Sun, 11 May 2008 ![]() Dear Friends The practice of Beginning Anew is the deep teaching offered by Dharma teachers Sr. Dang Nghiem and Br. Phap An. It is a wonderful practice that can help heal relationships and improve communication and understanding—the foundations for love. This excerpt from the Stonehill College Retreat in 2007, also offers teaching on the power of our minds and how asking the simple question, “Am I sure?”, can relieve much suffering. Please enjoy your breath and the beautiful spring days as the dharma rain of Beginning Anew begins to fall. Comments[0] |
Thu, 10 April 2008 ![]() Dear Friends We hope you are enjoying the beautiful spring. Here is Part 2 of the 2007 Question and Answer from our College Retreat at Deer Park Monastery. Dharma teachers offer their insights on many subjects including the impacts of society on our consciousness and how to stay calm and happy. Br. Phap Ho moderates. Our next college retreat offers students the opportunity to have a different kind of ‘spring break’ by learning the nourishing practices of mindfulness, meditation, and deep relaxation. EAT: Mindful Consumption for the Body and Mind for college students of all ages will be held from April 18-20 at Deer Park Monastery. You can find more information here. http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/activities/Retreat%20Schedule/2008_Retreat_Schedule.html Until then, please enjoy the spring flowers and your peaceful breath. Comments[0] |
Thu, 28 February 2008 ![]() Dear Friends, This month we offer the first of a two part Question and Answer session held during our most recent College Retreat. Several monastic Dharma Teachers share their insights in response to questions from our college students. Sr. Viet Nghiem shares why she was so happy to say goodbye to her camera. Br.
If you are able, attending a retreat is a very wonderful way to grow solidity and joy in your practice. All three of our practice centers offer retreats. If you are interested, please visit the web sites of Deer Park Monastery in Southern California, Blue Cliff Monastery in Please be well and enjoy your peaceful step on the Earth. Comments[0] |
Sat, 20 October 2007 Dear friends, please download and read over this sheet, which we have been distributing at many of our retreats during this past tour. It lists actions we can take in our daily lives to reduce our impact on our ecosystems and the planet. If you like, fill it out and send it back to us at Deer Park Monastery so we may collate and enter your commitment to a growing list of the commitments of practitioners all over the world. Our actions inspire others, which inspires us.
Thank you.
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Thu, 24 May 2007 ![]() The two-and-a-half month trip to Vietnam this year has finished with success. Thay and the Sangha have continued on for ten days of retreats and days of mindfulness in Hong Kong, and we now are in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a five-day retreat. This week we offer you Thay's first talk in Hong Kong, at the University of Hong Kong on 10 May, 2007. Thay fields a number of questions from the audience, including: What can we do to help the situation of global warming? What is Thay's impression of people in Hong Kong? What is the relationship of light to the practice?
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Thu, 10 May 2007 This talk was offered by Thay to foreigners living in Hanoi on April 25, 2007. Included are questions and answers from the audience, and a reading of the letter that Thay offered to the people of Vietnam as part of the three reconciliation ceremonies in Ho Chi Minh City, Hue and Soc Son, north of Hanoi.The delegation traveling with Thay has just left Hanoi for 10 days of talks and a retreat in Hong Kong. Comments[0] |
Sat, 21 April 2007 ![]() This week we offer a talk for intellectuals and others given at the Sandy Beach Hotel in Da Nang. The quality of the recording is not great due to background noise, but it is intelligible, and the talk is worth the trouble. A number of questions are answered by Thay towards the end. The talk is translated by Sister Dang Nghiem.
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Sun, 15 April 2007 ![]() This week we offer a talk from the first day of the Three Day Reconciliation Ceremony in Hue at Dieu De Temple. The ceremony was the second one on this trip, after the one in Vinh Nghiem Temple, TP Ho Chi Minh. Loved ones of people of all nationalities remembered those who died in wars and in boats during the past century in Vietnam by writing their names on hundreds of sheets. These sheets were carried on trays during the ceremony. The ceremonies have given many people here a chance to be released from the suffering caused by the violent death of loved ones. The talk is translated by Sister Gioi Nghiem. Comments[1] |
Wed, 4 April 2007 This week Sister Dang Nghiem follows Thay on a tour of the Tu Hieu Temple, where he trained as a novice. The tour begins across the road from the temple, at the Bodhi Stupa in a pine forest, and continues down to the old showering well before heading up to the Buddha Hall. The audio has only been partially edited, so please enjoy your breathing during the walking sections.
Today is the last day of the three-day reconciliation ceremonies in Hue at Dieu De Temple. Tomorrow morning the Sangha travels to Da Nang for a nine day visit.
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Dear friends, please download and read over this sheet, which we have been distributing at many of our retreats during this past tour. It lists actions we can take in our daily lives to reduce our impact on our ecosystems and the planet. If you like, fill it out and send it back to us at Deer Park Monastery so we may collate and enter your commitment to a growing list of the commitments of practitioners all over the world. Our actions inspire others, which inspires us.
Thank you.

This talk was offered by Thay to foreigners living in Hanoi on April 25, 2007. Included are questions and answers from the audience, and a reading of the letter that Thay offered to the people of Vietnam as part of the three reconciliation ceremonies in Ho Chi Minh City, Hue and Soc Son, north of Hanoi.

This week Sister Dang Nghiem follows Thay on a tour of the Tu Hieu Temple, where he trained as a novice. The tour begins across the road from the temple, at the Bodhi Stupa in a pine forest, and continues down to the old showering well before heading up to the Buddha Hall. The audio has only been partially edited, so please enjoy your breathing during the walking sections.
Today is the last day of the three-day reconciliation ceremonies in Hue at Dieu De Temple. Tomorrow morning the Sangha travels to Da Nang for a nine day visit.

