All tied up in a bow…for now
A pause in posting and some ideas of where to go for further inspiration.
Category: sangha
Who’s in your tribe?
The difference between tribe and tribalism, and why it matters.
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for
This past week has been a celebration of the life of John Lewis, whose legacy as a stirrer of “good
The skin-deep divide
I read an article in Tricycle, titled ‘Brown Body, White Sangha’ by Atia Sattar, a woman of color who found
Opening Our Sangha
This week, the students present had never heard this dharma talk: http://stefnoble.blogspot.com/2009/08/freedom-from-believing-we-are-our_05.htmlso I shared it with them and we discussed
What Makes an Effective Sangha Discussion?
Last week we talked about the importance of sangha, our community of meditation practitioners, for keeping us on track with
The Importance of Sangha
The Sangha is the community of Buddhist meditation practitioners who support us in our practice simply by being present and
Taking Refuge, Taking Responsibility
Two weeks ago we talked about taking refuge and how refuge is not a place to escape to but a
Taking Refuge, Taking Root
At the beginning of a silent Buddhist retreat we ‘take refuge.’ This is a moment of deepening and clarifying our
The Lasting Value of a Meditation Retreat
Last week we talked about the Three Refuges, ‘The Triple Gem’ of the Buddha, the dharma and the sangha, or
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