Stony Brook Sangha

Sharing our journey to a slow, intentional life.

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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 shared the Parallel Verses for the new year: Solid as a mountain, free as a white cloud. You can read more here: https://plumvillage.org/articles/solid-as-a-mountain-parallel-verses-for-the-year-of-the-horse

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  • Peruvian arts – Alpaca

    Peru is known for Alpaca — sweaters, hats, scarves. Baby alpaca is most soft, softer than soft. We learned that the places to find beautiful…

  • Hats and Hair

    Hats have a symbolic function in that they tell you about the person wearing them. A hat will tell you, for instance, whether a man…

  • So Many Ways to Get Sick – alas

    Food: We were advised not to drink water, or anything not from a bottle, not to eat raw vegetables,especially lettuce, not to eat fruit unless…

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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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