Here’s a dharma talk from Larry Ward which was played at the local Order of Interbeing meeting in April.
Buddha’s birthday celebration!
Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery warmly welcomes you for their Buddha’s Birthday Celebration (Vesak), on Sunday, June 6, 2021.
Schedule:
10:00am – English Dharma talk by Brother Thich Thien Tu (Quang Phap)
11:30am – Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony
1:00pm – Lunch (in individual boxes)
To protect the sangha during this gathering, participants will be asked to please:
– Wear a mask
– Social distance from people outside of your household
– Stay home if you are not feeling well
We are happy to have you come see the exciting progress on the new meditation hall (check out the photo)! We also want you to be aware that a new matching grant has become available. An anonymous donor will match up to $25,000 in donations to be used to complete the roof to protect the beautiful wood of the upper level and the work that has been finished in the lower level.
Honoring women’s voices in our Plum Village tradition
Those of you on our email list know that our theme for our Thursday evening sangha meetings this month is “Honoring women’s voices in our Plum Village tradition.”
In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Mindfulness Bell magazine has shared a selection of articles from its archives by women teachers. You can read it here. You will find articles by Sisters Chan Khong, Chan Duc, and Dang Nghiem, as well as Dharma Teachers Kaira Jewel Lingo and Leslie Rawls.
Plum Village app and YouTube channel
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Watch “Walk With Me” for free
The 2017 documentary on Thich Nhat Hanh, “Walk With Me,” is available on the streaming service Kanopy. Anyone living in Denver with a Denver Public Library card can watch it for free through Kanopy. Go to the Kanopy home page, sign in, and go here. Details on how to sign up for Kanopy can be found here. Find out how to get a library card here. If you’re not in Denver, see if your friendly local public library also offers Kanopy. Continue reading “Watch “Walk With Me” for free”
Winter Warmer Festival – Dec. 20, 2020
Wake Up & friends are organizing an online #festival to support our monastic family in these times of pandemic. A day full of song, sharing and joy, hosted by Joe and Rachel. Info and tickets: https://joeholtaway.com/2020/10/29/winter-warmer-festival/ Hope to see you there and do share this invitation!
“Lived Emptiness” retreat registrations closing Dec. 2
The Lotus Institute is offering a retreat on “Lived Emptiness, The Heart of Anti-Racism” which takes place, online, from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6, 2020. It is offered by Registration closes on December 2. Go here to register.
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Holiday meals
Our sangha’s Plant-Powered Practitioners Support Network (PPPSN) has been mostly inactive these last months, since the pandemic has prevented us from gathering in person to share food and videos. However, now that the holidays are approaching, we’d like to offer support to those of you who want to leave animal products off your holiday table.
Check out this article (among many you can find online) about negotiating the holiday kindly with meat-eating family and friends. Recipes included:
https://www.nomeatathlete.com/
Mindfulness of Feelings / Brother Phap Linh
This is a short guided meditation offered by Brother Phap Linh. It was posted on YouTube on October 7 and recently mentioned in The Raft.
“America the Beautiful”
Jesse Palidofsky thinks that what America needs are new lyrics for its old song. He’s just released a beautiful single to help inspire and energize us during these tense weeks leading up to the election on November 3rd. Please listen and watch, then share this gem with your friends and social networks.