ART, POETRY, SONG and more
Members of the Mindfulness Practice Center of Fairfax (MPCF) know there is no lotus without mud. Join us on this website in explorations of how to shine in the rain.
Peace in Every Step
Freedom in Every Smile
Present Moment, Wonderful Moment
signlessness, emptiness, aimlessness
Thich Nhat Hanh
MPCF follows the teachings of the late Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, who was exiled from Vietnam for forty years and in that time established the Plum Village Monastery in France, Deer Park in Southern California,
“The Way Out is In”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Who was Thich Nhat Hanh
Already at sixteen years old Thich Nhat Hanh had become a monk. During the U.S. war in Vietnam, the young Thich Nhat Hanh organized aid for villagers and advocated for peace. Invited to speak at Cornell University, the Vietnamese government cancelled his passport while he was abroad. This began long decades of exile during which he continued to teach and eventually established monasteries in many countries, including Plum Village in France, three in the U.S., one in Germany, and others in Thailand, and Australia.
How To Shine in the Rain
LOOK with Eyes of Compassion
None of this would be possible without the leadership of the MPCF Sangha and the teachings of Thay.
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