Stony Brook Sangha

Sharing our journey to a slow, intentional life.

We use the blog to share readings and news about upcoming events.

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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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  • Invitation to the Edge

    Today I took a long walk on Race Point Beach in Provincetown and by the time I had turned to retrace my footsteps, the ocean…

  • Perseverance

    You know the saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears?” So lately a teacher has been appearing for me and its name is…

  • Shoes

    I’m sitting on the subway not making eye contact, looking at shoes. Know what I see? Flip flops Leggy boots Scarlet sneakers Winged tips Steel…

  • Through dirty windows

    The train rushes past the cemetery entrance where my parents lie. Dirty windows do not spoil the view of red maple trees The lens through…

● About US
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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