Weekly Schedule

  • You are invited to join the Heartland Community of Mindful Living for evenings of mindfulness every Monday at Unity Temple on the Plaza's Temple Buddhist Center, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, MO. Our gatherings are open to the public. Newcomers welcome!

    Silent Meditation - every Monday, 7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. in Classroom C. Please enter quietly if you arrive during the meditation period.

    Weekly Gatherings - every Monday, 7:45 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. in Classroom C. Our schedule rotates as follows:

    • First Monday - The Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony followed by a dharma discussion. All are welcome to enjoy this ritual affirming our practice of mindfulness.

    • Second Monday - Thây on Tape: a video or audio presentation by Zen Master Thích Nhât Hanh followed by dharma discussion.

    • Third Monday - An evening of sitting, walking and guided meditation.

    • Fourth Monday - A reading from one of Zen Master Thích Nhât Hanh's many publications followed by dharma discussion.

    • Fifth Monday - Flower watering and hugging meditation.

    Recitation of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings with the Order of Interbeing Sangha - Every other week on Sunday morning. Contact us for details.

    We do not meet on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Independence, Memorial or Labor Day, or Christmas.
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Practice Resources

Handouts we use at our gatherings:

Dharma Discussion Instructions

Eating Meditation Instructions

The Five Contemplations (recited before eating)

The Five Mindfulness Trainings

The Five Mindfulness Training Recitation Ceremony

Mindful Movements

Mindful Movements with Pictures

Selected Gathas (mindfulness verses)

Sitting Meditation Instructions

Songs

The Three Refuges (recited at the close of our gatherings)

Walking Meditation Instructions

 

Practice Centers

Blue Cliff Monastery - Our practice center in upstate New York

Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery - Our practice center in Colorado

Deer Park Monastery - Our practice center in Southern California

Magnolia Grove Monastery - Our practice center in Missisippi

Plum Village - Our practice center in Southern France and the home in exile of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

 

Other Practice Resources

Engaged Practice Opportunities from Deer Park Monastery

Br. Chan Huy's Dharma Talks

The Mindfulness Bell - A Journal of Plum Village

Plum Line Online Sangha

Deer Park Dharma Cast

Parallax Press - Publisher of Thich Nhat Hanh's books in English

Email us to borrow titles from our sangha library

Vimeo videos

 

 

Upcoming Events

  • Next Morning of Mindfulness and Dharma Talk with Br. Chan Huy via the Internet at Bethany and Davids, February 18th. Arrive at 9:45. $10 suggested donation for Br. Chan Huy (or whatever feels right to you). RSVP and location details. Please complete Pre-retreat contemplations and email to Br. Chan Huy by end of day Wednesday before the talk.

    April 13-15, 2012 Being Peace: Mindfulness in Daily Life a weekend retreat with Br. Chan Huy in Bellevue, NE, near Omaha. View Flyer.

    November 2 - 4, 2012 Weekend Retreat at Marillac Center, Leavenworth, KS


    June 16, 2012 Summer Day of Mindfulness 9 am - 4 pm. $35 - $90 Sliding Scale Suggested.

    November 2 - 4, 2012 Weekend Retreat at Marillac Center, Leavenworth, KS

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