“As long as you still have gratitude, you still have happiness,” Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Dear Friends,
‘Tis the time of the year where we gather to water seeds of Gratitude in ourselves and in each other!
This year, we invite you to come for a Thanksgiving Weekend, from Wednesday, November 26th—Friday, November 28th.
*Please note that we will only have one Arrival Day this week, on Wednesday November 26th, in lieu of our regular Friday Arrival Days.
Our Thanksgiving Celebration program for November 27th is as follows:
5:30 am Special Memorial Ceremony for our Patriarch Khương Tăng Hội, our first Buddhist Meditation Master of Viet Nam
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7:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Dharma Talk
10:30 am Walking Meditation to our Beloved Community Garden followed by a Gratitude Ceremony
12:00 pm Special Lunch with the 5 Contemplations
(After clicking the Register button, please choose: Personal Retreat, then click on 11/26th.
If you would like to stay for a longer weekend, instead of leaving on Friday, you are also welcome to extend your stay until Sunday. Please contact our registrar: office@magnoliagrovemonastery.org)
