Retreat and Reconciliation: Zen Meets Itself Again is a personal account of returning to community Zen practice after time spent away.

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#retreat #sesshin #sangha #community #reconciliation #Zen #Uchiyama #Antaiji #Manjushri #bodhisattva #meditation

The Rise of Lay Leadership in American Won Buddhism - Buddhistdoor Global Grace Song explores the future of Won Buddhism in the United States through the expanding role of lay practitioners shaping inclusive and accessible sangha life.

BDG Feature: The Rise of Lay Leadership in American Won Buddhism

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#Buddhism #Zen #Seon #KoreanBuddhism #WonBuddhism #BuddhistPractice #Clergy #Sangha #Spirituality #Mahayana

a child's ball with happy children playing in the sand imprinted on it rests against a brick retaining wall. In the distance across a lush green lawn of a vacant lot are 2 victorian homes.

redbud tree with a twisted trunk

dogwood blooms in front of a redbud tree with a very twisty trunk

I found a frame with only the backing board and wrote - "A picture of your happy place" inside the frame.

Things I saw on my walk. Found a frame and made it a piece of art. Blooms, twisted trunks and a child's lost ball.
#walkbeforemeditation #walking #sangha #dharmagatesareendless

Humanistic Buddhism and Climate Change: Propagating the Bodhisattva Ethic of Compassion for People and the Planet > [In Taiwan,] two Humanistic Buddhist groups have influenced the majority of Buddhists on the island to adopt important aspects of sustainable lifestyles. > This multi-sited ethnographic study uses participant observation with formal and informal interviews to research these two groups—the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation and Dharma Drum Mountain—in the two different social contexts of Taiwan and California.

📖 Propagating the Bodhisattva Ethic of Compassion for People and the Planet (A free, 307-page thesis from 2019)

Tags: #ClimateChange #Modern #Sangha #China #CaliBuddhist

‘A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ A Tricycle editor and dharma teacher reflect on the impact of Fort Worth’s “Walk for Peace” monks.

Remembering the Walk for Peace arriving in Washington DC 🪷☮️🙏
#Buddha #Dharma #Sangha

Are there any nuns or monks or dharma siblings here at bsky.app?

#plumvillage #thichnhathanh #eiab #achtsamkeit #sangha

Sangha century, Carey, Scott fifties puts South Australia in strong position Sangha made 115, Scott 61 and Carey 58 as South Australia made 373 to post a significant lead over New South WalesSee What Happened →

Sangha century, Carey, Scott fifties puts South Australia in strong position

#Carey #Scott #South #Sangha #Cricket

Centering Sangha: A Five-Part Series on Organizational Development for Buddhist Communities (Part 1) - Buddhistdoor Global In this piece John Harvey Negru begins his examination of sangha with the foundations of strategic planning and governance, asking how Buddhist centers can build lasting and resilient communities

BDG Feature: Centering Sangha: A Five-Part Series on Organizational Development for Buddhist Communities (Part 1)

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#Buddhism #BuddhistCommunities #CommunityDevelopment #Sangha #Shakyamuni #Buddha #BuddhistThought #Spirituality

Workshop Library | Lion’s Roar Relaxing Into Freedom with GARY SANDERS4 sessions • 42 min Learn the Six Rs — a simple, unconventional, and highly effective technique that supercharges

Well lookie here, my 6Rs #meditation workshop is live on @lionsroar.com

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#mindfulness #buddha #dhamma #sangha #6Rs #metta #lovingkindess #freedom

#LostInTranslation
#Aryan = #Ariya
The #Master race = #Dhamma #sangha #buddhahood. or degrees in mindfulness = education?
merits plus academic achievements
The Masters = Master degrees
The Grandmasters = doctors/professors/PhDs.

Noble profession is teaching. Healing. Human rights freedom warriors!

#WalkOfPeace #Facebook
Well, finally, I have completed the o. 21 #Theravāda #sangha #monks☸️ basic #profile. #HaveAPeacefulDay.
#Updated with another, the last 2 monks, a total of twenty-one ( #BlackJack! Sorry. I got problems.) monks who started the walks are all here.
#Love
#BeHappy
#EnjoyLife

The 'Walk for Peace' enters Richmond on Monday. This is what it's like to walk with the monks Peace as a word and symbol is ever present on homemade signs along the Walk. Peace as a feeling also permeates the air along the path trodden by the monks, and soldiers on no matter the weather.

All of the monks on the #WalkforPeace belong to the #Theravada #Sangha #Tradition of #Buddhism, one of #TheOldestPathways in Buddhism which translates to #TheWayOftheElders, ( #Lao meaning vey-old #vedic) and follows a strict adherence to #theOriginalTeachings #discipline of the historical #Buddha.

Connected, Yet Untethered: Rediscovering Sangha - Buddhistdoor Global Finding an authentic community of friendship, fellowship, and shared spiritual purpose in an era of tech hyperconnectivity

BDG Feature: Connected, Yet Untethered: Rediscovering Sangha

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#Buddhism #Sangha #Community #Relationships #BuddhistPractice #SocialMedia #Isolation #Spirituality

A Monastery for Laypeople: Birken Forest Monastery and the Monasticization of Convert Theravada in Cascadia > Theravada as practiced by most converts in the West is distinguished by the absence of monasticism, its dominant institution. > Nevertheless, Thai Forest monasticism has managed to gain a foothold in the convert West, thanks to the efforts of convert monastics trained in Thailand. > This article analyzes the missionary project to “monasticize” Western lay converts through the history of Birken Forest Monastery in British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1994.

📰 Birken Forest Monastery and the Monasticization of Convert Theravada in Cascadia (A free, 16-page article from 2022)

Tags: #USA #Sangha #ThaiBuddhism

Snow day's over, and we're ready to welcome everyone back tonight for dinner and practice. Special thanks to Acreage Landscaping and PZC residents for winning the battle against a snowstorm of epic proportions!

#snowday #sangha #buddhadharmasangha

Sobriety Kyôsaku You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

Sobriety Kyôsaku

You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

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#addiction, #autonomy, #clear-seeing, #drugs, #hermitpractice, #meditation, #mindfulness, #renunciation, #river, #samsara, #sangha, #Zen

Sobriety Kyôsaku An intoxicant is any external source that draws you deeper into yourself, your beliefs, your egocentrism, and away from direct experience of the real, present moment. Samsaric life is floating down a river of intoxicants; it’s difficult to go against the flow but it’s the only hope. – insight from a fellow Zen hermit in my Twitter sangha. _(Photo of Oregon's Rogue River courtesy of Hamad Darwish and Wikimedia Commons.)_

Sobriety Kyosaku

You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/01/sobriety-kyosaku...

#addiction, #autonomy, #clear-seeing, #drugs, #hermitpractice, #meditation, #mindfulness, #renunciation, #river, #samsara, #sangha, #Zen

Sobriety Kyôsaku An intoxicant is any external source that draws you deeper into yourself, your beliefs, your egocentrism, and away from direct experience of the real, present moment. Samsaric life is floating down a river of intoxicants; it’s difficult to go against the flow but it’s the only hope. – insight from a fellow Zen hermit in my Twitter sangha. _(Photo of Oregon's Rogue River courtesy of Hamad Darwish and Wikimedia Commons.)_

Sobriety Kyosaku

You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/01/sobriety-kyosaku...

#addiction, #autonomy, #clear-seeing, #drugs, #hermitpractice, #meditation, #mindfulness, #renunciation, #river, #samsara, #sangha, #Zen

Engaged Buddhism: Vietnam Sangha Reports Charitable Impact Totaling US$82.3 Million in 2025 - Buddhistdoor Global The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha carried out substantial social charity initiatives in 2025, with total expenditure surpassing US$82.3 million.

Engaged Buddhism: Vietnam Sangha Reports Charitable Impact Totaling US$82.3 Million in 2025

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#Buddhism #Vietnam #EngagedBuddhism #Charity #Compassion #VBS #HoChiMinh #Sangha

Sobriety Kyôsaku You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

Sobriety Kyôsaku

You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/01/sobr...

#addiction, #autonomy, #clear-seeing, #drugs, #hermitpractice, #meditation, #mindfulness, #renunciation, #river, #samsara, #sangha, #Zen

Sobriety Kyôsaku An intoxicant is any external source that draws you deeper into yourself, your beliefs, your egocentrism, and away from direct experience of the real, present moment. Samsaric life is floating down a river of intoxicants; it’s difficult to go against the flow but it’s the only hope. – insight from a fellow Zen hermit in my Twitter sangha. _(Photo of Oregon's Rogue River courtesy of Hamad Darwish and Wikimedia Commons.)_

Sobriety Kyôsaku

You can get drunk on all kinds of stuff.

rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/01/sobriety-kyosaku...

#addiction, #autonomy, #clear-seeing, #drugs, #hermitpractice, #meditation, #mindfulness, #renunciation, #river, #samsara, #sangha, #Zen

Enjoy this rare guilt-free opportunity to enjoy a moment of the past by scrolling through our Year in Review photo album.

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#sangha #buddhadharmasangha

Honoring our beloved teacher 4 years after his passing, we share this powerful Dharma talk from Thich Nhat Hanh on the essence of the #sangha and the #OrderofInterbeing as a living organism:

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photo courtesy of PVCEB
calligraphy by #ThichNhatHanh

Dharma Centers and Monastries ~ Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
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#ThinleyNorbuRinpoche #center #monastery #sangha

Guided Meditation Videos from Mindfulnest Guided Meditation Videos from Mindfulnest Online Meditation Sangha.

All of our guided meditations will be available in one place:
mindfulnest.org/meditations
#mindfulness #guidedmeditation #connection #sangha

Another guided meditation: "The Exhale Is The Mind, Blowing"
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#mindfulness #meditation #connection #sangha

Good morning. Here are some clips from our Buddhist new years ceremony. 🙏🏾📿 🪷 #Buddhist #Sangha #Buddhism #BuddhistSky

A Retreat in a South Korean Buddhist Monastery: Becoming a Lay Devotee Through Monastic Life > Even the remote mountain monasteries have broadened their access to lay visitors. > Nowadays monastic and lay Buddhists have more occasions to meet than before and the current intensification of their relationships brings important redefinitions of their respective identities.

📰 Becoming a Lay Devotee Through Monastic Life (A free, 20-page article from 2010)

Tags: #Korea #Modern #Travel #Sangha

My 2nd place award for
missing only one day of class in 4 1/2 years. #LA #Tara #Buddhist #buddhism #BuddhistSky #Sangha

Practicing Migtsema- Hymn Prayer in Tibetian to Master Tsongkhapa- before tomorrow's ceremony. #Buddhist #Buddhism #Sangha