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Family Retreat and Teen Camp Registration Opens
The annual Family Retreat and annual Teen Camp are two of our more popular retreats. These retreats do fill up and we want everyone to have the opportunity to attend. […]
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Mindful Hiking Retreat Application Opens Thursday, December 8th
This one week backpacking trip (February 19-25, 2023) in the wilderness surrounding Deer Park Monastery will entail approximately 3-6 miles of walking with a fully-loaded backpack per day. Participants are […]
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Volunteer to Build the Monks Residence
The new monks residence construction will start in August or September 2023 and will take 6-7 months to build. The building is one-story, approximately 3,590 square feet, stick-framed, drywall on […]
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Deer Park Retreats in 2023
The monastic sangha of Deer Park Monastery is happy to offer retreats throughout the coming year. Here you will find all our special retreats through fall 2023.
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COP27 Conversation
How can each of us become the answer to climate change? The Tao Te Ching says: ‘When the Master runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it’. […]
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Hike with Us on December 4th
Join us on Sunday, December 4th for our Peace Hike (aka Hike-a-Thon). In person at Deer Park or online in your local community.
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Children’s Program
We are happy to share that the monastery will be offering a children’s program on the first and third Sundays of the month. Families can drop off their young ones […]
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Collective Awakening: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision for Mindfulness in Public Health
A New Class for the Rains Retreat We are happy to offer a new in-person (and online) series of classes, taught by Brother Phap Luu during our annual Rains Retreat, […]
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Open the Road Wider
On Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 9:30 AM Pacific Time, we will open the monastery for the novice ordination ceremony. Two aspirants who have been practicing and training in Solidity […]
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Mindfulness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
This year we have been experimenting with hiking and climbing trips. With two retreats completed, we are now ready to offer our third trip to the Golden Trout Wilderness in […]