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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  • Breathing and Smiling

    Our Dharma Presentation for this week was an exceprt from episode 76 of the podcast “The Way Out Is In,” in which Br. Phap Hu…

  • Plumeria Tree Buddha

    This week’s Dharma Presentation was an excerpt from “Old Path, White Clouds,” Thich Nhat Hanh’s book about the life and teaching of the Buddha. We’re…

  • Are You Sure?

    This past Saturday’s dharma presentation was a short talk on the question “Are You Sure.” Click here to watch the video.

  • This Week’s Presentation

    This week’s Dharma Presentation was “The Path to Transforming Generational Suffering,” by Brother Pháp Hữu. This passage, which was posted on Tricycle Magazine’s website, is…

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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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