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Online Mindfulness Practice Session on Thursdays with Magnolia Grove Monastery Brothers and Sisters in English, at Magnolia Grove Monastery
Dear beloved friends,
You are invited to join us on Zoom for our Online Mindfulness Practice Session on Thursdays with Magnolia Grove Monastics. Different monastics will facilitate the practice session. Format will vary each time.
The program will be as follows (subject to change):
– 5′ introduction
– 15′ guided meditation,
– 30′ Dharma talk
– 45′ Questions and Answers / “Gallery” Sharing / Sharing in breakout groups
Newcomers welcome. No previous experience with meditation required.
When: Thursdays at 04:00PM – 5:30 PM Central Time
Please check our calendar for latest update.
Please register in advance for this meeting
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!
What to Wear
Please wear casual and modest clothing that is comfortable for sitting (i.e. long sleeve shirt (shirt covering shoulders), long pants (below the knees), loose fitting clothes…).
Special request
Your happy smile, peaceful sitting posture, and joyful presence are the greatest gifts to those who attend the session. Therefore, we warmly invite you to have your camera on in the session :).
More information can be found here:
https://magnoliagrovemonastery.org/calendar/weekly-online-mindfulness-practice-2021-08-12/
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Upcoming Retreats
Below you can find our upcoming in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.
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Spring Retreat (Mar 3-10)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Spring Retreat (Mar 10-17)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Mountain Mindfulness Ski Retreat – Andorra
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Granvalira, El Tarter Ski Resort Join the monks and nuns of Plum Village on a ski retreat in the mountains of Andorra, from March 22 to 27, 2022. We will enjoy cultivating awareness of…
3-day Online Retreat
Integrate the practice into daily life at home, and connect with Plum Village and fellow practitioners.
Spring Retreat (Mar 31-Apr 7)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Spring Retreat (Apr 7-14)
As the beauties of spring unfurl, we invite you to join the Plum Village community for a relaxed and joyful week of mindful living together.
Special Vietnamese Retreat
This is a special retreat for Vietnamese speakers, hosted in Upper Hamlet. More information will be announced soon.
Special In-Person Retreat: “Spirituality, Science, and Action”
This is a special retreat for scientists and activists to bring a spiritual dimension to their work.
Special In-Person Retreat: Sustainable Business Retreat
This is a special retreat for business people wishing to bring sustainability to their enterprise.
Special Twenty-one Day Retreat Celebrating 40 years of Plum Village
This is a special retreat to celebrate the 40 years since the founding of Plum Village.
International Summer Retreat
This is the return of our annual summer retreat for families.
Invoking the Bodhisattvas’ Names
The word Bodhisattva means “awakened being”. In the text Invoking the Bodhisatva’s Names, written by Thich Nhat Hanh, 5 Bodhisattvas are mentioned who represent qualities we can all uncover in ourselves. In this talk, Sister Tu Nghiem offers us an explanation of this text. You can find the text…
Sr Từ Nghiêm
Dharma Talks View All
The Discourse on Youth and Happiness
This talk, the first in our Rains Retreat, was offered by Brother Phap Huu from the New Hamlet of Plum Village, France.
Br Pháp Hữu
The Spirit of a Rains Retreat
Brother Phap Huu introduces the 2021 Rains Retreat: Gems of the Plum Village Tradition.
Br Pháp Hữu
An Offering of the Heart: Transmission, Continuation, Aspiration
What are we made of? What do we transmit to the future, and to the world? How do we connect to our ancestors, understand them, and see how we continue them? How can we practice, so that our practice is an “offering of the heart”? Sister Đào Nghiêm offers…
Sr Đào Nghiêm
Cultivating Kindness, Building Community
What does it feel like to receive kindness, from a loved one or even a stranger? What does it mean to have kindness in our own heart, and to be a true friend to ourselves and others? How can we cultivate these qualities, to help build a kind community…
Br Pháp Hữu
Library
Here is the Pure Land
Word: Thich Nhat HanhMusic: Ellen Deimann
You are me and I am you
Word: Thich Nhat Hanh Song Album: Freedom of The Heart
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