Feb
10
to Mar 12
No Days of Mindfulness until Mid-March
Please check back for updates on our upcoming Days of Mindfulness.
Feb
10
to Apr 17
Monastery is not receiving Seasonal Retreats/Overnight Guests until April 18
The monastery is not receiving Seasonal Retreats/overnight guests from Feb 10 through April 17, 2025.
We are hosting several groups and schools during this time. We plan to host our first Seasonal Retreat starting Friday April 18, 2025. Please check back closer to the date to confirm this. Thank you.
Mar
12
to Mar 16
North American Dharma Teachers Council Meeting
The Plum Village Lineage North American Dharma Teachers Council was established to create a harmonious four-fold community of Lay Buddhist Dharma Teachers and support each other in healing, transforming, and actualizing the fruits of their practice in the world. This event is for members of the NA DTC only.
Mar
14
to Mar 16
Colleges and Universities Weekend Retreat
A special retreat organized by students and faculty of Adelphi, Brown, Bergen and Delaware County. This event is not open to the general public.
Mar
21
to Mar 23
CUNY Law School & AABNY Weekend Retreat
A special retreat for CUNY Law School Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff and members of the Asian American Bar Association of New York. This event is not open to the general public.
Mar
26
to Mar 27
Mindful Hands, Compassionate Heart Fundraiser
Mindful Hands, Compassionate Heart –
Calligraphy & Art Exhibition, Dinner, Silent Auction
Organized by and with the presence of the Blue Cliff Monastery monastics
A special fundraising event featuring an inspiring calligraphy and art exhibition, a delightful Vietnamese dinner, and a silent auction showcasing artwork by monastics and lay friends, and rare original calligraphies* by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh
*all of Thầy’s original calligraphies come with official Certificates of Authenticity
Venue: Washington DC Friends Meeting House, 2111 Decatur Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Exhibition: March 26: 12pm–8pm & March 27: 9am–4:30pm
Enjoy the artworks along with tea meditation, walking and sitting meditation, guided by Blue Cliff monastics
Exhibition Ticket Only: $20 (regular), $10 (student)
Dinner & Auction: March 27: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
A nourishing, mindful and joyous Vietnamese plant-based meal with Blue Cliff monastics, followed by silent auction
Dinner + Auction Ticket (includes Exhibition): $50
For those unable to attend, all artworks and original Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh’s calligraphies are also available for bidding online:
All proceeds benefit the Moon Lake Nunnery construction project.
To learn more about the Moon Lake Nunnery Project: Watch video
Questions, please contact: Brian Murphy (email: bjmm33477@gmail.com)
Apr
23
to Apr 27
Order of Interbeing Retreat 2025: The Path of the Bodhisattva Vow
The OI Retreat will be held this year from April 23, 2025 through April 27, 2025.
Dear Thầy,
Dear community of the Order of Interbeings and aspirants,
Once again, a new year has arrived. Welcome all to 2025, Year of the Wood Snake! As snow continues to cover the grounds of Blue Cliff, we are aware that Spring is just around the corner. The great Magnolia tree in front of the dining hall is full of buds, ready to bloom in time to welcome you back to Blue Cliff.
As has been a Blue Cliff tradition, the OI retreat kick-starts our Spring and retreat-offering season. Your presence and energy of practice will contribute positively to the collective energy of the whole Sangha body for the coming year.
With a lotus,
The 2025 OI Retreat Organizing Team
“The Path of the Bodhisattva Vow” is the theme of our Order of Interbeing (OI) retreat this year. OI members and formally recognized OI aspirants can register using the button below.
This retreat is for OI members and formally recognized aspirants only.
A formally recognized aspirant must have already begun his or her aspirancy process and must have a current OI mentor who is an ordained Dharma teacher.
For aspirants who request ordination, please send your complete packet by March 31, 2025 to oiapplications@bluecliffmonastery.org.
The morning of the 27th will be the transmission ceremony for those receiving the 14 Mindfulness Trainings.
The Order of Interbeing is a community of monastics and lay people who have committed to living their lives in accord with the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. This five-day retreat is a chance for OI members and aspirants, both monastic and lay, to strengthen our practice, deepen our connection as a community, and explore ways to nurture and strengthen our aspiration to live beautifully and mindfully in the spirit of togetherness.
If you are not a member and wish to learn more about the Order of Interbeing, please go to our website page: https://orderofinterbeing.org/about/our-history/
May
9
to May 11
Vesak Weekend
Vesak will be held May 9-11, 2025. Registration opens Mar 5. More information to follow….
Jun
25
to Jun 29
Wake-up 2025
Wake-up will be held June 25-29, 2025. Registration opens Mar 26. More information to follow….
Jul
16
to Jul 20
Summer Family Retreat 2025
The Summer Family Retreat will be held July 16-20, 2025. Registration opens Apr 16. More information to follow…
Aug
6
to Aug 10
Vietnamese Retreat 2025
The Vietnamese Retreat will be held Aug 6-10, 2025. Registration opens May 14. More information to follow….
Sep
19
to Sep 21
BIPOC Weekend 2025
Our BIPOC weekend will be held Sep 19-21. Registration opens Jun 18. More information to follow….
Feb
9
9:15 AM09:15
SUNDAY, DAY OF MINDFULNESS, CLOSING THE WINTER RETREAT, FEB 9, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
We will have a day of mindfulness on this last day of our 3-month Winter Retreat. The schedule is subject to change.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma talk in Vietnamese
11:00 am ET - Paravana Ceremony (closing ceremony for the 3-month Winter Retreat).
12:30 pm ET - Picnic lunch
Live Dharma Talk Steaming on Zoom with English translation
https://plumvillage.zoom.us/j/99503954961?pwd=c1dVWm5WUHdPNi8vbjRUNmRwbk1JQT09
Meeting ID: 995 0395 4961
Passcode: 853213
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Scheduled activities for this day may be changed.
Feb
6
9:15 AM09:15
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness, Feb 6, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Feb
2
1:00 PM13:00
SUNDAY, NO DAY OF MINDFULNESS, FEB 2, 2025
There’s no day of Mindfulness on Sunday, Feb 2, 2025
Jan
30
1:00 PM13:00
No Thursday, Day of Mindfulness
There is no day of Mindfulness, on Thursday, Jan 30, 2025
Jan
28
to Jan 31
TET Week 2025
Welcoming in the Vietnamese (Lunar) New Year or "Tết” is an important and joyful time at the monastery---the most important festival in Vietnamese culture. We will focus on informal teachings based on traditional Vietnamese poetic "oracle reading."
Please note that our formal practices of sitting meditation, walking meditation and silent meals are suspended, and replaced with informal practice. Therefore Tết” is appropriate only for those already familiar with Plum Village practice.
The following schedule is subject to change.
Monday, Jan 27th - Arrival between 2 and 5 pm. Orientation 7:30 pm.
Tuesday, Jan 28th - Lunar New Year Eve
Arrival between 9 and 12:30 pm
8:00 Breakfast
9:30 Working Meditation
12:30 Lunch
3:00 Walking meditation
4:00 Live Dharma Talk (Poetry Appreciation)
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Performance
10:00 Lunar New Year's Eve Ceremony
Wednesday, Jan 29 (the 1st day of New Year)
8:00 am Breakfast at Sisters’ Hamlet 9:30 am New Year Ceremony – Lễ tưởng niệm Sư Ông
Oracle Reading
12:30 pm Lunch at Sisters’ Hamlet 3:00- 9:30 pm Room visits on brothers’ side or longterm rooms
6:00 pm Dinner at Sisters’ Hamlet
9:30 pm Room Visits end
Thursday, Jan 30 (The 2nd day of New Year)
8:00 am Breakfast at Brothers’ Hamlet 10:00 am Oracle Reading
12:30 pm - Lunch at Brothers’ Hamlet
3:30 - 9:30 pm - Room visits at sisters’ hamlets or longterm rooms 6:00 pm Dinner at Brothers’ Hamlet
9:30 pm Room Visits end
Friday, Jan 31
10:30 am Brunch at Sisters’ Hamlet
Jan
26
9:15 AM09:15
SUNDAY, DAY OF MINDFULNESS, JAN 26, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Q&A session
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Jan
24
to Jan 26
Preparing for Tet, Jan 24 - Jan 25, 2025
A special week of Tet preparations is coming up! The festive atmosphere and many traditional activities like making Earth cakes, decoration… will be all around the monastery. There is lots of mindful and joyful work to do therefore our regular meditation sessions will be paused - no sitting meditations or walking meditations with the Sangha.
Friday, Jan 24
8:00 Breakfast - Earth Cake Wrapping
12:30 Lunch - Earth Cake Wrapping
6:00 Dinner
Saturday, Jan 25
8:00 Breakfast
9:30 Working Meditation
12:30 Lunch
3:30 Working Meditation (Monastics)/ Buddhism Class (Layfriends)
6:00 Dinner
Jan
23
9:15 AM09:15
THURSDAY, Day of Mindfulness, January 23, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
Thursday, Jan 23
09:30am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in the brothers’ and sisters’ dining hall.
Jan
19
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness, Thay's Memorial Ceremony
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma talk in Vietnamese by High Vểnerable Minh Tuấn. The Dharma talk will be live streamed and in Vietnamese. The livestream will not provide English translation. There will be English translation onsite.
11:00 am ET - Memorial Ceremony on the Third Year of Thầy’s Passing and novice ordination ceremony. These ceremonies will be live streamed on our youTube channel.
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
If you wish to stay overnight for this day of mindfulness, please register for a Seasonal Retreat with arrival on a Friday afternoon. Please visit our website page, About Our Retreats, for more information on Seasonal Retreats and to register.
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Jan
16
9:15 AM09:15
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness, Jan 16, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Jan
12
9:15 AM09:15
SUNDAY, DAY OF MINDFULNESS, JAN 12, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Jan
9
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness, Jan 9, 2025
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Jan
5
12:00 PM12:00
Jan
2
12:00 PM12:00
Dec
29
9:30 AM09:30
Dec
28
to Jan 1
Holiday Retreat 2024-25: Cultivating True Happiness
CULTIVATING TRUE HAPPINESS
All of us have the capacity to be happy. We have seeds of compassion, understanding and love in us. We all have many good seeds of happiness and joy. Yet we also have the habit of running in us. This restless energy of dissatisfaction and struggle separates us from the present moment and from ourselves.
In part, we’re running toward something. We think happiness isn’t possible in the here and now, so we try to run ahead into the future. We think if we can just get enough power, fame wealth, or admiration from others, then we’ll finally be happy. We hope that if we run toward these things faster and harder, we will get to happiness.
This Holiday Retreat with mindful attention and deep looking, we can transform the painful habit of running into the habit of cultivating true happiness.
May we and all beings let go of the burdens we carry.
May we and all beings live light and free.
We also offer a children's program and a teen’s program during this retreat. Join us!
The onsite registration and commuter registration for the Holiday Retreat is full. The wait list is closed. Thank you.
Dec
26
9:30 AM09:30
Dec
24
3:00 PM15:00
Christmas Eve, Dec 24th
Everyone is welcome to come for the Christmas Eve day, no registration is required for the day. However, it is helpful if you can email us that you are coming.
3:00 pm Walking Meditation
4:00 pm Live Dharma Talk
5:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Be-In
We invite you to come Christmas Eve for the afternoon/evening program with the option of staying one night on a Seasonal Retreat. The registration link for those wishing to stay overnight this one night is on our website page, About Our Retreats. There is no need to register if you are coming for the day only.
For overnight stays, arrival is on Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024, between 1 and 2 pm, departure is on Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024. There are no activities planned for Dec 25 besides brunch at 10:30 am. Registration is required before arrival for overnight stays.
Please note: We are suspending our regular practice schedule from Dec 25-Dec 27 as we prepare for the holiday retreat, and are not receiving any overnight or day guests during this time.
Dec
22
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Dec
19
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Dec
15
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Dec
12
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Dec
8
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Dec
5
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Dec
1
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Nov
28
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day of Mindfulness
On this plate There are many hands
The hands that sowed the seeds And the hands that tilled the land,
The hands that worked the harvest, and brought it to the stands.
Yes on this plate are many hands.
In this bowl Are sun and rain and air,
The garden's soil and all the tiny creatures that live there.
A delicate balance Of beings great and small.
Yes in this bowl we have them all.
In this food There are many souls.
Some may be our family Who served it in our bowl.
Some may be migrant workers Whom we will never know,
And can't afford to buy the food they grow.
In this room there are many hands.
Let's join them all together In a circle if we can.
And in this sacred silence Let there be gratitude
For the many hearts and hands that made this food.
-Many Hands by Jody Kessler
https://youtu.be/zmKMfJGsrqA?feature=shared
COME FOR THE DAY-Everyone is welcome to come for the day on Thursday, Nov 28, for our Thanksgiving Day of Mindfulness. The day will begin at 9:30 am and will end about 9 pm. Come for the whole day or part of the day. Please email office@bluecliffmonastery.org if you plan to come.
9:30 am live Dharma Talk
11:30 am Walking Meditation through the forest
12:30 pm Mindful Lunch, everyone is welcome to bring vegan dishes, a dessert, a main dish, a beverage, an appetizer, a side dish. If you can, please label ingredients for our friends with food allergies.
2:30 pm Total Relaxation
4:30 pm Be-in
6:00 pm Dinner
We are not accepting overnight arrivals on Thursday, November 28.
If you wish to stay overnight arriving Wed night or Fri night during this week please visit our website page, About Our Retreats, for more details on how to register.
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Nov
24
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Zoom Link for Dharma Talk
https://plumvillage.zoom.us/j/99503954961?pwd=c1dVWm5WUHdPNi8vbjRUNmRwbk1JQT09
Meeting ID: 995 0395 4961
Passcode: 853213
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Nov
21
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Nov
17
9:30 AM09:30
Sunday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness.
09:30 am ET - Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 noon ET -
First Sunday of the month-Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Second Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Third Sunday of the month-Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony
Fourth Sunday of the month-Dharma Sharing
Fifth Sunday of the month-Q&A session
1:00 pm ET - Mindful lunch practice with reading of 5 contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.
Nov
14
9:30 AM09:30
Thursday, Day of Mindfulness
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in Jade Candle
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall.