Melbourne River Sangha

Melbourne River Sangha Melbourne River Sangha is a community of practitioners in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Everyone is welcome. Finish by 9.00pm.

Dear Community & Friends,

Melbourne River Sangha is a lay practiticing community formally established in 2010 in the tradition of the late Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, who has devoted his life to the practice, teaching and promotion of mindfulness to achieve peace and happiness. We meet twice weekly on Monday morning at 6am and Tuesday evening at 7pm to support each other in our practic

e of mindfulness. Leading the community is Harry Huy Nguyen (Chan Hy Son- True Joyful Mountain) (Brother Mountain) who was ordained with Thich Nhat Hanh as a Lay Brother of the Order of Interbeing in 2002. The Community also have a Committee of solid practitioners who facilitates the practice sessions. If you would like more information or be apart our community, please join our mailing list on our website melbourneriversangha.com.au. Our activities vary a little each week, but always include sitting meditation, walking meditation, a cup of tea, and dharma sharing. We look forward to practicing with you. Zoom: 5021040174 please contact us for password

When: Every Tuesday at 6.45pm, for a 7.00pm start. Where: "Kagyu e-vam Buddhist Institute", 673 Lygon street, Princess Hill 3054

Investment: We never want cost to be a barrier for anyone attending. Some contribute $5 (or whatever you are able) towards the cost of hiring the hall, and general occasional expenditures. This is not mandatory. We often have Special events outside of the regular practices, such as Days of Mindfulness, Retreats, Social dinner, and visiting monasteries.

Dear friends, our next community dinner is coming up on Tuesday 29 September 2026. All welcome. Please register via Even...
24/08/2026

Dear friends, our next community dinner is coming up on Tuesday 29 September 2026. All welcome. Please register via Eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-dinner-gopals-vegetarian-restaurant-cbd-tuesday29-september-2026-tickets-1998160589111?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0ecl2q19&fbclid=IwY2xjawT46RZwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMURCbXJucVFQYlFVMDV5RHNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeCkqBVEGU4Nrx9GUA6pucxMsHHrSHSE7EFL_Jxcsm3T9geN-6AqyWu5xhP5U_aem_OsQLZJSWHIDIi0g_7nPJ4Q

Join for a delicious and relaxed community dinner at the iconic Gopals Vegetarian restaurant. All welcome!

Dear friends, This is the final week to register for the upcoming Peace Walk & Public Talk with monastics visiting from ...
03/05/2026

Dear friends,
This is the final week to register for the upcoming Peace Walk & Public Talk with monastics visiting from Plum Village France. We encourage you to secure your place soon.

Join a meditative walk in peace in the Kings Domain gardens in central Melbourne, followed by a talk on mindfulness practice and how to bring it into our daily lives, featuring Brother Phap Huu.

Peace is the Way: Peace Walk & Public Talk

Saturday, 9 May 2026

🪷Peace Walk | 3 pm | Gate 1, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Kings Domain https://events.humanitix.com/peace-is-the-way-peace-walk

🪷Public Talk | 4.30 pm | The Edge, Fed Square | Sliding scale tickets | https://events.humanitix.com/peace-is-the-way-public-talk

Stream Entering Monastery warmly invites you to share the practice with a delegation of monastic siblings from Plum Vill...
23/03/2026

Stream Entering Monastery warmly invites you to share the practice with a delegation of monastic siblings from Plum Village, France, who will be visiting Victoria in May 2026.

There are four wonderful offerings. Please find out more and register using the links below.

🪷 Peace is the Way: Peace Walk | 9 May | 3 pm | Free to attend. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/peace-walk-melbourne

🪷 Peace is the Way: Public Talk | 9 May | 4.30 pm | Ticketed event; sliding scale pricing is available. Please note that seats are limited. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/public-peace-talk

🪷 Peaceful Breaths: Residential Retreat | 1-3 May | Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/peaceful-breaths

🪷 True Love Heals: Nonresidential Retreat | 15-17 May | Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4d11eY4

Thich Nhat Hanh disciples Weekend Mindfulness and Health Retreat(only small group with limited tickets)Join the Melbourn...
13/03/2026

Thich Nhat Hanh disciples

Weekend Mindfulness and Health Retreat
(only small group with limited tickets)

Join the Melbourne River Sangha for a weekend retreat guided by Brother Pháp Lữ, a disciple of the Venerable Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh and senior monastic in the Plum Village tradition. This Mindfulness and Health retreat will support participants to develop inner peace and harmony while rejuvenating mind, body, and soul through a specific diet and other holistic well-being practices. Together as a flowing river, we aim to expand our awareness of the interdependence between the food we consume, our body, our mind, and the environment we live in.

For the full event details and to register, please see our Eventbrite page:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mindfulness-health-retreat-with-br-phap-lu-disciple-of-thich-nhat-hanh-tickets-1982608757163?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

Weekend RetreatJoin the Melbourne River Sangha for a weekend retreat guided by Brother Pháp Lữ, a disciple of the Venera...
02/03/2026

Weekend Retreat

Join the Melbourne River Sangha for a weekend retreat guided by Brother Pháp Lữ, a disciple of the Venerable Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh and senior monastic in the Plum Village tradition. This Mindfulness and Health retreat will support participants to develop inner peace and harmony while rejuvenating mind, body, and soul through a specific diet and other holistic well-being practices. Together as a flowing river, we aim to expand our awareness of the interdependence between the food we consume, our body, our mind, and the environment we live in.

For the full event details and to register, please see our Eventbrite page:

Immerse yourself in an intensive retreat combining meditation, hiking in nature, and extended time under Br Pháp Lữ's guidance

02/03/2026

Brother Pháp Lữ will share from his decades of wisdom integrating Eastern and Western medicine with Buddhist practice.

02/03/2026

Join Brother Pháp Lữ for a full day of traditional practice, including the Eight Precepts, dharma teachings, and meditation.

14/02/2026
Celebrating Tết
09/02/2026

Celebrating Tết

Plum Village offers these parallel verses to mark Tết, the Lunar New Year 2026.

Flooding appeal for Central Vietnam. Please help!!!You may deposit into our Sangha bank accountName: MELBOURNE RIVER SAN...
24/11/2025

Flooding appeal for Central Vietnam. Please help!!!

You may deposit into our Sangha bank account

Name: MELBOURNE RIVER SANGHA
BSB: 633000
Account number: 232117564
Ref: Vietnam Flood

We will receive donation till 19 Dec 2025

Address

673 Lygon Street
Melbourne, VIC
3054

Opening Hours

6:30pm - 9pm

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