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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  • The Amazon

    In the Amazon everything depends on the river. River people live in poverty by our standards but Cesar, who grew up on the river, says…

  • Peru – people

    Traditional and modern — Peru seems to be a blend of both. The country depends on tourism and so in tourist areas people wear traditional…

  • Peru – food

    Peruvians pride themselves on their cuisine, which they say is the best in South America. Based on corn, potatoes, (white, red, purple, yellow, and pink),…

  • Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism: Friends on the Path

    Unitarian Universalism and Buddhism: Friends on the Path Stony Brook, February 17, 2013 The Reverend Dr. Linda Anderson Casey Stengel, the great baseball player and…

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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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