On Sunday October 15th, the last day of my retreat at Magnolia Grove Monastery for the US tour of Plum Village monastics, I held Cheri in my hand – literally. Her non-existence took on a concrete form as the ever-smiling…
Ten Practice Tips
Ten Practice Tips Constancy. Sit every day, even if there are times when it can only be for five minutes. Take Responsibility for Your Own Learning. Find the middle way between discipline and laxity, between turning over your power to…
Sharon Salzberg Retreat in Cheri’s Memory August 26
Day Long Retreat in Honor of Cheri Maples will be Live Streamed We are so grateful to Sharon Salzberg for suggesting that she still do the Madison Day of Mindfulness – now in Cheri’s memory, with dana going to causes particularly…
Our Dear Friend Cheri Maples
Our dear Cheri (True Precious Mindfulness Trainings) passed away on July 27, 2017 at 8:35am at the hospital, very peacefully. She was surrounded by six very close friends who sang “breathing in breathing out”… They sang “I am free, I…
Cheri Maples Offers Dharma Talk at Plum Village on Mindful Policing
SnowFlower Sangha is fortunate to count among its ranks Cheri Maples, an ordained Dharma teacher in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition. Last month at Plum Village, she gave a Dharma Talk on Mindful Policing. She discussed policing and her Buddhist…
A Wednesday Sangha First!
On Wednesday, July 6, facilitated by Cheri Maples, six SnowFlowers formally received the Five Mindfulness Trainings in the traditional Plum Village version of this ancient ceremony. The Five Mindfulness Trainings are an essential aspect of the teachings of Thich Nhat…