New Heart Sutra Chant

Plum Village monastics have released some further details on the new chant for Thay’s new translation of the Heart Sutra (see also the old and the new version, side by side).  Please see below for the text, sheet music and recordings. Text of the...

Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh

On January 22nd, 2022, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) transitioned peacefully in his root monastery in Hue, Vietnam in the presence of his monastic disciples. His memory is being honoured by Plum Village and Sanghas everywhere are expressing great gratitude for a lifetime of...

In memoriam: Chân Sinh (Hoàng Phúc)

When we received the 14 Mindfulness Trainings, Thầy gave us a Dharma name which is different from our lineage name. In the 80s, the first batchs of the Canadian and American OI got their Dharma names which were mostly composed of only two words (True + Name, or Chân +...

Morning Meditation

Pagoda Sangha facilitators are offering 30-minute meditations (with guided and silent portions) by Zoom each Monday and Friday morning from 7:45 to 8:15 am, including a chance for a brief hello.     Send email to pagodasangha@gmail.com for Zoom access...

On-Line Zoom Meetings during KarunaVirus

Starting March 18th and for the foreseable future, the Pagoda Sangha will be meeting on-line via the Zoom conferencing service to maximize social distancing and to reduce the rates of infection of the novel coronavirus. We will start our meditations at the usual time...

Interfaith Choir Concert

Dear Friends of the Pagoda Sangha, Members of our Sangha recently participated in an Interfaith concert event. The audio recordings (MP3s) of all these performances, including those of the Pagoda Sangha are available here:...

Day of Mindfulness – Nov. 24th 2019

The next Ottawa Pagoda Sangha Day of Mindfulness (DoM) is September 24th and it will be held at the home of Millaray Sanchez. As usual – to simplify things – please bring your own lunch! Schedule: 9:30 Arrive10:00 Sitting/walking meditation11:00 Tea break11:15 Watch...

DoM – Sunday August 18, 2019

The next Day of Mindfulness will be held Sunday the 18th of August, 2019 at the Arboretum. Please bring your own lunch! And bring blankets or towels if you want to sit on the grass. 9:30 Arrive at Heart Island10:00 Silent sitting and walking meditations11:00 Tea...