Deer Park Monastery

Please enjoy these words of Sister Đẳng Nghiêm set over beautiful guitar music: https://soundcloud.com/user-72598191/mitri-1

Created by Jay Isadore Oberman and guitar lovingly made by Peter Tsiorba. This is an improvisation recorded under the redwoods in northern California during a dark and rainy winter of 2022.

Thank you dear friend for your creative contribution.

Although our summer retreats have been cancelled, Deer Park Monastery remains open for our Sunday Days of Mindfulness, and we warmly welcome you to join us for a day of mindfulness, meditation, mindful walking, and peaceful community practice.

Lunch will not be provided, so we kindly ask that you bring your own vegetarian lunch to enjoy mindfully together.

Upcoming Days of Mindfulness:

🌿 July 5, 2026
🌿 July 12, 2026
🌿 July 19, 2026
🌿 July 25, 2026 (LA)
🌿 July 26, 2026
🌿 August 2, 2026
🌿 September 6, 2026

Whether you are new to the practice or have been walking this path for many years, you are warmly invited to spend a day cultivating peace, stability, and joy together.
We look forward to practicing with you. 🙏🙏🏽

Register here: https://deerparkmonastery.org/visit/events/

Monastic disciples of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh will lead a Peace Walk at St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, Ireland on 3 July 2026.

Meet at St. Stephen’s Green Bandstand at 17:30.

This special event offers a chance to slow down, connect with the present moment, and experience the healing power of mindful walking.

Whether you’re new to mindfulness or a longtime practitioner, this gathering will be an opportunity to nourish body and mind in a supportive community.

All are welcome. We look forward to sharing this mindful journey with you.

This will be a silent, mindful walk, without signs or chanting.

Register at https://deerparkmonastery.org/visit/events/mindful-walk-for-peace-at-st-stephens-green-dublin-ireland/

📍London, UK
📅 Sunday 5 July at 10:00am

Join Zen Monks Brothers Pháp Lưu and Phap Xa, authors of Hiking Zen: Train Your Mind in Nature, for walking meditation at Hampstead Heath.

Please meet at the Parliament Hill Bandstand.

Please bring a vegan/vegetarian packed lunch to enjoy following the walk. You may like to carry with you a lightweight blanket or mat to sit on.

We expect to hike about 2.5-3.5 miles in Hampstead Heath.

This special event offers a chance to slow down, connect with the present moment, and experience the healing power of mindful walking.

Whether you’re new to mindfulness or a longtime practitioner, this gathering will be an opportunity to nourish body and mind in a supportive community.

All are welcome. We look forward to sharing this mindful journey with you.

Register here: https://deerparkmonastery.org/visit/events/hiking-zen-hampstead-heath-mindful-walking-london/