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Barefoot & Mindful: A Day in the Life at Deer Park Monastery
Our new Communications & Program Director, Sarah Lane, shares her experience of her first two days with us at Deer Park. Working at Deer Park Monastery is changing the “work” […]
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Incredible Gift
by Anna Gerner Deer Park has had a transformative impact on my life, leading to growth, healing, and change. Despite initially feeling hopeless about my situation, attending a Wake-Up Retreat […]
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Communing with Redwoods
by Sister Hướng Nghiêm In June, the Deer Park monastic sangha visited the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Here I share some of my experiences walking through this ancient forest. […]
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Wake Up Retreat Reflections
The Wake Up Retreat at Deer Park Monastery this year was special with the added presence of the waterfalls over rocky cliffs, bright spring flowers and a full moon meditation. […]
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Befriend My Feelings
By Jahnavi Newsom I notice when I’m tired after we’ve hosted a retreat, and we are having lazy days, my mind is more doubtful. While during the retreat I may […]
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Befriend your Strong Emotions
All human beings experience strong emotions, like sadness, anger, insecurity, jealousy, self-doubt, regret, yearning, etc. We all have them, but as a child we don’t necessarily learn how to deal […]
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Breathing With a Smile in the Cold Rain
Photos by Natalia Vasco In February, many friends joined the sisters and brothers on a week-long backpacking retreat to explore nature with the practice of mindfulness around Deer Park Monastery […]
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Residing in the Human Realm
I have the opportunity to talk about my experience at Deer Park, which I think is best reflected through the eyes of my present. I am here in Mississippi, 1.5 […]
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Tết Returns Inside Me Like That
by a Plum Tree Sister in Deer Park Though I’ve been alive for over two decades now, Tết (Lunar New Year) is still new to me. Living full-time in the […]
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Freedom through Letting Go
Chân Trời Ngộ Không, also known as Brother Freedom, shares his journey to monastic life through letting go. It was originally published in our 20-year anniversary magazine. After being away from Deer Park for year, Brother Freedom returns this month.
