Sunday Day of Mindfulness

For more info and to register, please visit: https://magnoliagrovemonastery.org/come-for-the-day/

Weekly on Sundays we hold Days of Mindfulness. We welcome you to come practice the art of mindful living with our community. These days can help support you in your practice of mindfulness, taking an entire day to come back home to the present moment and learn to take care of ourselves. No experience is required and anyone can benefit from even one day of mindfulness. Other activities include a Dharma talk, walking meditation, silent meal, and a discussion of the practice.

The talk is either a live Dharma talk by one of our resident Dharma teachers or a recorded teaching by Thay. Walking meditation is an invitation to practice mindful walking, uniting our breath and movements, remembering our true home  – the present moment. A silent meal, prepared by the monastics, is the opportunity to eat together, looking deeply at our consumption and enjoying the miracle of nourishment. Lastly, a unique practice in our tradition is the way of sharing our practice, called Dharma Sharing. It is an opportunity to give voice to our experiences – our joys and our difficulties – in a calm, receptive, and safe environment. This is also an opportunity to practice deep listening and loving speech.

Tentative schedule for a Sunday:

You are most welcome to join us for the morning sitting meditation if it fits your schedule. Otherwise, we are happy to welcome you at 8:00am.

8:30 am – Walking Meditation Please meet in front of the Big Meditation Hall

9:45 am – Dharma Talk

11:30 am – Mindfulness Trainings Recitation * 1st Sunday – The Five Mindfulness Trainings* 3rd Sunday – The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings

* 2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays – Dharma Sharing

1:00 pm – Lunch * 2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays – Formal lunch in the Rising Tide Meditation Hall)* 1st and 3rd Sundays – Lunch in the Dining Hall

After Lunch – Mindfulness Day Ends

For more info and to register, please visit: https://magnoliagrovemonastery.org/come-for-the-day/