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Walk With Me for Peace (Los Angeles)
WALK WITH ME FOR PEACE Saturday, September 9 at 6:00 PM Frank Fenton Field at La Cienega Park With our country struggling with ongoing racial and religious tensions, you are invited to come and embody peace for our society by walking with us in a silent peace walk led by 50 monks and nuns […]
Sep 3, 2017
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Experiencing Openness, Joy and Care
This summer I attended the first mass in the Swedish Lutheran Church in years. After some beautiful singing in a gorgeous and spacious church, the minister came in, a middle-aged man in a white beard. He greeted everyone and then he asked: “How come the Church so often enter the room with it’s behind first? […]
Jul 30, 2017
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Sister True Vow
Sister The Nghiem (Sister True Vow), currently the abbess of White Crane Hamlet at Blue Cliff Monastery, is a second-generation Vietnamese-American who grew up in Pennsylvania. She is one of the pioneers of Blue Cliff Monastery, helping to guide its transformation from a family holiday resort into a mindfulness practice center. As a musician, she has composed […]
Jul 24, 2017
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Brother Dharma Stream
Brother Pháp Lưu (Brother Dharma Stream) is an American-born teacher and author who Thich Nhat Hanh ordained as a monk in 2003. Brother Stream received the lamp transmission from Thay in 2011 and became a dharma teacher. He has shared his dharma wisdom around the globe. He is active in the Wake Up movement for young people […]
Jul 20, 2017
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Sister Adornment with Non-Discrimination
Join Sister D for a meditation and mindfulness retreat this Fall in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sister Dang Nghiem (Sister Adornment with Non-Discrimination) moved from Vietnam to Arizona as a teenager and studied to become a doctor. She is the author of the book Healing: A Woman’s Journey From Doctor to Nun and Mindfulness as Medicine: […]
Jul 17, 2017
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Brother True Dharma Embrace
Join Brother Phap Dung and the Thich Nhat Hanh monastic community on retreat this Fall. Brother Phap Dung (Brother True Dharma Embrace) is the former Abbot of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Deer Park Monastery in California. He grew up in Los Angeles, trained as an architect, and is now a senior disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh and a […]
Jul 15, 2017
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Mother Earth Ancestor
The Ancestral Heart is beating everywhere… in the eternal chorus of the ocean singing to the cliff, in the silent whisper of the stones, in the coyote howling to the moon, in the twinkling eyes of children, in your beloved’s hand holding yours, in the smile of a stranger, in the good, the true the […]
Jun 7, 2017
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Awakening Together: What Are People Saying?
It is probable that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth. ~ Thich […]
May 16, 2017
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Healing the Ancestral Heart: A Meditation
Join the monastic community founded, ordained, and trained by Thich Nhat Hanh as they tour the United States to continue the legacy of the beloved Zen master. Join us for retreats and days of mindfulness to learn the art of mindfulness and bring collective awakening and healing to our family, society, and the world through […]
May 9, 2017
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2017 Awakening Together Monastic Tour
Join the monastic community founded, ordained, and trained by Thich Nhat Hanh as they tour the United States to continue the teachings and practices of the beloved Zen master. Join us for retreats and days of mindfulness to practice and foster a collective awakening in ourselves and our world. These are the planned dates for […]
Jan 22, 2017