Broward Lotus Sangha

Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue is a Monastic Dharma Teacher who was ordained as a Buddhist monk by Zen Master Thich Nhẩt Hạnh (Thây) in Plum Village, France, in 1989. He currently serves as the Abbott of Tu Viện Hương Hải, a Vietnamese Buddhist Monastery in Florida.

This Plum Village-style Day of Mindfulness (DOM), conducted in English and Vietnamese, will provide a wonderful opportunity for those who want to deepen their mindfulness practice with time for reflection and silence in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhẩt Hạnh. Throughout the day, we will enjoy periods of sitting and walking meditation, chanting, and mindful movements, as well as Deep Relaxation, a Dharma Talk by Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue and Dharma Sharing from the fourth-fold Sangha. We will enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch, tea ceremony, and dinner lovingly prepared by the monastic Sangha. There will also be an opportunity for those who wish to formally take the 5 Mindfulness Trainings to do so at the end of the day.

Please arrive before 8:00 A.M. so you can relax and absorb the peaceful beauty of the natural surroundings and to help the Sangha set up for the day. Please respect and appreciate noble silence during the duration of the formal activities of the day. An opportunity for sharing and mindful conversation will be provided towards the end of the DOM.

This event is free an open to all practitioners. However, your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the monastic and lay Sanghas is gratefully accepted and encouraged. Your kind donation to the community of practitioners or Sangha helps us defray the costs associated with this DOM and supports our activities.

Thich Nhẩt Hạnh’s CDs, DVDs, books, and Sangha T-Shirts with his calligraphy will be available during the DOM.

To register, please e-mail Tony at strega_flies@earthlink.net. Directions and a list of what to bring will be sent to all registered participants. Please register as soon as possible so we can plan the meals for the day.

To learn more about the Broward Lotus Sangha and this event, click here and here.

To learn more about Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his tradition, click here.

A Lotus Flower To You,
Broward Lotus Sangha
P.O. Box 245124
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
(954) 665-4325

COME MEDITATE WITH US!
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org
In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

This event is free and open to the public so bring your friends and family!

The Broward Lotus Sangha will be joining the Dade and Broward Chapters of the Florida Native Plant Society for a field trip to the Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area in northwest Broward County led by Chuck McCartney. This 56.3-acre-site in Coconut Creek represents some of the last remaining pineland in Broward County. Features also include wetland, hammock and eroded limestone, a remnant of the time when the site was a spillway leading from the Everglades to the Atlantic and a variety of grasses and wildflowers. Several species of hawk, various wood warblers, owls, woodpeckers, and different species of wading birds call this natural area home. The park facilities have recently been improved and include an elevated boardwalk and shelter.

Difficulty Level: Easy — All Ages Welcome

What To Bring/Wear: Sun protection, hat, non-alcoholic beverages, closed shoes, snacks or brown bag lunch.

To Register: Go to http://buddhism.meetup.com/481/calendar/8742315/ and click on RSVP

Directions: The site is ½ mile south of the Palm Beach County line at 5591 N.W. 74th Place, Coconut Creek, FL 33073.

Take Interstate 95 north to Hillsboro Boulevard and go west to U.S. 441/State Road 7. Turn right and go north a short way to 74th Place (between a condominium community and the natural area). Turn right.
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Take the Florida Turnpike to Sample Road (milepost 69). Go west about 2 miles to U.S. 441/State Road 7. Turn right and go north a short way to 74th Place (between a condominium community and the natural area). Turn right.

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To learn more about the Broward Lotus Sangha and this event, click here and here.

To learn more about The Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area, click here.

To learn more about The Broward and Dade Chapters of the Florida Native Plant Society, click here and here.

A Lotus Flower For You,
Broward Lotus Sangha
P.O. Box 245124
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
(954) 665-4325

COME MEDITATE WITH US!
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org
In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

Join us for a delightful evening to celebrate Ðại Lễ Vu Lan –-A Buddhist Celebration honoring Shakyamuni Buddha’s Mother and all mothers and fathers throughout space and time. According to Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, this Plum Village-Style Rose Ceremony is as important as the Ceremony for the Birth of the Buddha (Vesak), for it nourishes our understanding, love, and gratitude for our parents and all beings.

We will start the celebration with a Dharma Talk by Venerable Tỷ Kheo Thích Hương Huệ’, followed by a chanting of the Three Refuges and a reading of Sư Ông Thích Nhất Hanh’s A Rose for Your Pocket. During this Plum Village-style Rose Ceremony, all participants will be invited pin to their lapels two flowers in representation of each of their parents: a red rose if parent is still alive or a white rose if he or she is no longer alive. At about 7:00 P.M., our Rose Ceremony will be followed by joyful singing and a delicious Vietnamese vegetarian dinner. The Celebration will be conducted in English and Vietnamese.

This event is free and open to the public. However, your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the monastic Sangha is gratefully accepted and encouraged. Your kind donation helps support the activities of the Sangha (e.g., defray the costs associated with maintaining the meditation hall, offering activities, beverages and meals) and is greatly appreciated.

Directions to Vesak Ceremony: Tu Viện Hương Hải is located just West of Flamingo Road at 2321 SW 127 Ave., Davie FL 33325. Take I-595 to Flamingo Road Exit. Go South to 20th Street. Make a Right on 20th Street. Go to the end of the street. Make a Right at Stop Sign, onto dirt road (127 Ave). The Temple will be on your Right (West side of the road). Proceed to parking lot.

We will start the celebration with a delicious international Vegetarian Food Tasting provided by Sublime and other local restaurants, followed by Peace Is Every Step, our evening’s Main Feature. Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue will provide a Dharma Talk describing his experience living and working with Thây Thich Nhẩt Hạnh in Plum Village, France. We will end the celebration with a Bonus Screening of Each of My Steps is a Prayer, a Documentary film about Zen Master Thich Nhẩt Hạnh’s 2007 return to Vietnam.

Main Feature: Peace Is Every Step is a documentary film narrated by Ben Kingsley about the life and work of leading Vietnamese Zen Master, poet, and author Thich Nhẩt Hạnh. Throughout his career, Nhẩt Hạnh has had a profound impact on contemporary thinking and, importantly, social action. His efforts to achieve an early peaceful end to the American war in Vietnam earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a forty-year exile from his homeland. He is the author of many books including the bestsellers Being Peace, Living Buddha/Living Christ, The Miracle of Mindfulness and Peace Is Every Step.

Peace Is Every Step is an intimate and direct portrait of a monk who has lived through war and fought back with meditation, love and grace under fire, testimony to the faith that simple practices and insights drawn from (but not by any means limited to) the Buddhist meditative tradition can help change conditions for the better: on a personal level, in the family, in the community, in a nation, and in the world.

Produced and directed by Gaetano Kazuo Maida. Filmed on location in Plum Village, France; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. and at retreats around the U.S. Includes rare archival footage from Vietnam in the 1960s and appearances by Joan Halifax, Claude Anshin Thomas, Stephen Batchelor and other well-known authors and activists.

Special Guest Speaker/Dharma Lecture: After the main feature, Venerable Brother Thich Huong Hue will provide a Dharma Talk about his experience living and working with Thây Thich Nhẩt Hạnh in Plum Village, France. Brother Huong Hue was ordained as a Buddhist monk by Thây in Plum Village, in 1989. He currently serves as the Abbott of Tu Viện Hương Hải, a Vietnamese Buddhist Monastery in Florida.

Bonus Feature: Each of My Steps is a Prayer. Following the Dharma Talk, the audience is invited to the South Florida Premiere of Each of My Steps is a Prayer, a Documentary film about Zen Master Thich Nhẩt Hạnh’s 2007 return to Vietnam (Thich Nhẩt Hạnh was exiled from his homeland until 2005).

This event is open to the public and provided at a very low cost in the Buddhist tradition of generosity or Dana. Thus, your kindness in providing an additional donation for the goods received is gratefully accepted and encouraged. Your kind donation is greatly appreciated as it helps support the activities of our non-profit organizations including feeding and educating underprivileged preschoolers in Vietnam, offering free meditation and mindfulness programs, and helping defray the costs associated with events such as Peace Is Every Step. Donation boxes will be located at the theater during the duration of this event. You may also mail your contributions to: Treasurer, Broward Lotus Sangha, 841 North Rainbow Drive, Hollywood, FL 33021.

SPONSOR A MONASTIC: Attendees are also invited to express their generosity by purchasing a ticket to sponsor a monastic to attend this event. Please let us know that you have purchased a ticket for a monastic by e-mailing strega_flies@earthlink.net and leaving the ticket at the theater’s will call box in an envelope under the name “Monastic”.

Cinema Paradiso is located at: 503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. There is FREE PARKING available across the street at the County Courthouse Parking Garage. For map and directions to this event, click here

To purchase tickets to this event, ($10.00 in advance; $15.00 at the door) please call (954) 525-FILM (3456) or click here.

To learn more about the Broward Lotus Sangha, click here and here.

To learn more about Zen Master Thich Nhẩt Hanh, his work, and his tradition, click here.

A Lotus Flower For You,
Broward Lotus Sangha

COME MEDITATE WITH US!
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org

In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

*PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WIITHOUT NOTICE

This Plum Village-style Day of Mindfulness (DOM) and Chanting Workshop will provide a wonderful opportunity for those who want to deepen their mindfulness practice with time for reflection and silence as well as a chance to learn how to chant in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. In the morning, we will enjoy periods of sitting and walking meditation, as well as chanting from Thây Nhat Hanh’s Chanting from the Heart. In the afternoon, we will enjoy Deep Relaxation and Mindful Sharing.

This event is free an open to all practitioners. However, your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the monastic and lay Sanghas is gratefully accepted and encouraged. Your kind donation to the Sangha or community of practitioners helps us defray the costs associated with this DOM and supports the activities of the Sangha.

Please arrive early so you can relax and absorb the peaceful beauty of the natural surroundings and to help the Sangha set up for the day.

Please respect and appreciate noble silence during the duration of the formal activities of the day. An opportunity for sharing and mindful conversation will be provided towards the end of the DOM.

What to bring:

• Your favorite meditation seating arrangement (e.g., meditation cushion, blanket, mat, or back-jack). Chairs and limited number of other seating arrangements will be provided by the Sangha.
• A healthy vegetarian dish to share with the Sangha at lunchtime.
• Healthy snacks for afternoon tea.
• Non-alcoholic beverages such as water, juice and tea.
• Your own copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices if you have it.
• In order to be kind to the Earth Mother, we request that you bring your own non-disposable mug or beverage container, plate, bowl, eating and serving utensils, and napkin.

To register, please e-mail Osiris at osirisnunez@yahoo.com. Directions will be sent to all registered participants. Please register as soon as possible. Space is limited.