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Breathing With a Smile in the Cold Rain
Photos by Natalia Vasco In February, many friends joined the sisters and brothers on a week-long backpacking retreat to explore nature with the practice of mindfulness around Deer Park Monastery […]
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Residing in the Human Realm
I have the opportunity to talk about my experience at Deer Park, which I think is best reflected through the eyes of my present. I am here in Mississippi, 1.5 […]
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Family Retreat and Teen Camp Registration Opens
The annual Family Retreat and annual Teen Camp are two of our more popular retreats. These retreats do fill up and we want everyone to have the opportunity to attend. […]
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Tết Returns Inside Me Like That
by a Plum Tree Sister in Deer Park Though I’ve been alive for over two decades now, Tết (Lunar New Year) is still new to me. Living full-time in the […]
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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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Freedom through Letting Go
Chân Trời Ngộ Không, also known as Brother Freedom, shares his journey to monastic life through letting go. It was originally published in our 20-year anniversary magazine. After being away from Deer Park for year, Brother Freedom returns this month.
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Gratitude to our Sangha
Brother Phap Dung writes a letter on the eve of Christmas to express gratitude to our community and offer an update on the recent Peace Hike.
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Day of Gratitude Photo Gallery
On Thanksgiving Day (2022), the sangha gathered under the oak trees of Clarity Hamlet. Following walking meditation, we gathered together to listen to a Dharma talk by Thay Phap Dung, […]
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An Old Home in a New Land
Br. Minh Lung shares a journal from his recent 6-month trip to Plum Village Thailand.
