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 Open Heart now offers a weekly Meditation practice and monthly group discussion (Wednesday 7:oo pm to 8:30 pm) through an online platform. You may register for the online meditation practice by sending an e-mail with the following information to openheartzen@gmail.com
Your first and last name, Member states - New, regular/active or non-active  Join OHZS for “A mindful walk”, Saturday July 24, 2021,
meeting at 9:15AM in the parking lot of Valley Garden Park, 500 Campbell Rd. Greenville, DE 19807 Following a short seated meditation on the garden wall, individuals will follow an approximate 1 mile route along paved paths and trimmed meadows all while practicing noble silence and the simple observation of the natural world. This walk will take place Rain (light) or Shine, so dress appropriately for the weather and don’t forget your bug spray and sun screen. At the conclusion, bring a folding chair and enjoy coffee and donuts with the Sangha before beginning the rest of your weekend. No charge and all are welcome :-) Walking mediation is to learn to be aware as you walk, to use the natural movement of walking to cultivate mindfulness and wakeful presence. ~Jack Kornfield  How Changing your story can change your life by Lori Gottlieb (click to view)
Stories help you make sense of your life -- but when these narratives are incomplete or misleading, they can keep you stuck instead of providing clarity. In an actionable talk, psychotherapist and advice columnist Lori Gottlieb shows how to break free from the stories you've been telling yourself by becoming your own editor and rewriting your narrative from a different point of view.  To register for the retreat, please send an e-mail to openheartzen@gmail.com including:
First name, Last Name, Part time or Full time, Participation Time frame (if you are a part time). Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat. Carmelina will give a 20 minutes presentation about the research of empathy and compassion.
After the presentation, we will view A 6 minutes video of "lovingkindness with Sharon Salzberg and Dan Harris" (Click to view)  On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, we will view a 18 minutes video “Taking Care of Anger” by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (click to view) , about "seeds" of energies - positive and negative states - that reside in all of us, and how to recognize and respond to them. Thích Nhất Hạnh; is a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk. One of the best known and most respected Zen masters in the world today, poet, peace and human rights activist and founder of the Plum Village Tradition.
 We will view a 21 minutes video "Oprah Winfrey talks with Thich Nhat Hanh Excerpt" (click to view), on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 @ 7:00 pm. Thích Nhất Hạnh; born on 11 October 1926, is a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk.One of the best known and most respected Zen masters in the world today, poet, and peace and human rights activist and founder of the Plum Village Tradition. Click here to view an article about Thich Nhat Hanh from "Time" -
"The Monk Who Taught the World Mindfulness Awaits the End of This Life" , published on Jan 24, 2019. Excerpts from the Time article: In the West, Nhat Hanh is sometimes called the father of mindfulness. Nhat Hanh taught that you don’t have to spend years on a mountaintop to benefit from Buddhist wisdom. Instead, he says, just become aware of your breath, and through that come into the present moment, where everyday activities can take on a joyful, miraculous quality. If you are mindful, or fully present in the here and now, anxiety disappears and a sense of timelessness takes hold, allowing your highest qualities, such as kindness and compassion, to emerge. An entire mindfulness movement sprang up in the wake of this dharma superstar. Among his students was the American doctor Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course that is now offered at hospitals and medical centers worldwide.  You are invited to join a half day retreat Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 9 am till 12 pm.
To register for the retreat, please send an e-mail to openheartzen@gmail.com including: First name, Last Name, Part time or Full time, Participation Time frame (if you are a part time participant). Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.  The group will view this 18 minutes video Stoicism as a philosophy for an ordinary life - Massimo Pigliuccci – TEDxAthens (Click to view), on Wed, March 31, 2021 @ 7 PM
How to change your life for the better by practicing ancient Greco-Roman philosophy as a way of life. Massimo Pigliucci has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee.  We will view a 13 minutes video "12 principles of forgiveness" by Jack Kornfield, (Click to View) Jack Kornfield is an author, Buddhist practitioner, Spirit Rock Meditation Center founding teacher, and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. |
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