Sunday, February 9 at UU

Tree will share about how the Buddha refereed to letting go as “releasing our cows,” what is essential for our happiness, how we can look deeply to see what we need to let go of in our life.  Sometimes our cow is a belief that we need something to be happy which causes us to suffer.  We practice to restore our freedom and create space around us, so we can let go of what is holding us back and causing us to suffer.

Tuesday, February 28 at DBT

Marge will share Thay’s teachings about “releasing our cows.”  He says that freedom is the base of our happiness, and we have to let go of what ideas we have that hold us back from being free and happy.  We will explore releasing our “cows” to restore our freedom.

Tuesday, August 13 at DBT

Pete will share the Discourse on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings:

• Awareness that the world is impermanent
• Awareness that desire brings more suffering
• Awareness that the human mind is never satisfied
• Awareness that laziness is the cause of all setbacks in practice
• Awareness that ignorance is the cause of endless cycles of suffering birth and death
• Awareness that poverty creates more hatred and anger, which in turn causes more hatred and anger
• Awareness that all five categories of desire lead to difficulties
• Awareness of the suffering of others — and the great vow to help others to attain release and joy

Sunday, July 7 at UU

This Sunday I will facilitate on Right View from Thich Nhat Hanh’s book “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation.”  Right View is the first practice of the Noble Eightfold Path, and can lead to a deep understanding of the Four Noble Truths.  Our teacher, “Thay" says that at the base of our views are our perceptions and the Buddha advised us not to be fooled by what we perceive when he stated “Where there is perception, there is deception.”  Most of our perceptions are erroneous and therefore cause most of our suffering.  Until we see clearly, our wrong perceptions will prevent us from having right view.  Touching reality deeply and knowing what is going on inside and outside of ourselves is the way to liberate ourselves.  We water the seeds of right view when we practice mindful living.

In gratitude,
Tree

Tuesday, April 23 at DBT

Earth Day is everyday!

Heather will share from Thay Phap Hai's A Buddhist approach to consumption, which includes the Four Nutrients and the Eighteen Realms of Being.


For Earth loving tips, visit the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation and the Earth Holder Community.

Tuesday, April 9 at DBT

Thay offered Fourteen Verses on Meditation, based on Buddha’s teachings, as a summary of the practice in our tradition.  Pete will explore a few of them in verse and guided meditation. 

Illustrations of the Fourteen Verses by our illustrious friend, Thay Phap Ho.

Deer Park monastics (including Thay Phap Hai, Sister Su Co Bich Nghiem, and Thay Phap Ho) offered a series on the Fourteen Verses that are available on the Deer Park Dharmacast.

Sunday, March 17 at UU

Dave will share about Right Thinking.

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay, What is Right Thinking.

Tuesday, March 12 at DBT

We will have a chance to study, practice and share about what Thay and Buddha have described as the “Five Faculties” and the “Five Powers.”

Here is a Dharma talk by Phap Huu that discusses them and they are also presented in “The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching” for those who may be interested.

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Pete

Sunday, February 3 at UU

Steve will share about coming home to ourselves.

Here is a related Dharma talk from Thay.

Tuesday, December 18 at DBT

Tree will share about Right Concentration “Samadhi” from “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings.”

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay that focuses on Right Concentration.

Sunday, December 16 at UU

Anita will share about finding our true home.

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay from a retreat with the theme Finding Our True Home

Sunday, December 2 at UU

Sabina will share about letting go.

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay on the Four Immeasurable Minds

Tuesday, November 27 at DBT

Anita will share about our appointment with life in the present moment.

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay, Our Appointment with Life.

Tuesday, October 30 at DBT

Anita will share about the wisdom of nondiscrimination.

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay that includes the wisdom of nondiscrimination.

Tuesday, October 23 at DBT

“I have arrived, I am home” is the Dharma Seal of Plum Village and our core teaching and practice according to Thich Nhat Hanh. When we truly arrive peace, happiness and freedom are available. We can touch the wonders of life and even our suffering is revealed as compost for growing happiness. This Tuesday we will explore practical tools for engaging this teaching and growing the mind of love. 

Bowing,
Pete

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay on the Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village.

Tuesday, August 28 at DBT

Karen will share about practicing with anger.

Here is a Dharma talk by Thay about handling strong emotions, including anger.

Tuesday, August 7 at DBT

Anita will share about The Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

Here is The Tree Refuges chant.

Read a Dharma talk of Thay answering "How can we practice taking refuge in the Three Jewels?"

Listen to Thay's Dharma talks on The Three Jewels.

Tuesday, July 3 at DBT

Rick will facilitate and Keith will share about the Eight Consciousnesses:

Dear Sangha, 

Thay has taught us about the Eight Consciousnesses. These are fundamental to practicing in order to heal and transform our consciousness. We’ll learn what these 8 are and we’ll practice with them to stop, calm, rest, heal and transform ourselves and our world. 

Keith

Here is a transcribed Dharma talk by Thay on the Eight Consciousnesses.

Sunday, June 3 at UU

Sabina will share about taking care of anger.

Here is Thay's answer to “How can we let go of anger?”

Sunday, May 20 at UU

Anita will share about The Two Truths and The Five Remembrances. "Why would the Buddha tell us that we are of the nature to die if there is no birth and no death?"