Nurturing the Teacher Within: The Teacher is in the Student

The Student is in the teacher

Join us in Celebrating  our dear teacher’s 88th Continuation Day

by also honoring our teacher within

SATURDAY October18, 2014 

10:00 am – 4:30 pm

The Riverside Church

91 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan

Room 20T

north of 120th Street and west of Broadway 

We will enjoy sitting, singing, walking and eating together in Mindfulness. Chairs and 

cushions are provided. Please bring a vegetarian lunch. Come for all or part of the Day. 

“Of course we can buy a present from the market and we put a lot of love into it. But to tell you the truth, my hut in Upper Hamlet is not large enough to store all these kinds of presents.

 I would like to have a kind of present that I can enjoy every day – a present that can last for a long time, a present of the heart. I think that the best of kind of present you may like to offer is a promise that you are sure you can honor, like ”Dear Thay, I promise that from now on, every time I 

hold a cup of tea, I will see the cloud the tea and the cloud within myself. That kind of present will be wonderful 

Don’t make a big promise, like “Dear Thay, I promise that from now on every step I make will be in mindfulness” That may be a little bit too difficult! So, look deeply and make the kind of promise that you believe you can honor. Not too much, 

.... I suggest only one promise... the kind of promise you are sure you will do. Just a 

little promise that will last all your life. That would be the most wonderful birthday present for Thay.” 

 - Thich Nhat Hanh

Day of Mindfulness September 20 at Riverside Church

Day of Mindfulness August 16, Riverside Church, 20-T, 10:00am-4:30pm

Hello Friends,

We often use the phrase 'stopping, resting, calming, looking deeply.' What is stopping?  Who is it that  is 'resting and calming,' and how do we 'look deeply?.'

We will  do things a little differently at this Day of Mindfulness so that each of us can look into our questions and needs, as we practice 'stopping, calming, resting and looking deeply.'

Our schedule will include both morning and afternoon  periods of a lying down total relaxation exercise; a period of self-guided practice; the opportunity for individual interviews with David. 

And we continue with our basic practice of breath awareness as we have sitting and walking meditation; mindful movements; eating together in mindfulness and Dharma Sharing.

Schedule [Subject to Change]: 10:00am-4:30pm

10:00-10:45am:  Mindful Movements/Sitting Meditation/Walking Meditation

10:50: 11:20: Lying down body awareness/relaxation

11:30-12:30: Personal Practice: each person decides what mix of sitting, walking, movement he/she needs [in silence].

12-12:30: Brief Individual Consultations with David about your practice. [Optional]

12:45-1:15: Outdoor Walking [If bad weather, than Dharma Sharing]

1:20-2:15-Lunch/Rest

2:15-2:55 -Lying down relaxation;  Walking Meditation

3:00-3:30pm  Personal Practice

3:40-4:15: Dharma Sharing

4:15-4:30  Sitting/Closing

David Flint will facilitate this Day.  David received Lamp Transmission from Thich Nhat Hanh in February 2011 [along with Dennis Bohn, Marjorie Markus and Jeanne Anselmo]

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When: August 16 10-4:30pm

Where: In room 20-T, at Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan.

Bring Vegetarian Lunch.  Lunch around 1:20-2:15.  Chairs and Cushions available.  Please do not wear fragrances.  Come for all or part of the Day.

Take care,

David Flint

True Good Nature