Norcal Community of Mindful Living
Sanghas + Events in the Plum Village Community in Northern California
Deer Park Monastery is hosting a BIPOC Mindfulness Retreat as an expression of our continuing commitment to creating a nourishing, healing, and empowering space for members of our spiritual family who self-identify as BIPOC. For more information, see the Deer Park website: https://deerparkmonastery.org/event/bipoc-retreat-2024/
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 …
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/
This is a chance for organizers, facilitators, caretaking council members, ordained Order of Interbeing members, OI aspirants, OI-curious folks, and sangha builders of all types to gather in friendship for honest and vulnerable discussion together. What’s really going on in the Northern California PV community? Are we on the right path? What do we need …