A talk by Sr Annabel, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh’s senior western monastic, followed by a workshop for climate activists.
Sun June 11th, 2023 | Conway Hall, Central London
In these troubling times we all yearn for a better world. But many of us feel powerless and uncertain what we can do. Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) is blazingly clear: there’s one thing that we have the power to change-and which can make all the difference: our mind. How we see and think about things determines all the choices we make, the everyday actions we take (or avoid), how we relate to those we love (or oppose), and how we react in a crisis or when things don’t go our way.
Public talk at Conway Hall, London (10:30 – 12:30)
This talk by Sister Annabel offers us a path forward, opening us to the possibilities of change and how we can contribute to the collective awakening and environmental revolution our fractured world so desperately needs.
Sister Annabel is an English nun and the first western monastic ordained by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh (in 1988). A veteran of the Greenham Common peace protests, and today a senior teacher in Plum Village, France. Sister Annabel’s autobiography, True Virtue, was published by Parallax Press in 2019
Workshop on Healthy Climate Activism (14:00 – 17:30)
Join students of Thich Nhat Hanh in a workshop focussing on how to keep your activism flame alive, prevent climate burn-out and act from a place of love, not anger.
The workshop highlights the importance of taking care of ourselves, rest and community. There will be several meditation practices and an opportunity to begin anew with Mother Earth.
Tickets for the talk and workshop can be purchased seperately.
If you can learn how to transform your anger, sadness and despair, and if you can learn how to use loving speech and deep listening, you can become a real hero capable of offering happiness to many people.
Thich Nhat Hanh
From the book Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
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About the speaker
Sister Annabel Laity (Chan Duc, True Virtue) was born in England, and studied Classics and Sanskrit before going to India to study and practice with Tibetan nuns. She has been a disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh since 1986. In 1988, in India, she became the first Western European woman to be ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh. Sister Annabel was director of practice at Plum Village for many years. She travels widely, leading meditation retreats and inspiring many with her unique teaching style throughout the world.
Conway Hall is a 5 minute walk from Holborn tube station.
The Westminster Quaker House is a 5 min walk from Leicester Square, or a 20 minute walk from Conway Hall.
10:00 – Doors Open
10:30-12:30 Talk by Sister Annabel Laity
13:00 – Public Walking meditation
14:00-17:30 – Climate Workshop
When you realize the Earth is so much more than simply your environment, you’ll be moved to protect her in the same way as you would yourself.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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