Stream Entering Monastery

02/05/2026

Dear friends, you are invited to join us for a special weekend retreat featuring a wonderful delegation of monks and nuns from Plum Village France in an historical visit to Melbourne. Please click on hte link below for more information and last minute registration.

Non Residential Weekend Retreat  When you love someone, you want the other person to be happy. If they are not happy, there is no way you can be happy. Happiness […]

11/03/2026

07/03/2026

Dear friends, please join us for mindfulness practice events with the monastic delegation from Plum Village France.

Peace Walk, Public Talk, Weekend Retreat  “It is my conviction that there is no way to peace – peace is the way.” –Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh – From The […]

12/01/2026

Dear friends, please join us for a special event to commemorate Thich Nhat Hanh's 100 year anniversary with an exhibition of calligraphies, books, living spaces, and memorabilia. Please click on the link below to register.

Dear friends,At the beginning of the year, the monastery is organizing an exhibition of calligraphy, books, spaces, and memorabilia of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh (Plum Village). If you have time, you are warmly invited to visit from [date] …

24/09/2025

https://en.nhapluu.org/event/lantern-festival/

12/08/2025

Please join us for a retreat to create true peace to offer to a world full of turmoil. Please click on the link below for more information and to register.

“What is true peace?True peace is always possible. Yet it requires strength and practice, particularly in times of great difficulty. To some, peace and nonviolence are synonymous with passivity and […]

21/06/2025

Dear friends, we invite you to come and join us to welcome 3 new resident Brothers to Stream Entering Monastery. They will stay on and together with the Sisters help to build a "Beloved community" to continue Thay's dream. Please click on the link below for more details.

Dear friends,Since 2010 until now Stream Entering Monastery (SEM) was established with only sisters. But now, we are very happy to announce the arrival of resident brothers at SEM!We invite […]

14/04/2025

You are invited to join the brothers and sisters of Plum Village and Stream Entering Monastery as they host a retreat organised by the lay sangha in Adelaide on the theme of how to cultivate a good heart in challenging times.

What kind of challenges do we as Australians face during this time of changing climates and global awareness brought by the internet? The media seem to bring on unending bad […]

14/12/2024

Sisters of Stream Entering Monastery delivering some Christmas spring rolls to our neighbours. Merry Christmas to everyone and wishing you a New Year of good health, peace and joy.

15/10/2024

Dear friends,
Please join us for our annual Christmas Family Retreat to cultivate peace and joy to offer to your loved ones. Please click on the link below to register.

The best gift we can offer our family is our peaceful and happy presence. To spend time with your family during the festive season, recognising that they are still alive […]