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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  Starting July and the next few months, the theme of the monthly group discussion will be an overview of "The Noble Eightfold Path". the group will view a 30 minutes video "Secular Buddhism podcast with Noah Rasheta, #83, The Eightfold Path." ,(Click to view) , followed by discussion. For those who are reading the book "The Way to the End of Suffering" by Bhikkhu Bodhi , the focus will be on the first chapter (page 1 to 12- Click to view the PDF version of the book).
 To register for the retreat, please send an e-mail to openheartzen@gmail.com
containing the following information: First name, Last Name, Part time or Full time, (Part time participants - please specify the time frame) Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.  A 20 minutes Dharma Talk on
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Dr. Larry Ward (click to view) Dr. Larry Ward is a lay minister in the lineage of the great Vietnamese Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh. He's an advisor to the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Peter F. Drucker School of Management. He has done consulting work with Fortune 500 companies around the world. And he has a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis on Buddhism.  To register for the retreat, please send an e-mail to openheartzen@gmail.com
containing the following information: First name, Last Name, Part time or Full time, (Part time participants - please specify the time frame) Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.  We will view a 15 minutes video "Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on Reincarnation"
(Click to view). The Venerable Acharya Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, a highly realized and internationally respected teacher of Gelugpa Buddhism, was born in Tibet in the province of Kham in 1948. He is currently spiritual head for Gaden for the West, with meditation centres in Canada, U.S. and Australia.  We will view a 27 minutes video
“A Cloud Never Dies” Biographical documentary of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Click to view) Thích Nhất Hạnh (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.  We will first view a 15 minutes TEDx talk "Happiness is all in your mind" by Gen Kelsang Nyema (Click to view). Gen Kelsang Nyema is an American Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Center in Columbia, SC. A long-time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s, Gen Nyema teaches meditation and the practical application of Buddhism to our busy modern lives throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
 To register for the retreat, please send an e-mail to openheartzen@gmail.com
containing the following information: First name, Last Name, Part time or Full time, (Part time participants - please specify the time frame) Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.  Dharma Talk -"Right Effort" by Jack Kornfield (Click to Listen).
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, first as a student of the Thai forest master Ajahn Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. He has taught meditation worldwide since 1974. He co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. |
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