Monday, January 22, we will meet online.
This week we will meet Monday from 7-8:30PM EST online, Wednesday morning from 7-8AM in person at our meditation space (3812 Northampton Street NW), and Friday 12-1PM EST in person at our meditation space.
Camille will facilitate, and shares:
Two years ago, our mindfulness teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) transitioned out of his body at the age of 95, after spending most of his life sharing mindfulness practices with peace, understanding and love. After the two year mourning period, we now recognize Thay as our spiritual ancestor. In a ceremony later this month in Vietnam, Thay will also be acknowledged as the fifth patriarch of Từ Hiếu Temple – his root temple.
On Monday evening, our community will gather together in meditation, chanting, and sharing, to honor and celebrate Thay. The peace and joy he shared with us - his students and spiritual descendants - will be passed on to all around us. From Plum Village: “The calm, clarity, and peace we can generate today are both a manifestation of Thay’s love and our expression of our spiritual support and love for him.”
There will be several opportunities this evening, as we join one another online, to celebrate the mindfulness teachings that Thay spent his life sharing with the world. We will listen to the chanting of the Heart Sutra (The Insight that brings us to the other Shore) and the Discourse on Love sung by Plum Village monastics. We will share the lyrics in the chat so you will be able to chant along from your home. We will also enjoy sitting meditation and walking meditation, excerpts from some of Thay’s books and poems, and time for reflecting and sharing.
Please feel free to bring a favorite short poem or teaching of Thay’s to share that has a special meaning or message for you.
We look forward to seeing you online on Monday night to offer our collective energy to our beloved teacher, Thay.
Please enjoy this song/poem of Thay’s below.
In peace and love,
Camille
No Coming No Going:
No coming, no going,
No after, no before.
I hold you, close to me,
I release you to be so free.
Because I am in you and you are in me.
Because I am in you and you are in me.