e-Talks - 2021-2022

Sangha Core Sutra Study Program
The Fifty Verses on the Nature of Consciousness and the Forty Tenets of Plum Village

Once a month, Thursays, 19:00 - 20:30 pm - Montreal time - Opening at 18:45

Typical schedule of the evening :

The Sangha Core Sutra Study Program (SCSSP)

Ten years ago, Dharmacharya Chan Huy and several other pioneers developed the eTalks as a means to support our sanghas in more deeply understanding Thay’s teachings. Over the years, the formats have changed, and they will certainly continue to evolve.

If you want to receive the invitation to these events, which contain links to pre-readers, to prepare for the next session, and links to recordings of past ones, please ask the facilitators of the weekly Thursday evening sessions. Each monthly e-Talks practice session is open to anyone who would like to join; there is no requirement to have attended prior sessions.

We are studying :

1. the Ānāpānasati Sûtra (Full Awareness of Breathing) this year, and in the next three years progressing through other sutras, including
2. the Satipatthana Sûtra (The Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness) (Commentaries by Thich Nhat Hanh in Transformation and Healing),
3. the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Commentaries by Thich Nhat Hanh in The Diamond that Cuts through Illusion), and
4. The Lotus Sutra - Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, 'Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma (Commentaries by Thich Nhat Hanh in Opening the Heart of the Cosmos).

The Four-Years Sangha Core Sutra Study Program (formerly known as eTalks) is based on the sutras that Thay felt were the core, foundational teachings of the Buddha, the teachings in which he wanted his students to be deeply grounded in both understanding and practice. This progression of study was used for our monastic brothers and sisters in Plum Village, and also reflects the teachings that Thay transmitted to his lay students and followers during the many retreats he offered over the years.