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Monthly Group Discussion June 22nd, 2022, @ 7 PM

6/14/2022

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.

Saturday Retreat May 21, 2022, 9 am to noon, on zoom

5/21/2022

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.

Monthly Group Discussion Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, @ 7 PM

5/17/2022

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.

Monthly Group Discussion April 28, 2021 @ 7 PM

4/24/2022

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.

Monthly Group Discussion, March 30th, 2022, @ 7 PM

3/26/2022

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.

Saturday Retreat March 19, 2022, 9 am to noon, on zoom

3/1/2022

Monthly Group Discussion February 23, 2022, @ 7 PM

2/23/2022

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.

Monthly Group Discussion Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, @ 7 PM

1/19/2022

We will listen to the following podcast selected by Amanda on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.
Ten Percent Happier Podcast #403 Episode - Interview with Sister Dang Nghiem (click to listen)
Venerable Sister Dang Nghiem (born Huynh Thi Ngoc Huong on 26 September 1968) is a Vietnamese American Buddhist nun and mindfulness teacher teaching based in Southern California. Since receiving authorization to teach the Dharma from peace activist and Zen meditation master Thích Nhất Hạnh in 2008, she has become one of the most senior English-speaking monastic teachers in the Thiền Buddhist Plum Village Tradition founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh. Prior to ordaining as a nun, she was a medical doctor.

Saturday Retreat January 15, 2022, from 9 AM to Noon

12/17/2021

Monthly Group Discussion Wednesday, Dec 29,2021 @ 7 PM

11/29/2021

We will view the video "Realizing Your Deepest Desires, with Tara Brach" (click to view)
Tara Brach is an American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. Tara's teachings blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a full, compassionate engagement with our world.

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