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Sister Kinh Nghiem: Run Away Now
Sister Kinh Nghiem, one of the funniest and most stylish nuns in the world, was ordained when she was only 14. “Get rid of all of your ideas of what […]
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Brother Minh Luong: Building a Practice Space Within
Brother Minh Luong was raised in Laguna Beach, California, and went to NYU, where he read a book that changed his life. “I realized recently that there really is […]
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Get to Know Our Novice Monastics at Deer Park Monastery
On September 24, 2023, six aspirants of Deer Park Monastery became novice monastics of the Toyon Family in a beautiful and moving ordination ceremony in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall.
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Barefoot & Mindful: A Day in the Life at Deer Park Monastery
Our new Communications & Program Director, Sarah Lane, shares her experience of her first two days with us at Deer Park. Working at Deer Park Monastery is changing the “work” […]
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The US Tour at Blue Cliff Monastery (Photo Gallery)
Last month, the monastics of Magnolia Grove Monastery, Deer Park Monastery, and Blue Cliff Monastery gathered together in New York for two special retreats. The first was the Family Retreat […]
