Dear Friends.

Today we are happy to share a new kind of offering with you. We are initiating a series of podcasts called the “Elements of Practice”. We are so fortunate to have our first offering in this series from Thay Phap Hai, one of our wonderful and experienced dharma teachers here at Deer Park Monastery. In Sitting Meditation, Part 1, he shares the basics of how to sit, why we sit, and other elements of this practice. We learn how to be 'noble' and that every place you sit can be a place of awakening. You may also enjoy practicing with the guided meditation included in the talk. One of the goals of our podcast is to support individual and sangha practice wherever it is occurring. We hope this offering will help strengthen your practice.

Please also visit our new website at www.deerparkmonastery.org and learn more about our tradition and practice. Please enjoy your sitting.

May you and all beings be well.