Sanghabuild

09/06/2020

Last week Sanghabuild and friends from MorningSun PracticeCenter teamed up to make our voices heard and to stand strongly with all our Black and Brown brothers and sisters and siblings. We. Are. Called. Forward.

07/06/2020

We at Sanghabuild take a clear stance against all forms of violence and oppression including all the recent police murders of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, David McAtee, Tony McDade, and the modern day lynching of Ahmaud Arbery. As well as so many others known and unknown.

We see you, we honor you, we stand with you, and we pledge to continue fighting for racial justice and equality. Thank you for taking a stand with us.

20/11/2019

Incredible article about practicing with oppression internally and in the world! I felt so moved reading it

Separation to Inclusion By Rehena

16/11/2019

A truly inspiring Mindfulness Bell article from a practitioner friend in London with African and Indian heritage. She offers deeply honest reflections on the nature of oppression and nondiscrimination. A must read!

Separation to Inclusion By Rehena

12/11/2019

A few weeks ago, I was arrested and went to jail for the first time in my life! It was an amazing experience to support the nonviolent civil disobedience actions in Times Square with Extinction Rebellion, and it was one of the highlights of the year for me. Taking one for Mother Earth was quite freeing, and especially because I was joined by amazing friends like Brother Phap Man/ Aaron Solomon, Shea Riester and many others.
Here's my story about the event and practicing meditation in jail together....
http://www.sanghabuild.org/mindfulness-joins-us-extinction-rebellion/

05/11/2019

To My Plum Village siblings,
Here is the 2nd article about my pilgrimage to Vietnam, exploring the roots of our Zen tradition in Vietnam!
I hiked up the great Yen Tu Mountain, the home of our own Bamboo Forest School of Zen. This is our own lineage, with roots to a former Vietnamese king who became a monk and Venerable Dharma Teacher.
http://www.sanghabuild.org/from-king-of-vietnam-to-zen-master-part-2-of-zen-vietnam-history/

16/05/2019

My latest article - hiking up Yen Tu Mountain, and tracing the origins of Zen in Vietnam. Walk alongside the Viet King, who left royal life to become a monk and eminent Zen Master!

Pilgrimage to Yen Tu MountainApril 2019 Standing next to a creek at the foot of the mountain, I beheld my first glances of the ancient pagodas jetting out of dark forest foliage. Misty clouds enveloped the mountain above, hiding the peaks in mystery. Early the next morning, just after dawn, I planne...

16/05/2019

Here's my latest article about hiking up the sacred Yen Tu Mountain, the birthplace of Zen in Vietnam.

11/05/2019

This is the ancient tree that is just outside where Thich Nhat Hanh is residing at Tu Hieu root temple, in Vietnam. A magnificent old tree, very fitting for a beloved Zen Master.

09/05/2019

Rainbow sherbet Sunset in Hue, the old imperial city of Vietnam. Beautiful way to end a day of mindfulness at Tu Hieu root temple