dishes | Plum Village

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Dear Friends, In celebration of our teacher’s return to Tu Hieu Temple, Vietnam, where he practiced as a novice monk, we would like to offer you a series of stories Thay has told of his time there. This is the third in that series. Washing Dishes by Thich Nhat Hanh Excerpted from “At Home in the World: Stories and essential teachings from a monk’s life” When I was still a novice at Tu Hieu Pagoda, washing the dishes was hardly a pleasant task. During the annual Rains retreat all the monks would come back to the monastery to practice together for three months, and sometimes we

Memories from the Root Temple: Washing Dishes | Plum Village

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