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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  • Voyage

    This past Saturday’s Dharma presentation was the poem “Voyage,” from Thay’s book “Call Me By My True Names.“

  • Stop and Lay Down Your Burdens

    This past week’s Dharma presentation was an excerpt (pgs. 94 – 101) from “Being With Busyness” by Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino. As part…

  • Dr. Larry Ward

    It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Larry Ward, a senior Dharma teacher, author, and co-founder of the…

  • July 12th Sangha Sharing

● 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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