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Santi Forest Monastery: Vassa Schedule (Rains Retreat)
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Peace for the World. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Vassa Schedule (Rains Retreat). At least one nun will be present for the morning and afternoon/evening sits. Vassa commences on Thursday 30. 5am – 5.15am Chanting (All to participate). 515am – 6.30am – Sitting (All to participate). Person on breakfast preparation will leave at 6am). 630am Breakfast for Sangha. 645am Breakfast for lay residents. 730am Finish Breakfast clean-up. 8am – 11am – Sit and Walk. 9am Commence dana prep, if NO. Left-overs to be used.
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Buddhism and God |
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December 23, 2013 in Meditation. Many westerners are drawn to Buddhism because it is not a theistic religion. Believing in God, prayer to God, worshiping God or even talk about God is just not present in Buddhism. The basic FAQs about Buddhism. Are emphatic about Buddhism having nothing to do with God at all. Yet there are also (several) allusions to God-like ideas in Buddhist texts, if only in negative terms. Verse 21 of the Dhammapada. Mindfulness is the way to the Deathless (Nibbana). It’s true ...
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Santi Forest Monastery: June 2015
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Peace for the World. Friday, June 12, 2015. New Kwan Yin statue arrived. We are happy and privileged to have received a magnificent big marble Kwan Yin statue, carved in Vietnam, on Saturday, 6th June 2015, which resides in front of our big cave. Kwan Yin, a bodhisattva of compassion, is a timely reminder of forgiveness, love and compassion to everyone. We are very grateful to our Vietnamese donors and supporters and we thank Gia Hieu, Tam Ngan, and our reliable builder Patrick for the perfect handling.
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Mindfulness in the Mainstream |
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Mindfulness in the Mainstream. February 16, 2014 in Meditation. You know when the practice of mindfulness has entered into the mainstream of North American culture when it has been given the Time Magazine front cover. Treatment. This Time article follows in the footsteps of Mindfulness Is A Useful Business Skill. In Forbes Magazine (late November 2013) and the New York Times essay Mindfulness: Getting Its Share of Attention. In early November 2013). On the search term “mindfulness”:. In the Huffington Po...
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Meditation Course @ U. Ottawa Nov. 25 – Dec. 16, 2014 |
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Meditation Course @ U. Ottawa Nov. 25 – Dec. 16, 2014. November 23, 2014 in Announcement. I will be teaching a series of 4 evening classes at the University of Ottawa Center for Continuing Education entitled “Buddhist Meditation and the Gentle Art of Letting Go” on November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2014 and there are still some places available. It is possible to register from the web site:. Http:/ www.continue.uottawa.ca/program EN.cfm? Follow me on Twitter. Categories on this Blog. Thich Nhat Hahn Sites.
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s New Translation of the Prajñāpāramitā (Heart Sutra) |
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s New Translation of the Prajñāpāramitā (Heart Sutra). September 16, 2014 in Poetry. It is not often that a great Zen master offers generations to come a radical re-translation of a sacred text. This new version of the Prajñāpāramitā. Is now on the Plum Village web site, along with Thay’s explanation for why he wrote this new translation. To appreciate the greatness of this new translation, there’s nothing quite like reading it side by side with the previous one:. And with this realisation.
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Plum Village Monastics in Ottawa, October 22nd 2014 |
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Plum Village Monastics in Ottawa, October 22nd 2014. October 17, 2014 in Announcement. Plum Village Monastics involved with the youth mindfulness movement Wake Up. Will be giving a public talk in Ottawa on October 22nd, hosted by the Pagoda Sangha. At the Church of the Ascension. Follow me on Twitter. Categories on this Blog. Thich Nhat Hahn Sites. May 26 – June 16: Meditation and the Gentle Art of Letting Go. Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation @ University of Ottawa. A note from Padma Au…. Thich Nha...
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May 26 – June 16: Meditation and the Gentle Art of Letting Go |
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May 26 – June 16: Meditation and the Gentle Art of Letting Go. April 28, 2015 in Meditation. I will be teaching a series of 4 evening classes at the University of Ottawa Center for Continuing Education entitled “Buddhist Meditation and the Gentle Art of Letting Go” on May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 2015 and there are still some places available. It is possible to register from the web site:. Http:/ www.continue.uottawa.ca/program EN.cfm? Follow me on Twitter. Categories on this Blog. Thich Nhat Hahn Sites. Thich...
