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 and will offer a talk on the antidote to fear and anger: True Love. Jo-ann will bring teachings from the Dharma and neuroscience to her talk. She will invite us to contemplate the Four Heavenly Abodes during the day: Compassion, loving-kindness, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. (These are also known as the Brahmaviharas: karuna, metta/maitri, mudita, and upekka/upeksha.)
The location is Thich Tu Luc’s Shantideva Monastery. It’s about an hour’s drive from Berkeley, SF, or San Jose, or a 15-minute drive from Castro Valley BART.
Parking is limited. We are expecting a large crowd, so this event is now full and registration is closed.
Please bring:
Layers, sunscreen, hat
Something vegetarian to eat for lunch
Something to share for tea/snacks (optional)
A friend or two! (carpooling is advised as there is limited parking)
Tentative agenda:
9:30 am Parking
9:45 am Arrive and settle in
10:00 Introductions Dylan
10:15 Sitting meditation + chanting
10:45 Short break
11:00 Dharma talk
12:30 Break/prepare lunch
12:45 pm Mindful lunch
1:30 Dharma sharing
2:30 Choice: tea/chat OR walking meditation on your own
3:30 End of day
Free Donations for the teaching or for Shantideva are welcome
Dylan Tweney
+1 650-315-9607
dylan@tweney.com
Shantideva Monastery
30345 Palomares Road Castro Valley,
California
94552United States+ Google Map
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 gather for sitting and walking meditation, mindful movement and eating, Dharma sharing, and to listen to a teaching by Thay.
Logistics:
Please bring your own vegetarian lunch.
Please arrive by 9:45am, so that we can begin sitting meditation at 10am.
Address: Shantideva Monastery, 30345 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, California 94552
In the spirit of cross-sangha connection across the Bay Area, this Day of Mindfulness will be hosted by San Francisco’s Home Within Sangha.
If your sangha is curious about hosting a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva this year, please email Dylan at dylan@tweney.com.
We hope to see you there!
With a deep bow,
Nicole, Kat, and Miles from the Home Within Sangha
Free Donations welcome
Shantideva Monastery
30345 Palomares Road Castro Valley,
California
94552United States+ Google Map
Dharma teachers Lyn Fine, Caleb Cushing, and Denise Bergez invite 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.
Please join us for a day of sitting, walking, and eating meditation in community. We will also explore the power of listening in our lives and in these times through the practice of radiant listening, which was offered to the Plum Village community by Roshi Joan Halifax at a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh 27 years ago.
The location is Thich Tu Luc’s Shantideva Monastery at 30345 Palomares Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94552. It’s about an hour’s drive from Berkeley, SF, or San Jose.
Our practice will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 pm. Please arrive at 9:30 to park and get settled.
Best of these days for all beings. With consideration for causes and conditions, we will not be gathering this Saturday, May 30th, at Vacaville Wisdom Meditation School. Our next scheduled Day of Mindfulness is July 11th. Should situations then preclude gathering in person, some alternative will be offered so that we may continue sharing these events.
Beneficial Journeys,
John Salerno-White Chân Địa An (True Peace on Earth) John Salerno-White lotusforyou@comcast.net
