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Retreats & Activities

June 2010

June 30 End Date
Family Retreat - Opening the Family Up
- take down the fence and let the flowers bloom -
June 16 End Date
Teen Camp - Rebel Buddha!
Deer Park Monastery
- discover the true rebel-the warrior, the artist & the dreamer - Retreat for Teenagers 13-19.

May 2010

May 26 End Date
Wake Up!
Deer Park Monastery
Playing with our Monkey Mind - a retreat for young adults (21-35 yrs)

April 2010

April 23 End Date
Meditation & Education Retreat - Lazy Meditating?
Deer Park Monastery
- discover the middle way of effortless effort -

March 2010

March 17 End Date
Order Interbeing Dharma Teachers Retreat
A five day retreat reserved for Dharma Teachers of the Order.

February 2010

February 12 End Date
TET Retreat (Lunar New Year) - Truly at Home
- celebrating spring, the opening of our heart - Join the community for a four day Vietnamese celebration of the Year of the Tiger.

December 2009

December 30 End Date
Holiday Retreat - Timeless & Spaceless
Deer Park Monastery
Remembering to enjoy the fruits of the present moment.

November 2009

November 6 End Date
Meditation & Education - Fall 2009
A bi-annual retreat for university educators and college students at all levels who are interested in meditation and its correlation to our life at school, in our family, and in our minds.

July 2009

July 5 End Date
5MT Transmission Ceremony
Deer Park Monastery
More information to come
July 1 End Date
FAMILY CAMP Annual Retreat
Deer Park Monastery
Nurturing the Beloved Family - Retreat for the family, parents and children.

June 2009

June 17 End Date
TEEN CAMP - Chill Out, Zen In
Deer Park Monastery
Retreat for youth ages 13-19. What does it feel like to be at ease with ourself? Training to accept others for who they are. Exploring our comforts and uncomforts, learning ways to continue to grow. Finding inspiration and meaning in our life.

May 2009

May 20 End Date
WAKE UP - Another Way of Being
Deer Park Monastery
YOUNG ADULTS RETREAT – 5-day retreat for young people ages 21-35. Inspired by the WakeUp international movement for young people, we shall come together to explore ourselves and our environment, to stop and revisit our deepest aspirations, and to upgrade our practice of mindfulness so it is appropriate and relevant to our family and society.
May 10 End Date
VESAK Weekend - Celebrating the Buddha's Birthday
Deer Park Monastery
Please join us to celebrate the Manifestation Day (Vesak Day) of our Beloved Teacher, the Buddha Shakyamuni - the Fully Enlightened One, the one who found the wonderful path of compassion and understanding and shared it with all beings.

April 2009

April 24 End Date
Meditation & Education - Spring 2009
A bi-annual retreat for university educators and college students at all levels who are interested in meditation and its correlation to our life at school, in our family, and in our minds. (formerly "College Retreat")

December 2008

December 31 End Date
Day of Mindfulness: New Year's Celebration
Deer Park Monastery
Please join us in celebrating the New Year, with Thay's annual New Year Dharma talk, an dinner and be-in with performances, followed by a ceremony of deep aspiration to ring in 2009 at midnight.
December 24 End Date
Day of Mindfulness to Celebrate Christmas
Deer Park Monastery
An afternoon and evening in togetherness bringing light and love into our hearts.

November 2008

November 18 End Date
In the Words of the Buddha: Pali and Mindfulness Practice Course Begins
Deer Park Monastery Ocean of Peace Hall
Throughout the Winter Retreat period at Deer Park we will be offering a reading and practice course in Pali, one of the early scriptural languages of Buddhism. The course will focus on readings from the Mindfulness of Breathing Sutta, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Sutta, and the first discourse of the Buddha, the Setting in Motion of the Wheel of the Dhamma Sutta. Study and concrete practice of concepts learned will be emphasized.
November 7 End Date
Fall '08 College Retreat - "Study, Reflect, & Practice"
Deer Park Monastery
A retreat for university educators and college students at all levels who are interested in meditation and its correlation to our life at school, in our family, and in our minds.

September 2008

September 20 End Date
Monastery Open House Picnic *
Deer Park Monastery
This day is for our local neighbors to come up to the monastery to visit our home and share a picnic lunch together with the monastics and any local practitioners who can join us. Everyone is invited.