Stony Brook Sangha

Sharing our journey to a slow, intentional life.

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  • The Five Mindfulness Trainings

    The Five Mindfulness Trainings are based on the Five Precepts offered by the Buddha. In our Sangha we recite them every other month (alternating with the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings). Some practitioners, especially (but not limited to) those who have formally received the trainings, make an effort to recite them more…

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  • Parallel Verses for the Year of The Horse

    Tuesday, February 17 was the first day of the Lunar New Year (or Tet, as it is known in Viet Nam). On the 14th, Joe…

  • Nirvana is Now

    This morning’s Dharma presentation was “Nirvana is Now,” chapter 7 from Thay’s book The Art of Living.

  • Tomorrow’s Sangha Meeting (12/27/25)

    In light of the weather forecast and the potential for hazardous driving conditions, tomorrow’s sangha (Saturday, 12/27) will be online only.  Stay safe and warm.

  • Equinimity and Letting Go

    Today’s darhma presentation, led by Susan, was “Equinimity and Letting Go,” which is chapter 8 from Kaira Jewel Lingo’s book We Were Made for These…

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The face of a stone statue of the Buddha. Visible in the distance behind it are greens of trees and blue sky.

We are a community in the Plum Village tradition. Linda (True Path of Peace) is an ordained Order of Interbeing member. She was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh on August 15, 2005.

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