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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  • Two Things to Share

    In today’s Dharma presentation, Susan shared from Thay’s book How to Fight, which is available at Parallax Press and at local bookstores. After the conclusion…

  • Happy Mothers Day

    Yesterday’s Dharma presentation was, appropriately, an excerpt from Thay’s book A Rose for Your Pocket: An Appreciation of Motherhood. You can read the excerpt Christine…

  • Online Sanghas

    For anyone who is interested in additional Sangha meetings, we have added a page of links to online Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition that…

  • Being With Busyness

    This morning’s dhamra presentation was an excperpt from the book Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout by Brother Phap Hu 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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