Coyote Tracks

By the Monastics of Deer Park Monastery

Writing, art, music and meditation from the monks and nuns of Deer Park Monastery. Make your inbox a Dharma door.

Previous issues

Spring Brings Flowers and Memories of Thay

#17 Apr 29, 2022

Remembering Thầy: The 49th Day

#16 Mar 4, 2022

The Rains Retreat and Ordination

#15 Nov 7, 2021

#14

Sep 23, 2021

Monastics Nourish Their Bodhicitta – Dear Friends,We release our Harvest Moon issue a few days after the full moon to bring you photos fro
#13

Sep 6, 2021

Journey Through the West – Dear Friends,As the energy gathers for our upcoming Go to the Other Shore Great Precepts Transmission
#12

Aug 22, 2021

Making the Great Vow – As the Blue Moon rises over Deer Park we mindfully prepare the ground to be the main host of this yea
#11

Aug 8, 2021

Safe Haven & the Window of Tolerance – Dear Friends,In the Great Hidden Mountain we are in the midst of our second large in-person retreat t
#10

Jul 24, 2021

Engagement Without Entanglement – Dear Friends,We wish you a happy Buck Moon, as well as Guru Purnima—when Buddhists in India give than
#9

Jun 11, 2021

Lazy Days and Summer Retreat – Dear Friends,We wish you a happy new moon in June, as the monks and nuns take two weeks of rest campi
#8

May 26, 2021

Opening for the Buddha's Birthday – Dear Friends,The Super Flower Blood Moon exiting eclipse greeted us over Deer Park this morning as th
#7

May 12, 2021

Boas, Ants and Laughing Buddhas – Dear Friends,The hidden mountain quickens with life—the rosy boa making an appearance along with a gi
#6

Apr 27, 2021

The Music of Mindful Breathing – Tonight the Pink Moon—a supermoon—rises over us, bathing the hidden valley in silver after the coolin
#5

Apr 11, 2021

Non-Self, Mushrooms & a Poem – Dear Friends,May this time of the New Moon find you rested, happy and safe. Spring has continued to w
#4

Mar 28, 2021

Roadrunners and Ravens – Dear Friends,Happy Crow Moon to you from the Monks and Nuns of Deer Park Monastery! The valley has be
#3

Mar 14, 2021

Awakened Women Teach the Dharma – Dear Friends,In celebration of International Women's Day, we offer you teachings by Deer Park nuns an
#2

Feb 27, 2021

Dreaming of Thầy Dreaming – Dear Friends, The Snow Moon—the first full moon after the Lunar New Year—is upon us, and the monastic
#1

Feb 11, 2021

All Our Love and Hope for the New Year – Dear Friends,Welcome to the first issue of the new Deer Park Monastery newsletter, called Coyote Trac