Green Mountain Dharma Center (GMDC) was founded in April 1998 and is located in Hartland-Four-Corners, VT. As of 2006, 6 nuns and 3 monks are in residence there. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Recently, the GMDC has been developing in a new direction by becoming a Fourfold (monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen) Retreat and Practice Center for the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Nhat Hanh ( Vietnamese: Nhất Hạnh; tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ (born October 11 1926 in central Vietnam) is an expatriate They are closely in touch with Plum Village and share the same practice. Plum Village (Làng Mai is a Buddhist Meditation center in the Dordogne, in southern France. During a stay at the GMDC, retreatants are encouraged to practice and observe the monastic way of life. Retreatants are invited to help in communal activities such as preparing meals, general cleaning, washing dishes, etc. as a way of continuing mindfulness practice while performing everyday tasks. The center is currently closed, having moved, along with the Maple Forest Monastery, to the Blue Cliff Monastery in New York. Maple Forest Monastery is part of Thich Nhat Hanh 's Order of Interbeing and a men's Monastery. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [1]
The Abbess of the center is Annabel Laity, Sister True Virtue (Vietnamese: Chân Duc) a senior Dharma Teacher of the Order of Interbeing. An abbess ( Latin abbatissa fem form of abbas Abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an Abbey Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) The Order of Interbeing, or Tiếp Hiện in Vietnamese, was founded between 1964 and 1966 by Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh. She has been a disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh since 1986, became a Dharma Teacher in 1990 and was Director of Practice at Plum Village. Since 1997, she was the Director of the Maple Forest Monastery and was installed as Abbess at the Green Mountain Dharma Center in 1998. She has travelled widely, leading meditation retreats and giving talks in many different countries of the world. She has translated many of Thich Nhat Hanh's books into English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States [2]
During a Retreat
A sample daily schedule:
- 5:00 a. m. - Wake up
- 6:00 a. m. - Sitting Meditation/Chanting
- 8:00 a. Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness Chant (from Old French chanter) is the Rhythmic speaking or Singing of Words or Sounds often primarily on one or two m. - Breakfast
- 9:00 a. m. - Mindful Work or Monastic Classes
- 11:15 a. m. - Walking Meditation
- 12:30 p. Kinhin (経行 Japanese: kinhin or kyōgyō, Chinese: jingxing) in Zen Buddhism, is the walking Meditation m. - Lunch
- Rest & Personal Time after lunch
- 3:30 p. m. - Sitting Meditation & Chanting
- 5:15 p. m. - Exercise & Sports Time
- 6:00 p. m. - Dinner
- 7:30 p. m. - Personal Study or Misc. Classes
- 9:30 p. m. - Noble Silence
The Dharma Center believes that because the Buddhist teachings emphasize practicing with the Sangha, the retreatants should participate fully in all scheduled activities. All guests are asked to to refrain from smoking and drinking alcohol. Meals are vegetarian.
See also
External links
- Plum Village - Thich Nhat Hanh's main monastery and practice center, located about 85 km east of Bordeaux, France. Nhat Hanh ( Vietnamese: Nhất Hạnh; tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ (born October 11 1926 in central Vietnam) is an expatriate The Order of Interbeing, or Tiếp Hiện in Vietnamese, was founded between 1964 and 1966 by Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone is the religious practice in which one
- Deer Park Monastery - located in Escondido, California.
- Blue Cliff Monastery - located in Pine Bush, New York.
- Magnolia Village Practice Center - located near Memphis, TN.
- I Am Home - Community of Mindful Living; home of the "Mindfulness Bell" magazine with news, articles, and talks by Thich Nhat Hanh and other Order of Interbeing members.
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