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Prayer for the New Year
Dec 31, 2022 Dear Thầy, Dear Mother Earth, Dear Ancestors, We know that you are present within us at this very moment, and that you always allow us to take […]
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Qigong Meditation with Br. Insight
One of our resident monastics is Thich Man Tue (Brother Insight), a beloved elder who you can usually see smiling and laughing. His energy of compassion and joy can be […]
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Healing Your Inner Child
Sister Dang Nghiem offers a short teaching on healing the inner child.
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Touching the Earth
For many who visit the monastery, the practice of touching the earth can feel foreign. This practice comes in several forms, and the most common is practiced during the opening […]
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Holiday Greeting from Deer Park
Our friend at Evermind Media created a Deer Park eating mediation video to share with you during this holiday season. We wish you lots of mindfulness in the kitchen, at […]
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Barefoot Dharma
Brother Pháp Lý is the kind of person who prefers to hug you the first time he meets you. I had heard about him before he arrived: his buoyant personality, […]
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Novices Recite Precepts with the New Stepping Into Freedom
Thanks to Parallax Press, Sister Chan Duc and the Plum Village Editorial Team, the novices in Deer Park Monastery—many of whom are about to receive the bhikshu, bhikshuni and shramanerika […]
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Treasure in the Mountains
During our last trip to Deer Park Monastery, I watched my two children skip down the road from Solidity Hamlet to the dining hall. My daughter’s hair flew up and […]
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A Safe Haven
My name is Dajean. I am one of the laypersons staying in a tent. After staying at Deer Park for one week, I have come to understand the meaning of […]
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Joyfully on the Noble Path
By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh This is an excerpt from Thay’s last Dharma talk at Deer Park Monastery during the 2013 US Tour (October 16, 2013). The Three Doors […]
