Deepen and sustain your practice with the support of a multi-fold community, as we study unique Plum Village teachings together. Join the monks and nuns of Plum Village, France, for their 90-day annual Rains Retreat, with a weekly program that includes talks, meditations, relaxations, Q&A’s and Dharma Sharings.
Retreat Program
Before the Retreat Starts...
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- How to use this retreat platform
- Welcome! (4:15)
- Preparing Yourself & Your Space (3:04)
- The Secret To a Peaceful Retreat (5:49)
- Setting Up the Technology
- Recommended Reading
- Meditation Poems - for you to download and print
- ♫ Song Booklet - for you to download and print
- 📅 Calendar of Events
- Disclaimer
The Secret to Enjoying Your Retreat
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- Stretching your body for Sitting Meditation (10:04)
- Finding the right posture for Sitting Meditation (13:23)
- Developing Mindful Breathing (8:36)
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (6:53)
- Indoor Slow Walking Meditation (4:13)
- How to Enjoy Dharma Sharing Circles Online (11:07)
- Dharma Rain: How to listen to Dharma Talks (1:42)
- The Art of Mindful Eating and Consuming (9:32)
- Practising Noble Silence at Home (3:39)
- How to Practice Touching the Earth (prostrations) (17:50)
- How to start a Cong Fu Journal (practice journal)
Resources
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Saturday 4th September - Testing Your Connection
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Sunday, 5 September - The Spirit of a Rains Retreat
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Thursday, 9 September - Opening Ceremony
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Friday, 10 September
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🌱 Sunday, 31 October: Special Day of Mindfulness on the theme of protecting Mother Earth
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- 🕑 Beware Today: Daylight Saving Time in Europe (-1h)
- ✨ LIVE 7:00 - 7:45 (Paris time) Morning Chant & Guided Meditation - LH
- ⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 (Paris time) Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by a Dharma Talk by Sr Lăng Nghiêm & Br Pháp Linh (NH)
- 🍜 LIVE 12:30 - 13:30 (Paris Time) Formal Lunch in the Meditation Hall (NH)
- 🌏 LIVE 15:30 - 17:30 (Paris time) “Beginning Anew with Mother Earth” ceremony led by Sr. Chân Đức
- Extra: Calligraphies for Mother Earth
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Saturday, 13 November
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🌱 Sunday, 14 November (Paris Time)
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- ⫸ LIVE 9:20 - 11:15 Guided Sitting & Chanting, followed by Dharma Talk by Sister Hội Nghiêm: Discourse on the Teachings to Be Given to the Sick (1:48)
- ❓️ LIVE 15:30 - 17:00 Questions & Answers Panel with Br. Pháp Xả and Sr. Sáng Nghiêm
- 🌳🌡️⌛ LIVE 19:15 - 21:00 Special COP26 Sharing from Brothers Pháp Dung (Embrace) and Pháp Linh (Spirit)
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Continuing the Journey
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