December Arrives Softly — A Gentle Year-End Reminder: Have we truly lived each day to its fullness?

At Maha Mangala Zen Garden, we honor life through each small moment. From these moments, we open the possibility of living more deeply, more mindfully, and more gratefully with every breath we take. With the intention of sowing wholesome seeds in the final month of the year, Maha Mangala warmly offers a series of Body–Mind Nourishment Journeys, inviting you to return to your true nature and walk together within the meditative space of the Zen Garden.

Experience Pass “Returning — Upholding Life in Our Hands”

* Time: December 19, 2025 – Lunar December 30

How many roads have you traveled? How many homes have you stepped into? Yet have you ever walked a path called Returning, or rested in a home named Consciousness?

Each month, on the Full Moon and New Moon, when the bell resonates at 6:00 PM in the stillness of the Zen Garden, Maha Mangala opens a serene evening — a space to pause, to listen, and to gently illuminate the peace within.

To preserve the fullness of silence, we welcome a limited number of guests.
A Pu-erh Tea Set is offered as a gift to companions who register at least three days in advance.

🔗 Registration: https://mmangala.com/vi/ham-duong-nang-luong/

Triple Nourishment with Maha Mangala: Nutrition – Body – Mind

* Time: December 9 & December 17, 2025

The earth nourishes us through food from the soil, through gentle winds carrying our breath, and through meditative songs echoing from all beings. Maha Mangala quietly continues this way of nourishment, simple, sincere and deeply grounded.

Triple Nourishment with Maha Mangala is an invitation to return to these gifts, a gentle afternoon from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, where three layers of nourishment intertwine within the Zen Garden.

Nutrition Nourishment: The journey begins with a tasting experience, “Flavors of Abundance”, where each ingredient tells a story. Every bite becomes a whisper of the earth, and mindful dining transforms the meal into a ritual of gratitude.

Body Nourishment: Continues with Relaxation Meditation accompanied by singing bowls, allowing the body to soften and rest in deep stillness.

Mind Nourishment: The afternoon concludes with meditative tea and gentle chants, a warm cup of tea, soothing voices, and a heart gently washed by compassion.

Three layers of nourishment flow like breath, the body cared for by the earth’s gifts, the body healed through letting go, the mind refreshed through boundless love so that peace may continue to flow into each day ahead.

🔗 Registration: https://forms.gle/UssQuJFTgZFWAm9g9

Returning Christmas — Blooming into the New Year

* Duration: 2 days, 1 night | December 24–25, 2025

There is a kind of Christmas that needs only a warm home, a gentle fire, and hearts quietly returning to one another — allowing flowers of peace to bloom in stillness.

This two-day journey is an invitation to rediscover a sacred Christmas, a Christmas of returning, presence, and peace.

Together we will: Gather by the sea on Christmas Eve, sound the bell, sit around the fire, and offer wishes carried by wind and flame.

Welcome Christmas morning with meditative chants and heartfelt gifts, small surprises holding a year of warmth. Nourish body, mind, and awareness through vegetarian buffet breakfasts, warm shared meals, and relaxation meditation.

Here, Christmas becomes a gentle reminder: the greatest gift is presence itself.

🔗 Registration: https://forms.gle/ccBS7tZyUzj1WSn59

Companion Card “Awakened Day”

* Every Saturday | From 6:30 AM

Before dawn breaks, Maha Mangala gently places a Companion Card in your hands — not a distant invitation, but a call from your inner home, where each day is worthy of awakening.

Program:

06:30 – Arrival: “Already home, already here”
07:00 – Leisurely Tea & Meditative Chants
08:00 – Mani Kitchen Breakfast & Gratitude Chant
Free time to explore the Seven Gardens and Zen Garden stories

🔗 Registration: https://forms.gle/xuNU8pmipg18hopc9

Companion Card “Morning Zen Affinity”

* Every Sunday | From 5:30 AM

As dawn touches the leaves, the bell awakens the soul. No rush, no hurry — only breath and presence.

Program:

05:30 – Arrival in stillness
06:00 – Bell Awakening
06:30 – Leisurely Walking Meditation & Morning Chants
07:15–10:00 – Mani Kitchen Breakfast & Gratitude Practice
Sharing the stories behind the Seven Gardens

🔗 Registration: https://forms.gle/KyFjrAVg6cCBbEVD6

Gratitude for Being Alive

* 2 days, 1 night | Monthly

Amid life’s busyness, we sometimes forget that simply breathing is already a blessing.

This December, Maha Mangala offers two quiet days of gratitude — honoring companions who have walked alongside the Zen Garden and nurtured its wholesome flow.

🔗 Registration: https://mmangala.com/vi/ham-duong-nang-luong/