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Thich Nhat Hanh has died

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Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

#24

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

Why can't you just do it?

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

#25

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

I think there is Deer Park Monastery in California, Plum Village Monastery in France, Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, and Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi. There could be others as well.

Edit: I think there are even more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition#Monaste...

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

Why can't you just do it?

Lol at the downvotes. This is a legitimate question. Edit: I guess looking at the actual description of the retreat given, people don't actually want to learn about acceptance etc., they literally want to go to a free version of a spa resort

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

#29

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

One in Berkeley https://www.emptygatezen.com/

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

#30

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

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