Recent Blog Posts
A New Year - Looking deeply into our life and relationships...
During our annual Holiday Retreat we celebrated New Years Eve. We practiced walking in candle light each step in joy and peace, sitting meditation and at midnight the bell and drum of Insight was invited. We continued the celebration with chanting and a New Year's prayer, which you can find below.
The Wonder of Children at Deer Park Monastery
A few Thursdays ago Deer Park was privileged to host a fifth grade class of twenty-two children and six adults including their teacher, Ms. Walker, from the Waldorf School of San Diego.
Give the Priceless Gift
a wonderful practice for the Holidays offered by Brother Pháp Dung and the Plum Village Community
Buddhist Monastics in the West gathered at Deer Park
from Oct 22-26 a group of 40 celibate Buddhist Monastics came to Deer Park
Wake Up Tour in OR & WA: Sept 27 - Oct 15
Wake Up is a movement for young adults for a healthy and compassionate society. Five monks and nuns from Deer Park will go on a tour together with 4 long term lay practitioners. Please help us share this good news!
Photos from People of Color Retreat Weekend
over 100 people came for this weekend, including a couple of wonderful Dharma Teachers
Vesak - Buddha's Birthday Celebration - pictures
On Sunday May 6 over 300 people enjoyed celebrating the birth of the Buddha and at the same time touching mindfulness, understanding and love - the energies of a Buddha.
Mindful Eating as Food for Thought - NY Times Article
visit our brothers and sisters at Blue Cliff Monastery, NY through this article and pictures
A Wonderful Video from Deer Park during our Holiday Retreat - The Spirit of Giving
come in contact with nature, the teaching and community of Deer Park in this lovely slideshow
Teen Camp & Family Retreat 2012 - new pictures
share some of our joy from these retreats - look at these pictures
Mindful Development
a message from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to the 8th United Nation International Vesak Conference 2011
On the Road with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
a documentary about his monastic students in the making - please help support
