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Monastics Coming to Orange County
We last held a Day of Mindfulness in Orange County in Fall 2017. This year we are happy to return as a monastic sangha and offer a day of practice […]
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Healing and Transformation at Wake Up 2023
Each year it brings great joy to host the Wake Up Retreat for young people ages 18-35 years old. This was a vision of Thay that began about 15-years ago […]
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Befriend My Feelings
By Jahnavi Newsom I notice when I’m tired after we’ve hosted a retreat, and we are having lazy days, my mind is more doubtful. While during the retreat I may […]
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Let’s talk about Suicide – with Sister Dang Nghiem
This is the third in a series of videos with Sr. Dang Nghiem. Previous videos included Befriend your Strong Emotions and To the Root of Addictions. More and more people […]
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Help Build the Monks Residence
Dear friends, We are very excited about the upcoming project to build a new monk’s residence here at Deer Park. We hope to break ground on October 23rd. This project […]
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Befriend your Strong Emotions
All human beings experience strong emotions, like sadness, anger, insecurity, jealousy, self-doubt, regret, yearning, etc. We all have them, but as a child we don’t necessarily learn how to deal […]
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Breathing With a Smile in the Cold Rain
Photos by Natalia Vasco In February, many friends joined the sisters and brothers on a week-long backpacking retreat to explore nature with the practice of mindfulness around Deer Park Monastery […]
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Residing in the Human Realm
I have the opportunity to talk about my experience at Deer Park, which I think is best reflected through the eyes of my present. I am here in Mississippi, 1.5 […]
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Family Retreat and Teen Camp Registration Opens
The annual Family Retreat and annual Teen Camp are two of our more popular retreats. These retreats do fill up and we want everyone to have the opportunity to attend. […]
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Tết Returns Inside Me Like That
by a Plum Tree Sister in Deer Park Though I’ve been alive for over two decades now, Tết (Lunar New Year) is still new to me. Living full-time in the […]
