Today, we share with you the first talk from this year's People of
Color Retreat. Sister Chau Nghiem shares the significance of People
of Color retreats at Deer Park and the Plum Village tradition. She
draws parallels between retreats and the Muslim month of
Ramadan. When we go without, we are able to go more
deeply within. Then, with Right Effort we can recognize
and select which seeds to water in our consciousness.
We're happy to have another summer love letter to share from
a listener in our Dharmacast family:
Thank you for the Deer
Park Dharmacasts. They are a precious gift and have helped me so
much to cultivate mindfulness and take care of my
suffering.
I listen to them
repeatedly and each time, I hear something new and learn something
new. that's so nice. Examples are Thay Phap Hai's "Back
to Basics" (part 1) and "Infusing
our Practice with Bodhichitta"; I hear them "new" no matter how
many times I listen, which is very often.
with love and ongoing
awakening,
Alice
NYC
Remember,
you can always find the Deer Park Dharmacast on Facebook, iTunes,
and Twitter. We welcome dharma sharings from our worldwide
listeners on any of our online homes or by email. Now, enjoy this
moment to stop and look deeply.