Rains Retreat: Three Months of Engaged Mindfulness Practice We warmly invite you to join our Sangha of monastics and lay practitioners for the annual 90-Day Rains Retreat at Deer Park Monastery.  This sacred period, deeply rooted in the ancient 90-day practice tradition which dates back to the time of the Buddha, offers a unique opportunity […]

We welcome you to join us for this day of practice to start the Rains Retreat. Please see schedule below. Advance registration requested.  This event is In-Person and requires advance registration. As these events do fill up, we encourage folks to register as soon as possible once registration opens. Important Information When days of mindfulness are full, we […]

Engaged Buddhism Speaker Series: Interview with Kaira Jewel Lingo After living as an ordained nun for 15 years in Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastic community, Kaira Jewel now teaches internationally in the Zen lineage and the Vipassana tradition, as well as in secular mindfulness, at the intersection of racial, climate and social justice with a focus […]