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February 2023
Day of Mindfulness on Thursdays & Sundays
About this event We welcome you to come practice the art of mindful living with our community. This day 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…
Find out more »Online Mindfulness Practice Session on Thursdays
Dear beloved friends, You are invited to join us on Zoom for our Online Mindfulness Practice Session on Thursdays with Magnolia Grove Monastics. Different monastics will facilitate the practice session. Format will vary each time. The program will be as follows (subject to change): – 5′ introduction – 15′ guided meditation, – 30′ Dharma talk – 45′ Questions and Answers / "Gallery" Sharing / Sharing in breakout groups Newcomers welcome. No previous experience with meditation required. When: Thursdays at 04:00PM…
Find out more »April 2023
Healing is Every Step | Retreat for friends in 12-Step Programs
Healing is Every Step There is no way to healing, healing is the way. With each mindful breath and each mindful step, we can heal ourselves and cultivate peace, joy and happiness. The Buddha has said there is a path that leads to suffering but there is also a path that leads to the cessation of suffering; a path that leads to more happiness, peace, joy and freedom in our lives. Many people in recovery have found that mindfulness and…
Find out more »May 2023
Learning True Love | Special Retreat with Sister Chan Khong
Sister Chan Khong will make special visits to Harvard University, Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, Deer Park Monastery in California, and Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi from April to May of 2023. Her aspiration in helping to alleviate the suffering in others and the happiness she shares continue to touch many lives. We warmly invite you to join us for this precious opportunity to be in the presence of Sister Chan Khong. Sister Chan Khong, author of Learning True Love, is…
Find out more »Vesak Celebration | Buddha’s Birthday
Dear Beloved Friends, We joyfully and warmly invite you to join us for the celebration of the Buddha's Birthday. “We know that a Buddha lives inside of each of us. It’s not the man who lived a long time ago, of course, but the nature of that man.” Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh One of the most profound teachings given by the Buddha is his gentle reminder that we all have Buddha nature inside of us, a Buddha within waiting…
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