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Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 17th tenet. The 17th Tenet “The Third Noble Truth can be called the truth of happiness.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks at...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 16th tenet. The 16th Tenet “The Four Noble Truths are all conditioned. The Four Noble Truths are all unconditioned.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 15th tenet. In addition, Thay responds to questions that have come in over the past months we have been doing the class. The 15th Tenet “The awareness of suffering helps us recognize the existing conditions of happiness and...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 14th tenet: “Mindfulness, concentration and insight include each other. All three have the capacity to bring joy, happiness and liberation.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 13th tenet: “Right diligence is mindfulness trainings (morality, Śīla) and therefore is also mindfulness.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks at Vulture’s Peak”...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 12th tenet: “Precepts are mindfulness. (Śīla is smṛti). Precepts and mindful manners are concrete expressions of mindfulness.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 10th tenet: “The basic concentrations (samādhi) are the concentrations on impermanence, no-self, and Nirvāṇa.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks at Vulture’s Peak”...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 11th tenet: “Mindfulness, concentration and insight are the essential practices that give rise to liberation.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks at Vulture’s...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 9th tenet: “The Three Dharma Seals are: impermanence, non-self and nirvāṇa. We can uphold Four Dharma Seals or Five Dharma Seals with one condition: that they include nirvāṇa.” This class is based on a book written by our...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu further discussed the 7th tenet (“Not born means nirvāṇa and it is awakening to the truth of the deathless, the no-coming and no-going, the not the same and not different, the not being and not non-being.”) in light of Nagarjuna’s “Middle...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 7th tenet: “Not born means nirvāṇa and it is awakening to the truth of the deathless, the no-coming and no-going, the not the same and not different, the not being and not non-being.” This class is based on...

Dear friends, In tonight’s class Thay Phap Luu will discuss the 6th tenet: “Nirvāṇa is not a phenomenon, but the true nature of all phenomena.” This class is based on a book written by our teacher called “Làng Mai nhìn núi Thứu” or “Plum Village Looks at Vulture’s Peak”...

Dear friends, Welcome to a weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher called...

Dear friends, Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher...

Dear friends, Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher...

Dear friends, Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher...

Dear friends, Welcome to a new weekly class from Deer Park Monastery on the topic “The 40 Tenets of Plum Village”. This class will take place live on Wednesday nights and will be available to watch on-demand afterwards. This class is based on a book written by our teacher...