This is the opening Dharma Talk with two special guest dharma teachers: the most Venerable Suhita Dharma, the first ordained African American Buddhist monk, and the Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, founder of the Center for Transformative Change in Berkeley. The teachers share about the retreat theme, Transforming Suffering: Touching Peace & Freedom.

If you would like to attend a retreat to practice in the Plum Village tradition, please check the following websites for retreat information in your area.

www.deerparkmonastery.org

www.bluecliffmonastery.org

www.magnoliagrovemonastery.org

www.plumvillage.org

Peace