Melbourne River Sangha - Thich Nhat Hanh Community

15/06/2026

Hello dear friends,

Our next community dinner will be on Tuesday 30 June, just 2 weeks away!

At the wonderful Indian Vegetarian restaurant, Saravanaa Bhavan, King Street City (public transport recommended, city traffic will be very busy).

Please register here
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-dinner-saravanaa-bhavan-vegetarian-restaurant-cbd-30-june-2026-tickets-1991188139326

Breathe and smile 🪷🤗

Join for a delicious and relaxed community dinner at Saravanaa Bhavan Indian Vegetarian restaurant. All welcome!

06/06/2026

Dear friends,
You are warmly invited to join our community dinner on Tuesday 30 June. All welcome!

Please register via our Eventbrite link, or reach out via [email protected] if you have questions. Details below.

We look forward to being with you 🪷

Melbourne River Sangha Care Taking Council

*Melbourne River Sangha community dinner*

Date: Tuesday 30 June 2026
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Saravanaa Bhavana Indian Vegetarian Restaurant, 131 King Street City
Transport: The restaurant is close to Southern Cross Station and trams along Bourke Street or Collins Street. We recommend taking public transport as traffic and parking in the city will be very busy.
RSVP: We hope you can join! Please register asap to assist with booking

Join for a delicious and relaxed community dinner at Saravanaa Bhavan Indian Vegetarian restaurant. All welcome!

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

29/03/2026

Community Dinner: Brother Bon Restaurant - 31 Mar 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/melbourneriversangha/online-tuesday-evening-practice-session-total-relaxation-02-sep-12868833

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

13/03/2026

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

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.

22/02/2026

[HYBRID] Tuesday Evening Practice Session: 5 Mindfulness Trainings - 24 Feb 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/melbourneriversangha/online-tuesday-evening-practice-session-total-relaxation-02-sep-12868329