Deer Park Dharmacast
Dharma from Deer Park Monastery, a meditation practice center in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. At Deer Park, the resident monks, nuns and lay sangha practice engaged Buddhism and mindfulness in everyday life for the nourishment and development of our spiritual and mental health. Each week, we post a selection of activities of the Deer Park Sangha so that others may share in the realization of awareness and freedom. Deer Park is located in the mountains near Escondido, California and hosts regular Days of Mindfulness open to the public on Sundays beginning at 8:30 a.m. To learn more, visit www.deerparkmonastery.org
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 413
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Elements of Practice: Stopping, a Dharma Talk from Phap Ho
Dear Friends,
In our next focus on the Elements of Practice we look at the first of two basic practices of the dharma: stopping and looking deeply. In this dharma talk, Brother Phap Ho guides us in…
The Three Brains, a Dharma Talk by Sister Dang Nghiem
Dear Friends,
In this dharma talk Sister Dang Nghiem explores neurologist Paul MacLean’s idea that our brains actually consist of three brains layered by evolution atop one another – the reptilian br…
SOS from Bat Nha Monastery
Are you really there?-- a Dharma Talk by Sister Tue Nghiem
Dear Friends
Our practice is to learn to listen to the innate wisdom that is inside of us, instead of the voices of judgment and expectation that battle for our attention. In this dharma talk, throu…
A Dharmacast for Kids of all Ages: Songs of Joe Reilly
Dear Friends
In this out-of-the-ordinary edition of the Deer Park dharmacast, we would like to share two songs by singer/songwriter Joe Reilly. Joe, a practitioner in the Plum village tradition, is …
The Beloved Community
Listening to the Wave, A Dharma Talk from Sister Dang Nghiem
Dear Friends, We often experience our emotions like waves, crashing on the shore. But a wave’s beginning can be miles away, or thousands of feet underwater. The same is true for our emotions. In t…
Skillful Means: A Dharma Talk from Sister Huong Nghiem
Dear Friends,
This Dharma talk is the final talk of Deer Park’s Heart of the Winter Retreat, a time of intensive study and practice for the monastics.
To bring this three-month time of retreat to a …
Living Deeply: A Dharma Talk from Thich Phước Tịnh
Dear Friends
Thích Phước Tịnh, known to the Sangha as the Venerable, here offers a wonderful and direct talk on living deeply as a human being, going inward to find deep meaning in your life, and so …
Appropriateness by Thay Phap Hai
Dear Friends,
Deer Park has been alive with energy these past weeks with the monks, nuns, and visitors joyfully celebrating Tet, the lunar New Year. Celebrations included thrilling dragon dances, and…
Self-Renewal and Setting our Intentions for the New Year
Happy New Year!
Today’s podcast was the result of a wonderful experiment at Deer Park. Zen Teacher Thay Phap Hai and two Order of Interbeing members, Karen Hilsberg and Kenley Neufeld, shared a dhar…
Winter Retreat Talk on Openness with Thay Phap Dung
Dear Friends
The annual Winter Retreat opened very joyfully at Deer Park on November 15. From requests in past year's Winter Retreats for more structured study during these three months, the communi…
Recitation of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings
Hello everyone
Dharma teachers Thay Phap Ho and Sister Dang Nghiem offer a recitation of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing. Thich Nhat Hanh says in this book, Interbeing,…
Be True, Be Beautiful: 2008 Teen Retreat with Thay Phap Dung and Sister Dang Nghiem
Dear Young Friends
On September 19, 2008, the Wake Up movement for young Buddhists and non-Buddhists for a healthy and compassionate society was announced. Wake Up is a community of young Dharma pra…
Elements of Practice: Sitting Meditation with Thay Phap Hai (Part 1)
Dear Friends.
Today we are happy to share a new kind of offering with you. We are initiating a series of podcasts called the “Elements of Practice”. We are so fortunate to have our first offering …
Leaving Behind: A Talk from the Winter Retreat
Greetings Friends
Here is an excerpt from one of Thay’s talks focusing on some lessons for beginning practitioners. For example, the practice of leaving behind can bring great happiness. He also di…
Dharma Teacher Larry Ward at the Vesak Conference in Vietnam
Dear Friends
This month we offer a wonderful sharing from Dharma teacher Larry Ward at the UN Vesak conference in Vietnam. “The question is not what may I do to be saved, but rather, what must we do…
Beginning Anew with Thay Phap An and Sr. Dang Nghiem
Dear Friends
The practice of Beginning Anew is the deep teaching offered by Dharma teachers Sr. Dang Nghiem and Br. Phap An. It is a wonderful practice that can help heal relationships and improve c…
2007 Fall College Retreat Question and Answer: Part 2
Dear Friends
We hope you are enjoying the beautiful spring. Here is Part 2 of the 2007 Question and Answer from our College Retreat at Deer Park Monastery. Dharma teachers offer their insights on m…
2007 Fall College Retreat Question and Answer: Part 1
Dear Friends,
This month we offer the first of a two part Question and Answer session held during our most recent College Retreat. Several monastic Dharma Teachers share their insights in response …