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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  • Watering the Seeds of Happiness

    Yesterday’s dharma presentation was “Watering the Seeds of Happiness,” by Thich Nhat Hanh, as published on the Lion’s Roar website.

  • The Practice of Loving Ourselves

    Today’s Dharma Presentation (shared by Rob) was “The Practice of Loving Ourselves,” from pages 77 to 83 of Calm in the Storm by Brother Phap…

  • Roses and Garbage

    Yesterday’s Dharma sharing (led by Joe) was Roses and Garbage, from issue 94 of The Mindfulness Bell, the journal of the art of mindful living…

  • Our Inner Shanga – Plum Village: Zen Meditation

    I’d like to share this resource, “Our Inner Shanga” from the Plum Village app. https://web.plumvillage.app/item/our-inner-shanga?utm_source=mobile_app&utm_medium=share_button&utm_campaign=organic_share&utm_content=X4t0X9FAFKZScOqO0Nwj

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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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