Listening to the Dharma Talk

Each week we have the opportunity to attend one or more Dharma talks by our teacher. Please arrive early for the talk so that we may have enough time to find a seat and establish ourselves in a peaceful state of mind. Please listen to the talks with an open mind and a receptive heart. If we listen only with our intellect, comparing and judging what is said to what we already think we know or what we have heard others say, we may miss the chance to truly receive the message that is being transmitted.

The Dharma is like rain. Let it penetrate deeply into our consciousness, watering the seeds of wisdom and compassion that are already there. Absorb the talk openly, like the earth receiving a refreshing spring rain. The talk might be just the condition our tree needs to flower and bear the fruits of understanding and love.

Out of respect for the teachings and the teacher, we are asked to sit on a chair or a cushion during the teachings and not to lie down. If we feel tired during the talk, mindfully shift our position and practice deep breathing and gentle massage for one or two minutes to bring fresh oxygen to our brain and the areas of fatigue in our body.

Please refrain from talking, or making disturbing noises in the hall during the Dharma talk. If it is absolutely necessary to leave the hall during the talk please do so with a minimum of disturbance to others.

Do not miss :

28 March 2024 - 7:30 : Méditation du matin
28 March 2024 - 19:00 : Thursday evening meditation
29 March 2024 - 7:30 : Méditation du matin
31 March 2024 - 8:00 : Méditation du dimanche matin
01 April 2024 - 7:30 : Méditation du matin
01 April 2024 - 19:00 : Méditation du lundi soir
02 April 2024 - 7:30 : Méditation du matin
02 April 2024 - 19:00 : MPC Book Club
03 April 2024 - 7:30 : Méditation du matin
03 April 2024 - 14:00 : Groupe de méditation Ste-Mary-IPCAM
Just as vegetation is sensible to sunlight, mental formations are sensitive to mindfulness. Mindfulness is the energy that can embrace and transform all mental formations. Mindfulness helps us leave behind "upside-down perceptions" and wakes us up to what is happening.
- Thich Nhat Hanh