Monday, April 17, 7pm - 8:30pm EDT
We will have a hybrid sangha, offering both in person and online options.
To join online:
To join in person:
3812 Northampton St. NW
Washington DC 20015
(no registration required)
Need Zoom tech support? Email Phyllis here.
(support available before sangha starts)
Dear Friends,
This Monday is a special week as we will be welcoming monastic dharma teachers to our practice period. We will meet in person at the OHMC meditation space at 3812 Northampton Street NW AND we will offer a hybrid option this week for those who aren’t able to attend in person. Link to register for the online practice is above.
On Monday evening we will welcome either one or two monastic dharma teachers: Sister Hein Nghiem (Sister True Dedication) and possibly Brother Phap Huu.
Our evening will flow as usual with sitting meditation and walking meditation and then we will open the floor to hear from the monastics. If there is time, we will open to dharma questions and sharings from the sangha. The evening will unfold naturally.
Hearing from monastic dharma teachers is a rare and precious opportunity to be in the company of people who have given their lives to the practice and have studied and practiced for many years with Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay). We can learn from their words and from their whole being.
Being a monastic in the Plum Village tradition as a student of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, is an enormous gift to the world. Monastics live a life of simplicity, mindfulness, and service to others practicing mindfulness in daily life as a way to cultivate inner peace and compassion. Their deep commitment to personal transformation and service to others creates an energy of awakened wisdom and healing that we all can learn and benefit from.
Plum Village monastics live in community with other monastics and adhere to a set of mindfulness manners and practices that aim to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and wisdom. They regularly practice sitting and walking meditation, mindful eating, mindful consumptions, and learn and practice applying Buddhist principles to social and environmental issues as well.
Monastics tend to work very hard, both in the community and in service to the wider world, engaging in activities such as leading retreats and workshops, organizing social and environmental projects, and offering counseling and support to those in need.
Please join us!