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Love Letter: A Stranger No More
Love Letter to Deer Park In harmony with Thay’s practice of writing love letters to share gratitude, love, and peace with those around him, we asked practitioners to write love letters to […]
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Deepen Your Practice: The Breathing Room
In his book Happiness, Thay writes about how we can create a room or corner in our home where we can sit, breathe, and meditate. Read the passage below and try […]
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Prayer for Fire and Earthquake victims
The following text was read at our Special Prayer Ceremony for Fire and Earthquake Victims held January 11, 2025 at Deer Park Monastery. Dear Respected Thay, Dear Ancestors, Dear Mother […]
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Remembering Terry Barber
Terry Barber, longtime Parallax Press editor, passed away on Saturday November 9, 2024.
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Deepen Your Practice: Pebble Meditation
The below is excerpted from “Happiness” by Thich Nhat Hanh I like to carry some pebbles with me in my pocket. In my pocket there is no credit card, no […]
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Deepen Your Practice: Deep Listening and Loving Speech
When communication is cut off, we all suffer. When no one listens to us or understands us, we become like a bomb ready to explode. Compassionate listening brings about healing. Sometimes only ten minutes of listening deeply can transform us and bring a smile back to our lips. Read how to deepen your listening practice…
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Peace Walk Los Angeles (Photo Gallery)
The Deer Park Monastics led a Peace Walk in Los Angeles on June 23, 2024, nineteen years after our teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, led a Peace Walk in this city in 2005.
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Help Build Our New Monks’ Residence + Construction Updates!
Our devoted team of monks and lay friends have been wholeheartedly working to build our new monks’ residence in Solidity Hamlet. We are looking for skilled (and some unskilled) volunteers […]
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Help Repair Deer Park’s Road of Peace!
Tiếng Việt Dear Friends of Deer Park, We are reaching out to seek your support in repairing the roads within our monastery, which have significantly deteriorated over time. Since the […]
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Day of Mindfulness in Little Saigon
Monastics and members of our Little Saigon sangha in Orange County, CA recently had the opportunity to visit monuments commemorating the Vietnamese American experience. In particular, exploring the Boat People […]
