Sharing Our Roots:
An Invitation to Volunteer with To Be Vietnamese
An Invitation to Volunteer with To Be Vietnamese
Dear Beloved Vietnamese Sangha,
With gratitude and joy, we would like to invite you to participate in a new community initiative called To Be Vietnamese — a free online learning community where Vietnamese and international practitioners come together to learn, practice, and build friendship through the Vietnamese language, culture, and the teachings of our beloved Thầy.
During the recent retreat celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Order of Interbeing at Plum Village in France, many international practitioners shared a heartfelt aspiration to learn Vietnamese. Their wish was not simply to study another language, but to deepen their connection with the spiritual homeland of our beloved Thầy and to better understand the cultural roots that have nourished the Plum Village tradition.
This beautiful aspiration has inspired the birth of To Be Vietnamese.
We warmly invite Vietnamese practitioners to support this project by serving as volunteer tutors or learning companions.
You do not need to be a professional language teacher. What matters most is your willingness to share your language, your culture, your experience of practice, and your heart.
As a volunteer, you may:
• Facilitate or assist with weekly online sessions;
• Accompany one or more international practitioners as learning companions;
• Help with Vietnamese conversation and pronunciation;
• Introduce Vietnamese culture and traditions;
• Read and discuss short passages from Thầy's books and teachings together;
• Help create a welcoming and joyful learning community.
If you would like to offer your presence, language, and practice to support this global aspiration, please visit our website to learn more and sign up:
• Accompany one or more international practitioners as learning companions;
• Help with Vietnamese conversation and pronunciation;
• Introduce Vietnamese culture and traditions;
• Read and discuss short passages from Thầy's books and teachings together;
• Help create a welcoming and joyful learning community.
If you would like to offer your presence, language, and practice to support this global aspiration, please visit our website to learn more and sign up:
With deep gratitude and love ,
The “To Be Vietnamese” Founding Team
The “To Be Vietnamese” Founding Team