Nov 22, 2010
Dear Friends
The 3-month Winter Rains Retreat began today at Deer Park. Also, today this course on the Fourteen Verses on Meditation course held its first class. A group of around 30 people have joined together to be taught by Thay Phap Hai, Thay Phap Ho, and Su Co Bich Nghiem and we have all committed to following...
Oct 25, 2010
Dear friends,
Brother Phap Dung, the Abbott of Deer Park Monastery, here offers a wonderfully casual talk with the children at this summer's Family Retreat. From Pokemon to Deer Park's ravens to an introduction to inviting the bell to sound, Brother Phap Dung encourages children to be present with, and appreciate,...
Sep 8, 2010
Dear friends,
Thich Nhat Hahn shows us very clearly that while we practice for our own transformation, it is just as important to practice for our relationships with those we love. In this dharma talk Bother Phap Dung, the Abbott of Deer Park, encourages us to be present with exactly who we are, with all our strengths...
Aug 29, 2010
Dear friends,
In this playful dharma talk given to the children at this summer's family retreat, Brother Phap Ho shares a story of a frontier boy learning the ways of the local Native American tribe and the lessons of diligence. Learning, he reminds us, for both children and adults, can be the same thing as playing.
Jun 25, 2010
Waking up
this morning I smile
24 brand new hours are before me
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion
Dear Friends
Gathas are short verses to recite in the routine moments of our lives - waking up in the morning, brushing our teeth, turning on a car – to bring...