Broward Lotus Sangha Zen Buddhist Group

October 26, 2008 8:00 AM. 80 attended.

Day of Mindfulness In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

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The Broward Lotus Sangha and Tu Viện Hương Hải
Are pleased to invite you to a
Day of Mindfulness
In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Led by Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue
Sunday, October 26, 2008
In Davie, FL
From 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue is a Monastic Dharma Teacher who was ordained as a Buddhist monk by Zen Master Thich Nhẩt Hạnh (Thây) in Plum Village, France, in 1989. He currently serves as the Abbott of Tu Viện Hương Hải, a Vietnamese Buddhist Monastery in Florida.

This Plum Village-style Day of Mindfulness (DOM) will provide a wonderful opportunity for those who want to deepen their mindfulness practice with time for reflection and silence in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Throughout the day, we will enjoy periods of sitting and walking meditation, chanting, and mindful movements, as well as Deep Relaxation, a Dharma Talk by Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue in English and Vietnamese and a Dharma Sharing from the fourth-fold Sangha. We will enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch, tea ceremony, and dinner. There will also be an opportunity for those who wish to formally take the 5 Mindfulness Trainings to do so at the end of the day.

This event is free an open to all practitioners. However, your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the monastic and lay Sanghas is gratefully accepted and encouraged. Your kind donation to the Sangha or community of practitioners helps us defray the costs associated with this DOM and supports the activities of the Sangha.

Please arrive before 8:00 A.M. so you can relax and absorb the peaceful beauty of the natural surroundings and to help the Sangha set up for the day.
Please respect and appreciate noble silence during the duration of the formal activities of the day. An opportunity for sharing and mindful conversation will be provided towards the end of the DOM.

Sangha T-Shirts and Thich Nhat Hanh's CDs, DVDs, and books will be available for those who may want to obtain them for an additional donation.

To register, please e-mail our assitant organizer. Directions and a list of what to bring will be sent to all registered participants. Please register as soon as possible so we can plan the meals for the day.

To learn more about the Broward Lotus Sangha, click here www.BrowardLotusSangha.org

To learn more about Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his tradition, click here www.plumvillage.org

A Lotus Flower To You,
Broward Lotus Sangha
P.O. Box 245124
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
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COME MEDITATE WITH US!
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org
In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

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This Plum Village-style Day of Mindfulness in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was a wonderful opportunity for the Vietnamese and Western communities to come together as a Sangha to deepen our mindfulness practice. In the morning, we enjoyed Thich Nhat Hanh's 10 Mindful Movements, and walking meditation, sitting practice, chanting, and a formal recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. After sharing a delicious traditional Vietnamese silent lunch, we practiced Deep Relaxation. In the afternoon, we enjoyed a Dharma Talk by Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue, followed by a Dharma Sharing from the four-fold Sangha, and a traditional Vietnamese tea ceremony with poetry and songs of practice. In the early evening, we shared a dinner lovingly prepared by the monastic Sangha. During the closing ceremony, four of our Sangha members formally took the 5 Mindfulness Trainings and received their certificates and Dharma Names in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
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We gather as a Sangha (community of practitioners) in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to provide an opportunity to those that wish to deepen their Mindfulness Meditation Practice in the Buddhist Spiritual Tradition.

Sitting and Walking Meditation, Recitation of the Mindfulness Trainings, Dharma teachings, discussions and sharings are an integral part of our Sangha meetings.

We also offer Meditation Classes, Days of Mindfulness, Retreats, Tea Ceremonies and other Vietnamese Zen practices.

Additionally, we provide a chance to mindfully commune with nature with our Eco-Activities, Mindful Hikes, bike rides, picnics, and field trips, as well as to make new friends and socialize with a focus during our outings and Dharma Activities.

As Thay said during a Dharma Talk at the Hand of the Buddha Retreat in Plum Village:

"If we know how to live our daily life in mindfulness, concentration, and harmony, then peace, happiness, and brotherhood become a reality."

For more information about our organization and gatherings, please click here http://www.browardlotussangha.org/faq/.

For detailed directions to our centers, please click here http://www.browardlotussangha.org/directions.

"In society, much of our suffering comes from feeling disconnected from one another. We often do not feel a real connection even with people we live close to, such as our neighbors, our co-workers and even our family members. Each person lives separately, cut off from the support of the community. Being with the Sangha can heal these feelings of isolation and separation. We practice together, we meditate, and, together, we share and discuss the Dharma as a way of life. Just by participating with other fellow practitioners in these activities, we can experience a tangible sense of peace, love and acceptance.

Thây often says that the Sangha is a garden, full of many varieties of trees and flowers. When we can look at ourselves and at others as beautiful, unique flowers and trees we can truly grow to understand and love one another. One flower may bloom early in the spring and another flower may bloom in late summer. One tree may bear many fruits and another tree may offer cool shade. No one plant is greater, or lesser, or the same as any other plant in the garden. Each member of the Sangha also has unique gifts to offer to the community. We each have areas that need attention as well. When we can appreciate each member's contribution and see our weaknesses as potential for growth we can learn to live together harmoniously. Our practice is to see that we are a flower or a tree, and that we are the whole garden as well, all interconnected."

Source: http://www.plumvillage.org/practice/html/sanghaBody.htm#sanghabuilding.

COME SIT WITH US!

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Broward Lotus Sangha

www.BrowardLotusSangha.org

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