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The Way Out Is In

One Hundred Years of Thich Nhat Hanh (Episode #100)

The Way Out Is In

Plum Village

Buddhism, Mental Health, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to a new episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this installment, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach/journalist Jo Confino are joined by Zen Buddhist nun Sister True Dedication to celebrate the legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)’s teachings, and how they have impacted both them and the broader community.  This milestone instalment of the podcast – the 100th episode! – coincides with the centenary of Thich Nhat Hanh’s birth. As well as discussing the purpose of the podcast series, the contributors reflect upon Thay’s compassion, and commitment to relieving suffering – and the monastic tradition’s importance to the preservation and transmission of these teachings.  The discussion also takes in topics such as the evolution of Plum Village; the development of an online monastery, to make Plum Village’s teachings more accessible; and the need for ethical values and mindful living in the face of global crises, and Plum Village’s aim to be a community of resistance, embodying a way of life that is in harmony with the Earth and with each other. All this and: how has the podcast transformed the lives of its hosts? Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/   And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources  Course: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planethttps://plumvillage.org/courses/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet  Interbeinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing   Plum Village Traditionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition  Linjihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linji_school     Sister True Dedicationhttps://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/sister-hien-nghiem  Bodhicittahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhicitta  ‘The Five Mindfulness Trainings’https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings‘The 14 Mindfulness Trainings’https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-14-mindfulness-trainingsDharma Talk: ‘Redefining the Four Noble Truths’ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/redefining-the-four-noble-truths  Zen and the Art of Saving the Planethttps://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/  How To: ‘Begin Anew’https://plumvillage.org/articles/begin-anew  Living Gemshttps://plumvillage.org/gems/  Stephen Batchelorhttps://stephenbatchelor.org/  Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnouthttps://www.parallax.org/product/being-with-busyness/    Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious Worldhttps://www.parallax.org/product/calm-in-the-storm/  Quotes “What you [the hosts] give voice and humanity and friendship to is what a spiritual life being lived feels like, sounds like, looks like. You’re both wonderfully descriptive in how you talk about both your own spiritual lives, and seeking, and your own experiences – and those of the people around us, here, in the community.”  “Thay’s bodhicitta really sets him apart from many other leading spiritual figures, perhaps in that he was relentless in his creativity and his determination to relieve suffering and to find universal paths out of it. And something else that set him apart was that he didn’t offer the Buddha Dharma for Buddha Dharma’s sake: he wasn’t interested in the success of Buddhism per se; he wanted humanity to be a better species and he wanted human actions to not bring so much suffering to humans and to the planet.”  “Thay transcended e

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0:00.0

Dear friends, if you have a deep love for the earth and wish to learn how to bring the energy of mindfulness to your climate response,

0:08.0

Zen and the art of saving the planet is a seven-week online learning journey,

0:12.8

where we as a community will learn how to cultivate insight, compassion, community,

0:18.4

and mindful action in service for our beloved earth.

0:21.6

Inspired by the timeless wisdom of Zen Master Tignan, this course includes

0:27.6

damatogs and practices, community sharing groups, and live interactive events with monastic teachers.

0:34.6

I'm looking forward to teaching at these live events together with my

0:38.3

monastic siblings. We'll learn together for seven weeks from 1st of March, 2026, into our closing

0:45.5

event on 19th of April. Join us by heading to the website today, plumvillage.org slash

0:52.9

ZAS, that is ZASP, and we look forward to walking on this path

0:58.9

with you. Thank you very much.

1:02.0

Dear listeners, welcome to this latest episode of the podcast The Way Out is In.

1:07.8

The Way Out is in.

1:26.4

I am Jo Kofino, a leadership coach working at the intersection of personal transformation and systems change.

1:28.2

And I am Brother Fapu, a Zen Buddhist monk student of Zen Master Tickinhan in the Plum Village tradition.

1:34.4

And today is a day of anniversaries because this is the 100th episode of The Way Outers-in.

1:42.0

And also, it just so happens to coincide with the 100th birthday of Tickner Town.

1:50.8

So this would have been his 100th year.

1:53.9

And another celebration is that Sister True Dedication is back in the hut.

2:01.7

And we have so many requests for Sister True Dedication is back in the hut. And we have so many requests for Sister True Dedication to come,

2:06.1

and it's very hard to entice her back.

2:09.0

But today she has relented and joined us.

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