Thich Nhat Hanh
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Liberation
Just pay attention to your own mind and nothing else. Once you become completely liberated you will be able to help others become liberated. When you are liberated you become like a lake of warm water, naturally melting all the ice blocks you touch. So do not scrutinize what others say and do, just let Continue reading
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Precision, Gentleness, and Letting Go
”Meditation is about seeing clearly the body that we have, the mind that we have, the domestic situation that we have, the job that we have, and the people who are in our lives. It’s about seeing how we react to all these things. It’s seeing our emotions and thoughts just as they are right Continue reading
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Comprehending The Teachings
A student of Rinpoche once asked: How will I ever comprehend all of your teachings?Rinpoche answered, “Cultivate compassion and patience. This encompasses everything.” H.E. Garchen Rinpoche Meditation tonight…. 7:30PM at Phap Hoa Temple, located at 85 Prospect St. Vernon-Rockville, CT 06066. ~ALL ARE WELCOME~ No experience necessary Continue reading
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MEETING CANCELED TONIGHT 2/6/2025
Hello Friends! …Out of an abundance of caution, I have decided to cancel tonight’s meditation session at Phap Hoa temple due to snowy & icy road conditions. Stay home, stay warm…perhaps enjoy a cup of tea and a short meditation in the comfort of your own home tonight, and I will see you again next Continue reading
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Happy New Year from Dharma Flower CT
Waking Up “Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at beings with eyes of compassion.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation Tonight, 7:30-9 PM at Phap Hoa Temple, located at 85 Prospect St. Vernon-Rockville, CT. ** Sitting meditation & Walking Continue reading
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Fly Fearlessly
“To Go beyond Samsara and Nirvana, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion. From now on, let us use these two wings to fly fearlessly into the sky of the life to come.” -Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche MEDITATION TONIGHT, November 7, 2024. 7:30-9PM at Phap Hoa Temple, located at 85 Prospect Street. Vernon-Rockville, Continue reading
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No Meditation Meeting Thurs. 10/31
Hello friends! There will be NO meditation session tomorrow night, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, due to the Halloween holiday. I will be spending the evening with my family. Be safe out there, and I will see you next week! -Jake Continue reading
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Meditation TONIGHT, August 15, 2024
Hello, friends! Just a friendly reminder that we are back, in-person, for meditation in the temple, starting at 7:30 PM this evening. I hope to see you there! “….so, what is the use of a lot of study when the ultimate reality of life, in its every moment, in its every act, is just an Continue reading
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This Is A Happy Moment
“The fifth mantra is “This is a happy moment.” This isn’t autosuggestion or wishful thinking. There are many conditions of happiness for us to enjoy if we are mindful enough to be aware of them. This mantra is to remind us that we are very lucky to have so many conditions of happiness available in Continue reading
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Sammā Samādhi – Detachment Within Activity
The basics that we need to develop are: firstly, to be upright and honest; secondly, to be wary of wrong-doing; thirdly, to have the attribute of humility within one’s heart, to be at ease and content with little. If we are content with little in regards to speech and in all other things, we will Continue reading
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