Charlotte Community of Mindfulness

In the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

Special Events and Links

May 12, 2008: An Evening of Mindfulness with Michael Ciborski

7:00-9:00 p.m. Charlotte, North Carolina

Michael is a Dharma teacher ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh. He lived as a monk in Plum Village, France for several years. Michael wrote many of the songs and chants practiced in our tradition.

Details of the evening will be announced soon.

 

May 4-17, 2008 Engaged Buddhism Retreat and Conference in Vietnam
with the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh

The Vietnam trip will begin with Thây leading a six-day retreat in English on Engaged Buddhism for the 21st century. The retreat will take place in a spacious hotel in Hanoi.

After the retreat (and a day of rest), Thây and his students will participate in an International Vesak (Buddha’s Birthday) Conference organized by UNESCO, from May 13-17. The theme of the conference is Buddhist Contribution to Building a Just, Democratic and Civil Society and Thây has been asked to give one of the three keynote addresses. Additionally, the Vietnamese organizers have asked Thây to invite his students to participate in the conference as presenters and attend as guests..

 

More details will be posted as they become available. You may also like to visit the Plum Village website, www.plumvillage.org.

 

2008 Retreats with Anh-Huong Nguyen and Thu Nguyen
 Claymont Court, Charles Town, WVA
   Anh-Huong Nguyen and Thu Nguyen have practiced the art of mindful living with Thich Nhat Hanh for 28 years. They have led mindfulness retreats in the United States since 1988 and in 1992 were among the first students to be ordained as Dharma teachers by Thich Nhat Hanh. They are principal teachers at the Mindfulness Practice Center of Fairfax. They will lead mindfulness retreats at Claymont Court on the following dates in 2008. For more information or to register for a retreat, please visit www.mpcf.org.

 

· May 16-18, 2008  

· October 17-19, 2008  

· December 12-14, 2008

 

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For more information about Charlotte Community of Mindfulness,
please contact:

Leslie Rawls leslierawls@carolina.rr.com

Tel: 704-583-1279

PO Box 38325

Charlotte, NC 28278

Updated
April 29, 2008.