Vesak Celebration at Shantideva

Shantideva Monastery 30345 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, California, United States

This coming Sunday, May 11, Shantideva Monastery welcomes the community to a Vesak celebration. Vesak is the annual observance of the Buddha's birthday and/or enlightenment day.  You are welcome to join us for a half-day of meditation from 10 a.m. until 2 or 2:30 p.m. (you can arrive as early as 9:30).  Please bring your

Deer Park Music Festival

Deer Park Monastery 2499 Melru Lane, Escondido, CA, United States

Rhythm of the Earth is a Mindful Music Festival at Deer Park Monastery and fundraiser for producing a documentary honoring Sister Chan Khong, the first fully-ordained monastic disciple of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. For more information, see the Deer Park website: https://deerparkmonastery.org/event/rhythm-of-the-earth-2024/  

Healthy Boundaries Training

Online

Dear Friends, We hope this finds you well in body and spirit.  We are writing to invite you to a Plum Village-rooted training on Healthy Boundaries in Sanghas, offered via Zoom on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eastern , with a lunch break from 1:00 to 1:45 Eastern . Please forward to your

Free

Deer Park Family Retreat

Deer Park Monastery 2499 Melru Lane, Escondido, CA, United States

Family Retreat is a retreat for families of all descriptions. In this retreat we will have programs for adults, children, tweens, and teens, ensuring that every member of your family will have an opportunity to deepen their experience of the practice. Parents and adults are given the opportunity to explore the practice through activities such

Shantideva Sangha Practice / Sangha Building

We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: June 29, July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) We extend a special invitation to OI members, OI aspirants, OI-curious people, sangha facilitators, and anyone

Sangha connections tea on Zoom

Please join us for the latest in our series of virtual tea-time gatherings on Saturday, July 13, from 3:30-5pm Pacific time. Bring something to drink, and bring your questions, concerns, and aspirations. This is a chance for sangha members, sangha organizers, facilitators, caretaking council members, ordained Order of Interbeing members, OI aspirants, OI-curious folks, and

Free

Activism as a Vehicle for Awakening (online)

Online

NorCal Dharma Teacher Jo-ann Rosen will be offering a free online workshop, "Activism as a Vehicle for Awakening," on Friday July 19, online. For more details and to register, please see the Deer Park website:

Free

Shantideva Sangha Gathering

Shantideva Monastery 30345 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, California, United States

We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) Our aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in

Free

Shantideva Sangha Gathering

Shantideva Monastery 30345 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, California, United States

We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) Our aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in

Free

EMBRACE Workshop

Dear Plum Village Community, EMBRACE brings a neuro-informed and trauma-sensitive lens to mindfulness as it is practiced in the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in order to support a resilient and harmonious community.  We do this by educating practitioners, individually and collectively, to gain deeper understanding of themselves and the practices through this lens, so

Silent Peace Walk

Dear community -- please see below for details on a peace walk in Jerusalem, organized by Dharma teachers in the Plum Village tradition. All are encouraged to practice where they are, with awareness of this walk in Jerusalem...Blue Cliff, Deer Park, EIAB, and many sanghas are participating, for a world-wide silent peace walk on Saturday

Free

Pho Tri (Wisdom Meditation School) Day of Mindfulness

Pho Tri Wisdom Meditation School 7233 Pleasants Valley Road, Vacaville, California, United States

Our Wisdom Meditation School (Pho Tri) Days of Mindfulness continue exploration of the Dharma with our next event — the 50th in our series.  Date: September 21, 2024 in person. Please see attached flyer and flow of the DOM for details.  Title / Theme: Cultivate Habits for Joy and Compassion Please RSVP if you are coming, and if