Deer Park Dharmacast
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
Dharma from Deer Park Monastery, a meditation practice center in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. At Deer Park, the resident monks, nuns and lay sangha practice engaged Buddhism and mindfulness in everyday life for the nourishment and development of our spiritual and mental health. Each week, we post a selection of activities of the Deer Park Sangha so that others may share in the realization of awareness and freedom. Deer Park is located in the mountains near Escondido, California and hosts regular Days of Mindfulness open to the public on Sundays beginning at 8:30 a.m. To learn more, visit www.deerparkmonastery.org
Location:
United States
Description:
Dharma from Deer Park Monastery, a meditation practice center in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. At Deer Park, the resident monks, nuns and lay sangha practice engaged Buddhism and mindfulness in everyday life for the nourishment and development of our spiritual and mental health. Each week, we post a selection of activities of the Deer Park Sangha so that others may share in the realization of awareness and freedom. Deer Park is located in the mountains near Escondido, California and hosts regular Days of Mindfulness open to the public on Sundays beginning at 8:30 a.m. To learn more, visit www.deerparkmonastery.org
Language:
English
Episodes
454: How to Stop, Rest, and Heal
7/27/2023
A Dharma talk with Br. Man Tue from the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall at Deer Park Monastery during our Day of Mindfulness, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Our theme is how to stop, rest, and heal.
Duration:00:58:42
453: Understanding Our Impulses
7/20/2023
Sister Áo Nghiêm offered this beautiful and personal Dharma talk for our Day of Mindfulness on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Duration:01:01:19
Moments of Suffering
4/30/2023
From our series of questions and responses on March 26, 2023 in the Ocean of Peace Meditation, we heard this question. When moments of personal suffering take over and have a combustable quality, what advice do you have for a person experiencing this? Or someone who is helping that person?
Our response is offered by Sister Phu Nghiem.
Duration:00:07:05
Anxiety and Coming Back to the Present Moment
4/21/2023
From our series of questions and responses on March 26, 2023 in the Ocean of Peace Meditation, we heard this question. Thich Nhat Hanh says that anxiety means not being able to dwell in the present moment. But there are times when it is very difficult. In this kind of situation, what other suggestions do you have for coming back to the present moment?
Our response is offered by Brother Phap Luu.
Duration:00:13:41
How can I let go of attachment to worldly love?
4/12/2023
From our series of questions and responses on March 26, 2023 in the Ocean of Peace Meditation, we heard this question. How can I let go of attachment to worldly love?
Our response is offered by Sister Huong Nghiem.
Duration:00:15:06
What are the goals of the practice?
4/4/2023
From our series of questions and responses on March 26, 2023 in the Ocean of Peace Meditation, we heard this question. Regarding the goals of the practice. What are the goals of the practice? Do I need to change my needs in life to be happier? Then there is the other end of the spectrum. How to practice? What exactly to relate to ones own needs for the purpose of alleviating suffering?
Our response is offered by Sister Phu Nghiem.
Duration:00:08:20
Racial Bias and Cultural Insensitivity
4/1/2023
On March 26, 2023 we held a session of Questions and Answers during our weekly Day of Mindfulness. Rather than release the entire session as one recording, we are offering question and response one at a time. This is the first question.
How can we work with, in our practice, racial bias and cultural insensitivity?
The response was offered by Brother Phap Dung.
Duration:00:15:05
447: Vulner-ability with Brother Freedom
3/23/2023
From our Day of Mindfulness on Sunday, March 12, 2023 we hear a Dharma talk by Brother Ngo Khong, also known as Brother Freedom.
Duration:00:59:21
446: Dharma Talk by the Venerable
3/17/2023
This is the English translation of the Dharma talk originally offered in Vietnamese by Thích Phước Tịnh. Translation provided by Sr. Dang Nghiem.
Duration:00:52:01
445: The Eight Winds with Thầy Pháp Nhĩ
3/9/2023
A Dharma talk offered during our Day of Mindfulness on Sunday, February 26 from the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall. The talk was offered in Vietnamese and this is the English translation provided by Br. Earth.
Duration:00:59:06
444: Dharma talk a la carte (plus a song)
3/2/2023
The Dharma talk is in English from Sister Kinh Nghiem during our Day of Mindfulness on February 19, 2023 from the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall.
Duration:00:51:54
443: The Power of True Love (Translation)
2/22/2023
Here we have a Dharma talk offered by Thay Pháp Xứ from the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall at Deer Park Monastery on Sunday, February 12, 2023. The teaching is on a Day of Mindfulness with the theme The Power of True Love. Thay offers us one of his poems as the foundation for the teaching. This is a translation from the Vietnamese by Sister Mai Trang.
Duration:01:07:18
442: Year-End (lunar) Dharma Talk
1/27/2023
Dear friends, This is the English translation of a Dharma talk offered by Sr. Uyển Nghiêm at the close of the lunar new year. The talk occurred in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall with several hundred people present for the new year celebrations. During the talk, she uses poetry to explore the dharma plus a song is shared with those present. Please enjoy.
The translation is offered by Br. Minh Dia.
Duration:01:02:54
441: Confidence in the Dharma
1/12/2023
The Dharma talk offered here by Thay Phap Luu took place on Sunday, January 2, 2023 on the last day of our annual Holiday Retreat. The theme for our holiday retreat this year is "The Path is Our Home" and over 300 people gather here at Deer Park Monastery from December 29th to January 2nd, 2023. Our talk theme is Confidence in the Dharma
Duration:01:24:17
440: How to Know if This Is the Path
1/5/2023
Duration:01:10:42
439: The Path is Our Home, a Dharma Talk with Su Co Dang Nghiem
12/31/2022
During our 5-day Holiday Retreat with several hundred guests, the first Dharma talk of the retreat is offered by Sr. Dang Nghiem. The talk begins with an introduction to listening, followed by chanting the name of Avaloketeshvara, and then the dharma talk. We touch on neuroplasity, going home, four kinds of people, and the three refuges.
Duration:01:30:24
438: The Mind of Distraction
11/30/2022
For our Day of Mindfulness today (Sunday November 27, 2022) the Dharma talk is offered by Sr. Thần Nghiêm. The talk is in English.
Awareness of mind. Distraction. Mindfulness. Concentration.
Duration:01:00:51
437: Open the Source of Love
11/23/2022
On our Day of Mindfulness on November 20, 2022 Sr. Tuyết Nghiêm offered a talk with the theme "Open the Source of Love". This is the English translation of the talk originally given in Vietnamese.
Duration:01:04:32
Be an Observer. Not a Victim.
11/17/2022
A Dharma talk offered in Vietnamese with English translation provided here by Sister Dang Nghiem. The talk is offered by Sister Trúc Nghiêm with the theme Be An Observer, Not a Victim.
Duration:01:11:55
435: Small Things in Everyday Life
11/10/2022
A Dharma talk offered by The Venerable Hòa Thượng Thích Phước Tịnh during our weekly Day of Mindfulness on November 6, 2022 in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall. The sangha is practicing in the 90-Day Rains Retreat. The translation is offered by Sister Kinh Nghiem.
Duration:00:49:26