Recent Blog Posts
On the Road with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
a documentary about his monastic students in the making - please help support
Monastic Lazy Days Camping Trip
Twelve nuns and seven monks enjoyed a 5 night camping trip during our lazy period after this past Winter Retreat.
Community Day of Mindfulness in Ojai
The lay and monastic community of Deer Park Monastery offered a day of mindfulness at the Ojai Foundation in Ojai. This is one of the first places where our teacher, Thay offered talks and retreats in California in the 1980s.
Course on Meditation - Continuation Day
On Sunday February 20 we had our last class on the Fourteen Verses on Meditation here at Deer Park.
Interview with Dharma Teachers in Singapore
During the recent teaching trip of Thay in Sngapore, a number of Dharma Teachers were interviewed on how to use the practice to transform strong emotions. Enjoy!
New Smooth Road to Deer Park - Please Drive Slowly
We lay the road as we go. Melru Lane & Cindy Jo Lane was just paved last week.
With Mindfulness We Smile
a video with sharings by friends during the World We Become Retreat at Deer Park, July 21-25
Welcoming the Iron Tiger at Deer Park
- written by Brother Soren Kisiel, True Land of Serenity - “Imagine Thanksgiving, New Year’s, Easter, Christmas and your birthday all happening at once,” Abbott Thay Phap Dung told us, “In Vietnam, that’s Tet, the lunar new year.”
Love & Understanding Program in Vietnam
This is the recent sharing from our friends working for the Love & Understanding Program.
Joyfully Together: A Day of Mindful Living
Professional 32-minute video sharing the experience of a day at Deer Park Monastery.
Let the Light Shine up Your Life
Brother Phap Ho's reflections on going back to Plum Village for the Daffodils Great Ordination Ceremony, January 12-19, 2010.
Wake Up: The Music of Community
The Wake Up Song recorded by Joe Reilly, Melina Bondy and the Plum Village Sangha on Thursday, January 28th, 2010, in the Dharma Nectar Hall of Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France. This article provides a link to download the song.
the 38 Blessings MahaMangala Sutta
last Sunday brother Phap Hai gave a Dharma Talk on the 38 blessings
Giving Thanks!
Thank you! What a wonderful thing to think and say. Thanksgiving is coming up... Let's start practice today, so that when Thanksgiving Day is here we are prepared and already in grateful mode.
Summer Camps at Deer Park
Chill out, Zen in - for teens; Nurturing our Beloved Family - for children, teens, parents and grandparents
Wake Up Retreat Opens
The first Wake Up Retreat at Deer Park, for young people aged 20-35, began on Wednesday night. Friends from all over the country descended upon the hidden valley in the afternoon, for dinner, some games, and orientation. This morning as the sun rose over the fog-laden mountains, we enjoyed walking meditation down to the big hall, where Sister Lang Nghiem led us in a guided meditation on the breath.
