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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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…
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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 […]
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Ode to the Valley
By Brother Phap Luu Coyotes gather to gossip in the chaparral shade, at ease, yet glaring, paws splayed, lean and limber, some lying, one panting. It is midday. Monks gather […]
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Breathe and Love
The Documentary, a podcast from the BBC, recently released two episodes with three wise teachers: Eckhart Tolle, Dr Shefali Tsabary and Sister Dang Nghiem. In a series of intimate conversations […]
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Spiritual Friendship
By Laura Hunter Such is the wonder of life that you never know when something will change you forever. One day in February 2004, upon a recommendation from a friend, […]
