Quiet Mind Sangha Albuquerque

The schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday 17th:

08:00am      Walking Meditation

09:30am      DT (Healing) incl. 30’ of Sitting Med. (Livestream)           

11:30am      Stick Exercise/ Mindful Movements 

12:30pm      Mindful Lunch (Packed Lunch)

02:30pm      Deep Relaxation

03:30pm      Dharma Sharing

05:00pm      Personal Time

06:00pm      Mindful Dinner (Packed Dinner)

07:00pm      Workshops (5MT presentation, BegAnew)

08:30pm      Noble Silence

Wednesday 18th:

08:00am      Walking Meditation

09:30am      5 MT Transmission

11:00am      Q&A incl. 30 min. of Sitting Meditation

12:30pm      Mindful Lunch (Packed Lunch)

02:00pm      Closing Circle

03:00pm      End of Retreat

Dear Sangha, it is always our wish to protect the health our our members and community. In light of the fact that we have many elderly members, the high transmissibility of the Delta variant, the fact that Bernalillo County is currently listed as a red (high transmission rate) county and cases are rising, we will be using the following protective measures.

For both the retreat and Sangha in-person meetings we are asking for all participants to be vaccinated, to wear masks, and to maintain social distancing. Hopefully this will allow us to gather and practice while minimizing risk. All are welcome to attend Sangha meetings via Zoom.

With metta

🙏🏼

More information about the retreat, and a link to register, are available at the Deer Park Monastery site at

https://deerparkmonastery.org/events/happiness-is-the-way-road-retreat-2021/

You can also go directly to the registration page at 

https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=tnh&id=86

Here’s a revised flyer with a link to the information page. You can download and print the flyer as desired.  

Here’s a flyer about the Rainbow Sangha. Please feel free to download, print, and post it where interested people may see it.

Happiness Is The Way

A Two-Day Zen Buddhist retreat 

in the tradition of Plum Village and Thich Nhat Hanh

Tuesday August 17 (8 am – 8:30 pm) & 

Wednesday August 18 (8 am – 3 pm), 2021

At the Coronado Campground, 106 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004, more info at 

www.townofbernalillo.org/departments/coronado_campground/index.php

On arrival, please sign in at the large covered shelter. 

This is about a 30 minute drive north from Albuquerque on I-25, or about 45 minutes south from Santa Fe on I-25, then taking exit 242 in Bernalillo and going west on US-550 for 1.7 miles. 

All are welcome, at any level of experience. Please join us for two days of a peaceful, uplifting retreat. Will include mindfulness practice in community, sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, Dharma discussions, singing, and transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.

Three of the brothers (monks) from Deer Park Monastery in California are coming to lead the retreat. They are Brother Freedom (the acting abbot of Deer Park), Brother Gem, and Brother Earth. A large covered meeting area has been reserved, along with three smaller covered breakout areas. 

Please bring your own lunches, dinner, and snacks, cushion or folding chair, yoga mat, hat, sunscreen, water bottle, walking shoes, and modest comfortable clothing. August here can be hot and can be rainy. Because of the average age of the participants, non-vaccinated individuals are asked to wear masks and maintain a social distance of six feet. 

You can reserve a tent site or an RV site by contacting the campground at (505) 980-8256. Hotel accommodations are also available within walking distance at the Santa Ana Star hotel, phone (844) 466-2378, http://www.santaanastar.com/hotel/. The hotel provides two-way shuttle service to the Albuquerque airport. 

In the Buddhist tradition, dana (generosity, donations) are offered in thanks for the benefits received. To cover the expenses of this retreat, suggested dana is $100 per person, or $50 per person for students or those with limited financial resources. 

Donations should be made to the nonprofit Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation, designated for the Road Retreat, online at https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/donate, or by check mailed to 2499 Melru Lane, Escondido, CA 92026, or at the retreat. 

Sponsored by the Rainbow Sangha of Albuquerque, http://www.rainbowsangha.org. 

You can download a flyer with all this information below.