Who are we?
True Peace Toronto is a group of mindfulness practitioners who meet to practice and learn mindfulness together. Our practice is based on the Zen Buddhist teachings of the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. We come from a variety of backgrounds and religious traditions.
Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. It is the continuous practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly alive, present and at one with those around you and with what you are doing.
In practicing together as a Sangha, as a community, our practice of mindfulness becomes more joyful, relaxed and steady. We are bells of mindfulness for each other, supporting and reminding each other along the path of practice. With the support of the community, we can practice to cultivate peace and joy within and around us, as a gift for all of those we love and care for. We can cultivate our solidity and freedom - solid in our deepest aspiration and free from our fears, misunderstandings and our suffering.
Interested in learning about mindfulness? Come to a weekly practice session.
Where do we meet?
We meet Mondays from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Multifaith Centre at the University of Toronto. Click here for directions. On Monday, May 6, we will have a special session featuring a sharing with monks and nuns from Blue Cliff Monastery. We will meet at our regular time of 5:30 for sitting and walking practice prior to the monastic sharing, which starts at 7 pm.
We also meet Fridays from 6:45 - 8:45 pm at the Jewish Community Centre at Bloor and Spadina. Click here for directions.
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led by Thich Nhat Hanh
August 11 - 16, 2013
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
The retreat will be 5 days, from Sunday, August 11 to Friday, August 16, 2013, and will take place at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, sitting atop the Niagara Escarpment in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
The retreat will include international guest speakers from the field of mindfulness and education. At least half the spaces will be reserved specifically for those in the field of education.
Registration is expected to open in early February. For more information, or to sign up for the retreat’s email list and be notified before registration opens, see tnhtoronto.ca.
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August 17, 2013
Sony Centre, Toronto
Thich Nhat Hanh will give a public talk at 3 pm on August 17, 2013 at the Sony Centre in Toronto. He will explore how mindfulness practice and meditation can bring about inner peace and affect the people around you and the world.
Tickets are not yet on sale. For more information, or to sign up for the public talk's email list and be notified before tickets go on sale, see tnhtoronto.ca.
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