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A Call for Love Letters to Deer Park
As many of you know, Thay had a practice of writing love letters to cultivate love, peace, and reconciliation with those around him instead of fear, anger, or blame. He […]
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Retreat Volunteers Welcome
Have you received benefits from attending a retreat at Deer Park Monastery and now you want to give back? Are you actively practicing the Five Mindfulness Trainings and want to […]
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Parallel Verses for the Year of the Dragon
Plum Village offers these parallel verses for Tet (the Lunar New Year), to usher in the Year of the Dragon in 2024. Join us in this practice Thich Nhat Hanh […]
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Full Broadcast of 2-Year Memorial Ceremony in Vietnam (English commentary)
Ceremony of Transformation to Ancestor Honoring Thay as he becomes the 5th Patriarch of Từ Hiếu Temple, and the founder of the Plum Village Sangha In January 2024, Thay’s monastics and […]
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A Thousand Miles, One Home
Authors: Sister Xướng Nghiêm and Brother Trời Bát Nhã Thầy’s monastics and lay disciples from around the world are gathering in Vietnam to honor our beloved teacher as he becomes […]
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Deepen Your Practice: Awareness of the Mind/Mental Formations
This month, we delve into the practice “Awareness of Mind” which is the third of four foundations of mindfulness laid out in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta in the Pali Canon–the others […]
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3 Months of Mindfulness: Rains Retreatants Tell All
As we approach the end of our annual 90-Day Rains Retreat, it is with gratitude and joy that we share stories of four Rains Retreat participants. They share their hearts […]
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Hidden Mountain Record – Issue #1 Published!
Hidden Mountain Record is Deer Park Monastery’s new annual publication that tells the stories and highlights of how mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism are evolving at Deer Park over the past […]
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Deepen Your Practice: Mindfulness of Feelings
The 2nd Establishment of Mindfulness teaches us how to have mindfulness of feelings – pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral. Our feelings—pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral—can have a physical, physiological, or psychological root. […]
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Peace Offering to the Land Ancestors
Peace Offering to the Land AncestorsNov. 23rd, 2023 Oak Grove Sanctuary, Deer Park Monastery Dear Land Ancestors, We, the monastic and lay practitioners of Deer Park Monastery, on this […]