Blue Cliff Monastery-Tu Viện Bích Nham

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Blue Cliff Monastery-Tu Viện Bích Nham Blue Cliff Monastery is a mindfulness practice center located near Pine Bush, New York.

Blue Cliff Monastery was established in May 2007 and is an extension of Plum Village meditation center in France, founded by the Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh. Like our root monastery Plum Village and sister monasteries Deer Park (Escondido, California), and Magnolia Grove Practice Center (Mississippi). Blue Cliff welcomes anyone who wishes to learn and cultivate the art and practices of engaged Buddhism through mindful living. Blue Cliff’s 80 acres of woodland and open space offer a peaceful sanctuary for our guests. Its proximity to NYC and its setting in the beautiful mountains of NY State makes it an ideal location for the cultivation of the path of peace, reconciliation, and happiness. The four-fold community of monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen welcomes you to join us in our daily life of mindful practice.

Thay discusses the importance of building Sangha, emphasizing its role as a continuation of the Buddha’s teachings and e...
09/20/2026

Thay discusses the importance of building Sangha, emphasizing its role as a continuation of the Buddha’s teachings and embodying mindfulness, insight, and concentration. He shares that the Buddha was an excellent Sangha builder and that the Sangha is his masterpiece. The Fourfold Sangha includes male and female monastics, laymen and laywomen, and is based on the Buddha’s teaching of the Six Harmonies: living together, observing the precepts or Mindfulness Trainings, sharing essentials of daily life, using loving speech and deep listening, sharing insights, and respecting the views of others. The Mindfulness Trainings, rooted in protecting, healing, and transforming, are crucial for a true Sangha. Sharing resources, avoiding excessive comfort, and practicing simplicity are vital in fostering community. Sanghakarman procedure guides decision-making through consensus, emphasizing unity over voting. Loving speech and deep listening foster reconciliation and harmony. Realizing the interconnectedness of all beings, akin to the concept of no-self, helps build a harmonious, healthy community.
(Thich Nhat Hanh)

This is the link of the Dharma talk by Thay Phap Khoi :

https://www.youtube.com/live/Ee5mL0Bo45c?is=za4jjqQLYBcGWQtL

Blue Cliff Monastery BIPOC Retreat: September 23-27, 2026.This retreat is for those who self-identify as Black, Indigeno...
08/29/2026

Blue Cliff Monastery BIPOC Retreat: September 23-27, 2026.

This retreat is for those who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.

Theme: Nourishment & Healing

Join our BIPOC community for a restorative 5-day mindfulness retreat. We will learn how to recognize and anchor ourselves in the nourishing elements that support us. We will also practice to embrace and care for our suffering. Through the art of tending to the present moment, we have a wonderful opportunity to reclaim our freedom from distraction, reconnect with our truth, and chart a healthy direction for our lives. This retreat is open for both new and experienced mindfulness practitioners of color.

Link about the retreat :

https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/schedule-of-events/2026/bipoc-retreat-2026

08/29/2026

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08/12/2026

Khóa tu Tiếng Việt tháng 8 2026

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Vietnamese Retreat August 2026
More pictures will be in the link of google drive below:🙏 You can see more photos and download pictures.

Google drive link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15Kirhtm3ydH7Kt29CsQjUSNiTp6U1VtM?usp=sharing

The Five Mindfulness Trainings have their root in the Five Precepts offered by the Buddha. They have been expanded and u...
08/03/2026

The Five Mindfulness Trainings have their root in the Five Precepts offered by the Buddha. They have been expanded and updated so that they represent a way to bring mindfulness into every area of life. Rather than hard and fast rules, they offer us a path to cultivate and develop actions of body, speech and mind that can create a more healthy and compassionate world.

An Introduction to the Five Mindfulness Trainings from Thich Nhat Hanh

The Five Mindfulness Trainings are one of the most concrete ways to practice mindfulness. They are nonsectarian, and their nature is universal. They are true practices of compassion and understanding. All spiritual traditions have their equivalent to the Five Mindfulness Trainings.

The first training is to protect life, to decrease violence in oneself, in the family and in society. The second training is to practice social justice, generosity, not stealing and not exploiting other living beings. The third is the practice of responsible sexual behavior in order to protect individuals, couples, families and children. The fourth is the practice of deep listening and loving speech to restore communication and reconcile. The fifth is about mindful consumption, to help us not bring toxins and poisons into our body or mind.

The Five Mindfulness Trainings are based on the precepts developed during the time of the Buddha to be the foundation of practice for the entire lay practice community. I have translated these precepts for modern times, because mindfulness is at the foundation of each one of them. With mindfulness, we are aware of what is going on in our bodies, our feelings, our minds and the world, and we avoid doing harm to ourselves and others. Mindfulness protects us, our families and our society. When we are mindful, we can see that by refraining from doing one thing, we can prevent another thing from happening. We arrive at our own unique insight. It is not something imposed on us by an outside authority.

Practicing the mindfulness trainings, therefore, helps us be more calm and concentrated, and brings more insight and enlightenment.

This is the link of the five mindfulness trainings:
https://plumvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Five-Mindfulness-Trainings-pdf.pdf

The link dharma talk about the 5MT by brother Phap Khoi, august 2/2026:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Gc7yexXHpZo?is=-g3Rss5cTl0rVn9S

Ai về Tu viện Bích Nham,Thiên nhiên cảnh đẹp dịu dàng biết bao.Hạ về nắng ấm vẫy chào,Muôn loài hiện diện rong chơi rừng...
07/31/2026

Ai về Tu viện Bích Nham,
Thiên nhiên cảnh đẹp dịu dàng biết bao.
Hạ về nắng ấm vẫy chào,
Muôn loài hiện diện rong chơi rừng Thiền.

Cảnh xưa nay vẫn bình yên,
Là duyên nhiều kiếp tựu về chốn đây.
Thảnh thơi trong những phút giây,
Nhớ ơn Đức Cha hiền từ khắc ghi.

Lắng nghe gió khẽ thầm thì,
Con tim ấm lại mỗi khi hành Thiền.
Người từ xa xứ trở về,
Tình huynh đệ thắm nở hoa mỗi ngày.

Khắc sâu ký ức nơi đây,
Bích Nham Tu viện – chốn quay tìm về.
Chuông ngân giữa cõi sơn khê,
Tâm an, ý tịnh, bốn bề an nhiên.

St: Anh sơn

🌸 A New Lotus Season Has ArrivedFrom the depths of the mud, the lotus blossoms in pure beauty, gently reminding us that ...
07/13/2026

🌸 A New Lotus Season Has Arrived

From the depths of the mud, the lotus blossoms in pure beauty, gently reminding us that within each of us lie the seeds of peace, understanding, and love.

May we slow down enough to recognize the wonders of life that are already here; breathe deeply to come home to ourselves; and smile more often, nurturing the lotus blooming in our hearts.

May every step be a step of peace, every breath a miracle of life, and every new day a new lotus season—a season of mindfulness, understanding, and compassion.

🌸🙏🍃

Wake up retreat 06/24-28/2026
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Wake up retreat 06/24-28/2026

06/28/2026

Wake up retreat 06/24-28/2026

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3 Mindfulness Road
Pine Bush, NY
12566

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+18452131785

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