Days of Mindfulness 2024

We will have hybrid Days of Mindfulness (DOM) on the 3rd Saturday of the month on September 21, October 19 and November 16 at Dharma Gate from 8:45 am to 4 pm.  You can join in-person at 1910 24th Ave S, Seattle 98144 or connect by Zoom using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87896094299?pwd=ZmsxOGlZUXpnQ0NCNEZrZjJWQWR0UT09

The DOMs will focus on the teachings in the Plum Village course and book, Zen and The Art of Saving the Planet.  Local participants in the course will offer their impressions and practices they learned that focus on the following topics:

  • Learning from Earth & All Our Ancestors on September 21
  • Building Harmonious Communities on October 19
  • Practices to Lessen Negative Habit Energy on November 16

Activities offered will include sitting and walking meditation, a dharma talk and discussion, a mindful noon meal, a practice used in the course, songs and deep relaxation or gentle movement activities, practice activities and recitation of the 5 Mindfulness Trainings.  If you come to the in-person DOM, bring a vegan food item to share. 

Resources for the September DOM including the dharma talk can be found here.

Roles that help make a DOM: Contact Ellie Graham, elinoragraham@gmail.com if you would like to help with any of the following for the October DOM:

  • Coordinate practice activities such as Discussions after the Dharma Talk, Facilitating the Formal Meal and Practice Activities in the afternoon.
  • Set up Zendo, and make coffee and Tea: Arrive at 8:15 am
  • Greeter to welcome everyone: Arrive at 8:15 am
  • Set up the lunch offerings around noon
  • Kitchen Clean Up & post Lunch work activities at 1 pm
  • End of Day Clean Up at 4 pm

RSVP if you will attend virtually or in-person in October, contact Bob Derse at bobderse@i.cloud.com and if you want to attend in November, contact Elinor Graham at elinoragraham@gmail.com

Parking is available at Light House for the Blind parking lot on Plum and 25th street.

Please bring rain gear (gore tex, umbrella) for walking outdoors in the rain if there is rain in the forecast and please bring a sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses if sunshine is in the forecast

Resources for November 2024 MCPS Days of Mindfulness on Theme of:
“Practices to Lessen Negative Habit Energy”

Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, “Ending the Vicious Circle of Negative Habits” with a focus on the last 56 minutes of the video.  He explains how he found his “true home” after exile from Viet Nam and how he transformed his anger toward his oppressors using basic mindfulness practices. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Thich+Nhat+Hanh+on+changing+Habit+Energies&&view=riverview&mmscn=mtsc&mid=8C40F3E08A030E521EA78C40F3E08A030E521EA7&&aps=0&FORM=VMSOV

R.A.I.N: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture process offered by Tara Brach. https://www.tarabrach.com/rain/

Plum Village App:  

Short Meditation by Brother Phap Huu “Befriending Our Habits”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1iB_tdgjvY

Episode #44 of the Podcast The Way Out Is In on “Befriending Our Habits” (1hr 33 min)
https://plumvillage.org/podcast/befriending-our-habits-episode-44

Taming The Tiger Within by Br. Ngo Khong, Deer Park Monastery (1hr 2 min)
https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/taming-the-tiger-within-dharma-talk-by-br-ngo-khong-2020-05-10-deer-park-monastery

Books: 

“Zen and The Art of Saving the Planet” by Thich Nhat Hanh,   Chapter on “Deep Simplicity: You Are Enough” p 121-149.

“ Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames” by Thich Nhat Hanh, Chapters 1-2, p 13- 46

Chapter XXI on taming the fox in “The Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Resources for Past DOM

Resources for Day of Mindfulness Nov 16, 2024: Practices to Lessen Negative Habit Energy.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Oct 19, 2024: Building Harmonious Communities.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Sep 21, 2024: Learning from Earth & All Our Ancestors.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Mar 16, 2024: A New Way of Being Together.  Building Agency and Community.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Feb 17, 2024: Deep Listening and Conflict Resolution.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Jan 20, 2024:  Interbeing and Changing Yourself.