The topics listed below are drawn from the sutra we are studying this year, the Sutra on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings. Thich Nhat Hanh has written a book about the sutra called Two Treasures: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening and True Happiness.

15 September 2018

The First Realization is the awareness that the world is impermanent.

20 October 2018

The Second Realization is the awareness that more desire brings more suffering.

17 November 2018

The Third Realization is the awareness that the human mind is always searching outside itself and never feels fulfilled.

15 December 2018

The Fourth Realization is the awareness that indolence is an obstacle to practice.

19 January 2019

The Fifth Realization is the awareness that ignorance is the cause of the endless round of birth and death.

16 February 2019

The Sixth Realization is the awareness that poverty creates hatred and anger.

16 March 2019

The Seventh Realization is the awareness that the five categories of sensual desire – money, sex, fame, overeating, and oversleeping – lead to problems.

25-28 April 2019

Plum Blossom Sangha Retreat (no Day of Mindfulness)

18 May 2019

The Eighth Realization is the awareness that the fire of birth and death is raging, causing endless suffering everywhere.

For additional information about the Day of Mindfulness Schedule (including times and locations), please email us at plumblossomsangha4@gmail.com.