Sunday, April 28 at UU

Heather will facilitate the recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings, including some of the ceremonial chanting (Incense Offering, Touching the Earth, Opening Verse, The Heart Sutra, The Three Refuges, Closing Verse) in the Plum Village tradition. 

Sunday, March 24 at UU

We will contemplate parts of the Discourse on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings, a Buddhist scripture on simplicity, generosity and compassion.  Marge will focus on the aspects of this sutra that address simple living.

Here is a chant of the sutra.

Tuesday, February 5 at DBT

Heather will share about the practice verses offered to us by the Plum Village community for the Lunar New Year:

Harmony in our home
Joy in the world

Here is the Joyfully Sharing the Merit chant.

Sunday, January 27 at UU

Tree will facilitate the Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings, which may include some of the ceremonial chanting (Incense Offering, Touching the Earth, Opening Verse, The Heart Sutra, The Three Refuges, Closing Verse) in the Plum Village tradition. 

Sunday, November 11 at UU

Dijana will share on the Five Remembrances and the topic of habit energies.


Thay’s version of the Five Remembrances:

I am of the nature to grow old.  There is no way to escape growing old.

I am of the nature to have ill health.  There is no way to escape ill health.

I am of the nature to die.  There is no way to escape death.

All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change.  There is no way to escape being separated from them.

My actions are my only true belongings.  I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.  My actions are the ground upon which I stand

Dijana’s version of the Five Remembrances:

I am of the nature to change
               There is no way to escape growing
I am of the nature to heal
               There is no way to escape wisdom
I am of the nature to transform
               There is no way to escape metamorphosis
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change
               There is no way to escape receiving new gifts
My actions flow from my consciousness
               I can always change the course of my actions
               My actions are my self


be well, be here, be now

Here is an excerpt from Understanding Our Mind by Thay on habit energies

Here is a chant of the Five Remembrances

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.

Sunday, January 28 at UU

Nick will facilitate the recitation the Five Mindfulness Trainings, which may include some of the ceremonial chanting (Incense Offering, Touching the Earth, Opening Verse, The Heart Sutra, The Three Refuges, Closing Verse) in the Plum Village tradition. 

Sunday, January 14 at UU

Karen will share on the Five Remembrances.

Here is a link to the Five Remembrances chant.

The Five Remembrances 

I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.

I am of the nature to have ill-health. There is no way to escape having ill-health.

I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.

All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.