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Deepen Your Practice: Awareness of Objects of Mind
In the last three months, we have given tips on establishing mindfulness of your body, feelings, and mind, practices in the Plum Village tradition designed to provide clarity and stability […]
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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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Lunar New Year’s Eve: Evening of Mindfulness (Tết)
Tết, short for Tết Nguyên Đán, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring and the New Year based on the Vietnamese calendar, which […]
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BIPOC Retreat – Nourishing Our Roots
Nourishing Our Roots May 8 – 12, 2024Deer Park MonasteryEscondido, California Deer Park Monastery is hosting a BIPOC Mindfulness Retreat as an expression of our continuing commitment to creating a […]
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Rhythm of the Earth Mindful Music Festival 2024
Rhythm of the Earth is a Mindful Music Festival at Deer Park Monastery and fundraiser for producing a documentary honoring Sister Chan Khong, the first fully-ordained monastic disciple of Zen […]
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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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Deepen Your Practice: Four Ways to Establish Mindfulness
We are starting a monthly installment with tips on how to deepen your mindfulness practice. This month, we share four ways to establish mindfulness in your daily life by offering […]
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A Journey of Mindfulness: My U.S. Monastics Tour Experience
Krystee Duong, pre-aspirant at Magnolia Grove Monastery, shares her experience traveling with the monastics during the U.S. Tour.
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Playlist from the Buddha the Scientist Retreat
From September 26 to October 1, 2023 at Deer Park Monastery we gathered together as 500 practitioners in an extraordinary retreat and symposium. Together we merge the timeless teachings of […]
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The Science of Mindfulness
We’ve all heard that mindful breathing can reduce stress and positively affect our health and mental wellness. Sister Đẳng Nghiêm, a former physician, has reminded us how we can literally […]