14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission

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

Deer Park has announced that there will be a Fourteen Mindfulness Training Transmission Ceremony in English with Vietnamese and Spanish translations at Deer Park Monastery on Sunday, November 17, 2024. If you have been an Order of Interbeing aspirant for a few years and your mentors determine you are ripe and solid enough, you may

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 3 p.m. on the following dates: July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 30. (Note: we changed the November date to Nov. 30.) Our aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community

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 3 p.m. on December 14. We aspire that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse Bay Area and Northern California community.  Gathering at Shantideva is a chance for people from our many different sanghas to practice

Ceremony for Thích Nhất Hạnh’s 3rd Anniversary

Chua Pho Tu / Compassion Meditation Center 17327 Meekland Avenue, Hayward, California, United States

Ven. Thích Tu Luc invites the community to a bilingual ceremony to commemorate Thích Nhất Hạnh on the third anniversary of his continuation. Schedule: Monastics Present: Compassion Meditation Center: Thầy Từ Lực, Ni sư Ngộ Tánh, SC Tịnh Minh, SCPhổ Thanh (more to be added later).

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Being Peace: A Day of Mindfulness Hosted by Home Within Sangha

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

Shantideva Monastery, Castro Valley Thich Nhat Hanh taught that “there is no way to peace; peace is the way.” You are invited to join us for a day of practice on the topic of “Being Peace” - grounding in Plum Village practices and cultivating our inner peace to offer ourselves and our communities.  We will

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Shantideva Day of Mindfulness: True Love — FULL

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

Morning Birds Sangha invites you to a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva — bringing the Plum Village community in Northern California together for a chance to go as a river and practice mindfulness as one sangha. WE ARE NOW FULL AND CANNOT ACCEPT ANY MORE ATTENDEES. Dharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen will be visiting from Ukiah

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Day of Mindfulness at the UU Church in San Francisco

Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco 1187 Franklin, San Francisco, California, United States

Hosted by Home Within Sangha Please register in advance for the Day of Mindfulness here. In gratitude to the UUSF for generously sharing their beautiful space, Home Within Sangha will host a Day of Mindfulness to share Plum Village practices with UUSF members and Plum Village practitioners alike. Please know donations are not required, but any

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Tea with Sister Dinh Nghiem

Dear NorCal sangha friend, You are warmly invited to a Zoom tea time with Sr. Định Nghiêm from New Hamlet, Plum Village, France. She has been spending some time in the Bay Area with family and would love to meet our Northern California sangha over a cup of tea. Bring your tea and come ready

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Vacaville Day of Mindfulness: No Mud, No Lotus / Breathe, Pray, Embrace, and Do Our Best

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

A Day of Mindfulness Practices enhancing our connection with all that nourishes us. LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING Call or text Chau at (925)708-8662 OR email to: photridom@gmail.com to RSVP Practices will include Silent Sitting Meditation, Guided Meditation, Dharma Study, Qigong and Listening in peaceful harmony. (Please see the PDFs below for details) Participants:

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Santa Cruz Mountains Day of Mindfulness

Udumbara Retreat Center / Duc Vien Tinh Uyen 21055 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA, United States

Save the date for a Day of Mindfulness in the Santa Cruz hills at Udumbara Retreat Center. If you would like to be a part of planning, please contact Natascha: 707-888-1916 / njbruckner@gmail.com. More information will follow soon.

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Vesak Day of Mindfulness

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

Please join us for a bilingual Vietnamese-English celebration of Buddha's Birthday (Vesak), including the ceremony of bathing the Baby Buddha. More details TBA!

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Shantideva Day of Mindfulness, hosted by Potluck Sangha

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

Please save the date for a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva, offered by Potluck Sangha. More details TBA.