There will be no Day of Mindfulness, Sunday, October 12, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
There will be no Day of Mindfulness, Thursday, October 16, 2025.
After more than two years of construction and many years of aspiration, the Sisters’ Residence at Blue Cliff Monastery has now been completed. We sincerely express our gratitude to all friends, near and far, who have contributed with your time, energy, and financial support.
Today, we are holding a Purification Ceremony in the Buddhist tradition before moving in. It will be a great joy and warmth for us to have the presence of venerable elder sisters and nuns from the 1990–1991 generation of Plum Village joining us in this celebration.
The entire program will be conducted in Vietnamese.
SUNDAY, October 19, 2025
9:30am Purification Ceremony
11:30am Walking Meditation
12:30pm Mindful Lunch and Farewell
There will be no Day of Mindfulness, Thursday, October 23, 2025.
There will not be a Day of Mindfulness on Sunday, October 26, 2025. (Canceled)
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
The Blue Cliff Winter Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. Traditionally, Buddhist monastics in Asia observe these three months during the rainy season in the summer; hence its other name is the Rains Retreat. Monastics remain within the monastery boundaries, without having to travel outside, and devote their time and energy to the practice. This tradition dates back to the Buddha’s time and continues to this day in many Buddhist monastic communities all over the globe.
It is a time for Buddhist monastics to deepen their studies, practice, healing, and transformation. At Blue Cliff Monastery, we also welcome lay practitioners to join us and participate in this focused period of practice alongside the monastics. This creates a joyful, community experience, and a time for collective healing and transformation.
The Winter Retreat is a wonderful way to deepen your personal practice of mindfulness in the context of community. The emphasis is on practicing as a community as we live, practice, study, and serve.
This year, our Winter Retreat will begin on Friday, November 7th, 2025 and will end on Sunday, February 8th, 2026.
During that time, Blue Cliff will remain open to welcome short-term guests for seasonal retreats, new as well as seasoned practitioners, who wish to come to join us for the practice.
Please email mlep@bluecliffmonastery.org with any questions.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date for more information.
9:30 am Dharma talk
11:00 am 3-month Winter Retreat Opening Ceremony
1 pm Lunch
2pm To be determined
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Fourteen Mindfuless Trainings Recitation
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Dharma Sharing
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
On this plate
There are many hands
The hands that sowed the seeds
And the hands that tilled the land,
The hands that worked the harvest, and brought it to the stands.
Yes on this plate are many hands.
In this bowl
Are sun and rain and air,
The garden's soil and all the tiny creatures that live there.
A delicate balance
Of beings great and small.
Yes in this bowl we have them all.
In this food
There are many souls.
Some may be our family who served it in our bowl.
Some may be migrant workers whom we will never know,
And can't afford to buy the food they grow.
In this room
There are many hands.
Let's join them all together
In a circle if we can.
And in this sacred silence
Let there be gratitude
For the many hearts and hands that made this food.
-Many Hands by Jody Kessler
https://youtu.be/zmKMfJGsrqA?feature=shared
COME FOR THE DAY-Everyone is welcome to come for the day on Thursday, Nov 27, for our Thanksgiving Day of Mindfulness. More details to follow….
COME FOR THE WEEKEND-We will not hold a themed retreat this year for Thanksgiving, however friends who would like to join for a Seasonal Retreat the weekend following Thanksgiving Day, may register to arrive on Thursday, Nov 27th (one night early), with check-in/housing assignments offered between 4pm-5pm only. We will also still receive regular Friday Seasonal Retreat arrivals on Nov 28th. To register for a Seasonal Retreat, please visit our About Our Retreats page.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Q & A Session
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please check back for additional dates for Days of Mindfulness. Thank you.
This Holiday Retreat, you’re invited to take the time to contemplate the present moment through the practices of mindful breathing and walking meditation. We’ll have the chance to cultivate gratitude for the positive conditions around us and a sense of connection within community.
Right in the heart of the retreat, we will rediscover inner calm and learn how to handle our challenges in the spirit of practice. How can we find moments of inner stillness? By allowing the various practices of sitting meditation, deep relaxation, and noble silence to help us let go of unnecessary thoughts and judgments. As we calm the chattering mind, we’ll be in touch with the greater stillness and peace that lie beyond.
This year our Holiday Retreat will be held Sunday, December 28, 2025 - January 1, 2026.
We plan to open registration on October 22, 2025. Please check back closer to date for any changes or updates.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm. (Note: This day had recently been canceled but we are now able to host this day of mindfulness.)
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Dharma Sharing
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please join us for a Saturday Community Work Day on September 27, 2025 as we work together joyfully and harmoniously preparing for our next big summer retreats. One session will begin at 9:00 am with a gathering and we will have a second session at 3:00 pm. Join us for one or both sessions.
Please sign up so we can plan better for meals and for work.
Thank you for being a flower in the garden of this community!
To participate in working meditation can be a great happiness. It is an opportunity to engage in the maintenance and care of our practice center while enjoying our practice of mindfulness. When we wash the cars, turn the compost piles, or chop wood, we stay mindful of our breathing and the activity that we are doing. When we work in the garden, we get in touch with the plants and nourish our connection to the earth. Sweeping and mopping the meditation halls, we see that we are already practicing to calm our mind and body.
Working Meditation links us to our everyday life, both here and when we return home.
Please join us for our September 2025 Mindful Community Work Weekend with arrival on Friday afternoon, Sept 26 and departure on Sunday afternoon, Sept 28. There is a 50% discount available for the weekend. We ask that you arrive on Friday afternoon and depart on Sunday, if possible.
Registration for the weekend is closed. Please consider joining us for the day on Saturday. More information and the link to register, see our post on the Schedule of Events. Thank you so much!
Thank you for being a flower in the garden of our community!
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
There is no Day of Mindfulness, Sunday, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025.
Our BIPOC weekend will be held September 19-21, 2025.
This retreat is for those who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.
We come together in a safe and joyful environment to find fellowship, to stop, rest, look deeply, and listen to our bodies and minds--and to each other.
Mindfulness is a practice that helps us to truly be awake to the wonders of life within us and around us. It also teaches us concrete ways to embrace and take care of our difficulties and suffering in order to open the path of healing and transformation.
This retreat is open for both new and experienced mindfulness practitioners of color.
Please see our webpage, About Our Retreats for detailed information about retreats at Blue Cliff.
Registration is closed. Waitlist is closed.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Dharma Sharing
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Q & A with monastics
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Dharma Sharing
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
There will not be a Day of Mindfulness on Thursday, August 21, 2025
There will be no Days of Mindfulness on the following days:
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Our first Day of Mindfulness after this pause will be Sunday, August 24, 2025.
Kính thưa quý vị Phật Tử gần xa!
Hằng năm, tu viện Bích Nham - New York, có tổ chức khóa tu cho cộng đồng người Việt.
Năm nay, như thường lệ tu viện sẽ tổ chức khoá tu từ ngày 06 - 10 tháng 8 năm 2025.
Kính mời quý vị Phật tử về đây tham dự Khoá Tu Tiếng Việt với chủ đề: “Bồi đắp gốc rễ”.
Đây là cơ hội cho chúng ta trở về thực tập từng hơi thở và bước chân trong Chánh Niệm. Chúng ta cùng nhau có mặt để tu tập và thực sự tiếp nối Bụt, Tổ, Thầy, trong từng giây phút của đời sống hằng ngày.
“Lo lắng và sợ hãi là những năng lượng tiêu cực làm chướng ngại cho sự xây dựng hạnh phúc trong hiện tại và trong tương lai, vì vậy con biết rằng tập sống chánh niệm trong giờ phút hiện tại, sống cho vững chãi, thảnh thơi, chế tác thêm năng lượng hiểu biết và thương yêu là con không còn phải lo lắng gì nữa cả. Thế giới ngày mai sẽ đi về đâu và con cháu của chúng con sẽ có một cơ hội sống hạnh phúc và thảnh thơi hay không, điều này tùy thuộc vào cách thức chúng con xử lý hiện tại.” (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
Trong khóa tu này, quý vị sẽ được hướng dẫn những phương pháp thực tập chánh niệm rất cụ thể, như là: Thiền Ngồi, Thiền Đi, Thiền Ăn Cơm, Thiền Buông Thư, Thiền Lạy, Nghe Pháp Thoại, Pháp Đàm v.v. Những pháp môn đó có công năng giúp quý vị tháo gỡ những khó khăn và bế tắc trong lòng. Nhờ đó, ta có thể tái lập truyền thông và hòa giải với người thương, nâng cao phẩm chất hạnh phúc trong đời sống gia đình, trân quý những gì mình đang có và tiếp xúc sâu sắc với những điều mầu nhiệm trong giây phút hiện tại. Hơn nữa, quý vị sẽ có cơ hội học hỏi và thực tập để khơi mở lòng từ bi và sự hiểu biết sâu sắc nơi mình và những người xung quanh.
Đây là khóa tu gia đình và lệ phí thì tùy thuộc vào lòng hảo tâm của quý vị cúng dường nơi Tam Bảo. Tu viện sẽ dựa trên sự đóng góp (tùy hỷ cúng dường) của quý vị để chi tiêu cho khóa tu. Trong khóa tu sẽ có chương trình riêng cho người lớn (Adults), thanh niên (Young adults), thanh thiếu niên (Teens), và trẻ em (Children). Dù quý vị và con em của quý vị ở bất cứ lứa tuổi nào cũng có thể thừa hưởng được lợi lạc từ sự tu học. Chúng tôi xin kính mời quý vị Phật tử xa gần cùng về tham dự.
Kính mời quý vị Phật tử đăng ký điền đầy đủ thông tin để ban tổ chức tiện cho việc sắp xếp.
Xin gửi thư về email: bnkhoatu2023@gmail.com nếu có điều gì thắc mắc.
Trân kính,
Đại chúng tu viện Bích Nham.
Cách ghi danh cho khóa tu:
1. Quét mã Code ở hình quảng cáo khóa tu (Scan QR code on the poster)
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
There will be no Days of Mindfulness on the following days:
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Our first Day of Mindfulness after this pause will be Thursday, July 31, 2025.
During this retreat, we shall learn to practice together as an extended family and to support each other at home, in the workplace and at school.
With the practice of mindfulness as the base, we shall learn to practice deep listening and loving speech to nourish true harmony within our families. At times, adults and children will practice together and at other times, they will practice separately.
It is a precious chance for the whole family to be in a practice setting and learn new ways of being with one another. We encourage both parents to join all five days of the retreat with their children. Single parents, singles and couples are welcome.
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a day of mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and we occasionally have to cancel this offering. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am ET - Live Dharma Talk
11:00 am ET - Walking Meditation
12:00 pm ET - Dharma Sharing
01:00 pm ET - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
Please join us for a Saturday Community Work Day on July 12, 2025 as we work together joyfully and harmoniously preparing for our next big summer retreats. One session will begin at 9:30 am with a gathering and we will have a second session at 3:00 pm. Join us for one or both sessions.
Please sign up so we can plan better for meals and for work.
Thank you for being a flower in the garden of this community!
To participate in working meditation can be a great happiness. It is an opportunity to engage in the maintenance and care of our practice center while enjoying our practice of mindfulness. When we wash the cars, turn the compost piles, or chop wood, we stay mindful of our breathing and the activity that we are doing. When we work in the garden, we get in touch with the plants and nourish our connection to the earth. Sweeping and mopping the meditation halls, we see that we are already practicing to calm our mind and body.
Working Meditation links us to our everyday life, both here and when we return home.
Please join us for our July 2025 Mindful Community Work Weekend with arrival on Friday afternoon, July 11 and departure on Sunday afternoon, July 13. There is a 50% discount available for the weekend. We ask that you arrive on Friday afternoon and depart on Sunday.
Thank you for being a flower in the garden of our community!
Please see our Come for the Day page for details on our days of mindfulness. There is no registration for a Day of Mindfulness. The planned schedule below is subject to change and occasionally cancellation. Please check back closer to the date to confirm.
09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD - Jade Candle Hall
11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall
12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch practice w/ reading of 5 Contemplations - the brothers’ dining hall
02:00 pm - Dharma Sharing - Jade Candle Hall
Dana/Donations are one key way to help the monastery sustain itself as a non-profit spiritual practice center. A suggested minimum dana/donation of $20 is always appreciated. There is a donation box at the back of the big meditation hall and in both the brothers’ and sisters’ dining halls.
There will be no Days of Mindfulness on the following days:
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Our first Day of Mindfulness after this pause will be Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Wake Up is a retreat for young mindfulness practitioners aged 18 - 35(ish) to gather in community and nature, to heal and restore ourselves. It will be held June 25 - 29, 2025.
The theme this year is "To Love and to Be Loved".
Enjoy live Dharma talks, sitting meditations, walking meditations, eating meditations, living together joyfully, simply, and happily. There will be time for hikes, listening to one another, bonfires, and touching a spiritual dimension in our life.
Inspired by the teachings of Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. We come together to practice mindfulness in order to take care of ourselves, nourish happiness and contribute to building a healthier and a more compassionate society. Click here For more information on the global WAKE UP community.
We are at capacity for this retreat, including camping and commuter options. Registration is closed. The waitlist is closed.
Blue Cliff Monastery, located in Pine Bush, NY, is a mindfulness practice center and monastic training center founded by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author, and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay).
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