Let Me Count the Ways
By Deborah Westcott How do I love Deer Park Monastery? Let me count the ways! Deer Park is my spiritual refuge. I love the monastics and the friends I see […]
What does non-self mean?
Hello Deer Park Community and Sangha, I hope you all are doing well during this uneasy period. I am writing in reference to perhaps an unusual issue I have had in recent […]
View from the Teahouse
By Brother Minh An Sometimes I look at the sky like it’s a table, solid and limited and knowable. But on this lazy afternoon I closed my eyes and saw […]
Saving Deer Park Ridge
By Ron Forster – True Ocean of Courage We vow to develop understanding, in order to live peacefully with people, animals, plants, and minerals. Feelings of tranquility arise as I […]
Crow Moon
Raven at Hidden Spring below Burnt Mountain on an oak tree, croaking and clicking as the Crow Moon arrives. Another raven calling in the canyon…
How do I stop the violence of forcing myself to practice when I experience pain?
Question from Aaron: Sometimes I do not experience bliss when I practice mindfulness. In fact, I experience a lot of pain. I know from experience that if I continue to practice a […]