The Miracle of Mindfulness | Sister Boi Nghiem
Join Sister Boi Nghiem in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall at Deer Park Monastery as she gently and playfully explores the theme "The Miracle of Mindfulness." On this special day when 42 friends receive the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, Sister Boi shares deeply personal stories and timeless wisdom rooted in Thầy (Thich Nhat Hanh)’s teachings.
With clarity and humor, she reflects on how the letter “M” reveals many layers of spiritual insight—Mindfulness, Miracle, Metamorphosis, Memory, Medicine, Meetings, Menstrual cycle, and more. She reminds us that even the most ordinary moments—sharing a meal, listening to a friend, brushing our teeth—can become sacred when touched by mindfulness.
Drawing from The Miracle of Mindfulness, written by Thầy during the Vietnam War, Sister Boi helps us see how mindfulness can restore our scattered minds, nourish healing, and transform suffering into peace. Through stories of interbeing, non-attachment to views, and mindful presence—even across political differences—she encourages us to not only experience the miracle, but to be the miracle.
A beautiful, warm, and humorous talk that touches the heart and invites us all to live deeply in the present moment.
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From time to time we offer multi-week courses related to mindfulness, the teachings and life of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a variety of similar subjects. Please see our schedule of upcoming courses.
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Take the Deer Park Monastery and Plum Village community with you wherever you go. The Plum Village app is designed to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and joy through guided meditations, deep relaxations, practice poems, bells of mindfulness, and other practices — all through a mobile device.
