Sunday, July 17

Dear Sangha,

This is my first time facilitating since Marge and I returned from the 21 day retreat in Plum Village. Thich Nhat Hanh’s (Thay’s) teaching focuses on understanding and training our mind, and at the retreat I learned some new aspects of Thay’s fundamental teaching. I’ll share with you what was new and exciting for me as I facilitate our deepening our experience of being alive. I look forward to being with you.

Keith

Sunday, July 10

Marge will facilitate and share her reflections from the recent 21 Day Retreat at Plum Village. She will address these questions:

• What inspirations came from the experience of being in Plum Village?
• How do we carry Plum Village into our practice?
• In what way is Thay with us now that he can no longer teach as he used to, and how can we be Thay’s continuation?

We will practice eating meditation with prunes from Plum Village, practice Touching the Earth with one of Thay’s Love Letters to the Earth, and watch a few minutes of a video of Thay as the retreatants sang to him after one of the Dharma talks.