Working Bee - Mindful Service

Mountain Spring Monastery is happy to be hosting a Saturday Working Bees from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

It is helpful for us to have a general  sense of how many people are coming so that we can prepare accordingly.

We ask that you please register if you plan to join us.

-Sample tasks during service meditation: planting trees, cleaning, repairing, garden maintenance, etc...

**Lunch will be catered**

More about the practice of Mindful Service:

To participate in mindful service can be a great happiness. It is an opportunity to engage in the maintenance and care of our practice center while enjoying our practice of mindfulness. When we wash the cars, or turn the compost  piles or chop wood we stay mindful of our breathing and the activity that we are doing. We speak only when necessary and about the work at hand. We can maintain a light and easy feeling as we work. An environment that is quiet can make the work more pleasant and enjoyable.

When we work in the garden we get in touch with the plants and nourish our connection to the earth we are living on. Sweeping and mopping the meditation halls we see that we are already practicing to calm our mind and body. Please, do not be in too great of a hurry to get the job done.  Our most important contribution to the Sangha is to maintain our practice of mindfulness.