Cahaba River Sangha Blog
Use this Pebble Meditation instruction video and script to deepen your practice with simple imagery with a tactile experience. The Pebble meditation was originally created by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh for children. Br Pháp Hữu of Plum Village gives instructions and insightful ways adults can deepen our practice with
What Are Gathas? Gathas are small poems that help us practice mindfulness in our daily activities, whether we are sitting, walking, or cleaning the kitchen. Gathas like, “I Have Arrived , I am Home” are a wonderful resource to help us open and deepen our mindfulness practice while doing simple
Meditation Embracing Unpleasant Feelings By Brother Phap Linh This short guide meditation helps you embrace unpleasant feelings. “Hello, my anger. Hello, my frustration. Hello, my anxiety. I’m going to take good care of you.” Dharma Talk Bringing the Ultimate Dimension Down to Earth From The Way Out Is In Podcast
Meditation Introduction Inviting the Bell of Mindfulness By Sister Dang Nghiem Sister Dang Nghiem, from Deer Park Monastery, walks us through the steps of the powerful ritual of inviting the bell and speaks about the healing properties it can have on one’s mind and body. Dharma Talk By Thich Nhat
A Special Evening Zen Master Bon Soeng graciously led our Sangha this past Thursday evening, joining us via Zoom, with a guided meditation, dharma talk, followed by a time of Q&A. We had a record crowd of Sangha members and guest join us in-person and on Zoom. Master Bon Soeng
“You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation can be described in three words; Simply begin again. Whenever you catch your mind wandering away from your breath in meditation, resit the urge to get frustrated with yourself and
Having a mindfulness bell remind you several times a day to be present is a great way to strengthen your practice. Watch the video below to set up your personal mindfulness bell with the Plum Village mobile app.
Welcome to one of our most basic practices called Mindful Breathing. It is, simply put, being aware of your in-breath and out-breath. At first, we can be mindful of 3 in- and out-breaths and gradually build our awareness and concentration over more breaths, and over a longer period of time. I
Sitting Meditation is a time to be still. In Plum Village we have a song called Happiness is Here and Now. One line goes, “No where to go, nothing to do.” I think sitting meditation is when we can stop and be in our body. We can feel happy. Sitting
Learn a song: I’m breathing in, I’m breathing out. My breath grows deep. My breath grows slow, calming, easing, smiling to life. Oh life, it’s so wonderful! Oh life, it’s so wonderful. In the present moment. We have a chance to practice to walk with all of our awareness. To
