Day of mindfulness

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Linda and I enjoyed a moment with tea in between sessions during our Day of Mindfulness at the Plum Village Buddhist retreat center, just 10 minutes from Duras. Here, we are sitting on the temple steps near the giant gong. I would love to ring it, but I'm sure that would be frowned upon.

Along with the Buddhist monks and nuns of the village, we made a walking meditation through the plum orchards and to the top of the hill where we all sat in silence for a while gazing back at the undulating landscape in a peaceful state.

A very nice vegetarian lunch was served in the dining hall consisting of rice, tofu, various sauteed veggies, a salad, and a very weird dessert we later learned was "grass jelly" topped with yogurt.

Overall it was a very pleasant experience.