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Live Oak Sangha

We are guided by the teachings and practices of the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. A Sangha is a community that lives and practices in harmony and awareness.

Our practice is the cultivation of mindfulness, out of which arises understanding, joy, compassion and transformation. As a Sangha, our practice is made up of many elements such as listening to the bell, walking meditation, smiling, embracing our suffering, mindful breathing, sitting meditation, and singing. We aspire to the well-being of all beings (inclusive of plant, mineral and animal) and asp

ire to bring mindfulness, as best we can, into our daily lives (that is, into our families, into our workplace, into our friendships, and so on).

09/02/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
September 2, 2026

The Five Mindfulness Trainings

It is the first Wednesday of September and we will invite the Five Mindfulness Trainings into our Sangha practice this evening in order to keep the Mindfulness Trainings alive and strong.

The Five Mindfulness Trainings: Reverence for Life, True Happiness, True Love, Loving Speech and Deep Listening, Nourishment and Healing

The Five Mindfulness Trainings are not hard and fast rules. Rather, they offer us a path to cultivate and develop actions of body, speech, and mind that can create a more healthy and compassionate world.

- adapted from the Plum Village website

Our Sangha practice will begin at 7 pm this evening. If you are able, arrive a few minutes early to allow yourself a chance to settle before we begin.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

08/28/2026

Gainesville Community Sit
Saturday, August 29, 2026

You are invited to enjoy the practice of being peace as we gather beneath the live oak tree at the NW corner of the Thomas Center grounds tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 29) at 9 am. All are welcome. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

08/19/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
August 19, 2026

A Gatha for the Morning

Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty-four brand-new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Our Sangha practice will begin at 7 pm this evening. If you are able, arrive a few minutes early to allow yourself a chance to settle before we begin.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

07/24/2026

Gainesville Community Sit
Saturday, July 25, 2026

You are invited to enjoy the practice of being peace as we gather beneath the live oak tree at the NW corner of the Thomas Center grounds tomorrow morning (Saturday, July 25th) at 9 am. All are welcome. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

07/22/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
July 22, 2026

Our Time Is For Us To Be

We have the tendency to think in terms of doing, and not in terms of being. We think that when we are not doing anything, we are wasting our time. That is not true. Our time is first of all, for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peace, to be joy, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Our Sangha practice will begin at 7 pm this evening. If you are able, arrive a few minutes early to allow yourself a chance to settle before we begin.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

07/15/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
July 15, 2026

What Are We Waiting For To Be Happy?

There’s a belief that we don’t have enough conditions of happiness. There’s a tendency to run into the future and look for more conditions of happiness. The French have a song with the title “What Are We Waiting for to Be Happy?” “Breathing in, I’m aware of the feeling of happiness” is not imagination or wishful thinking, because when we return to ourselves, we can be in touch with the wonders of life. Then we will have joy and happiness. This is the teaching and practice of the Buddha.

Thich Nhat Hanh in
Peace of Mind: Becoming Fully Present

Our Sangha practice will begin at 7 pm this evening. If you are able, arrive a few minutes early to allow yourself a chance to settle before we begin.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

07/01/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
July 1, 2026

Practicing the Five Mindfulness Trainings

“The Five Mindfulness Trainings are love itself. To love is to understand, protect, and bring well-being to the object of our love. The practice of the Mindfulness Trainings accomplishes this. We protect ourselves and we protect each other.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

Our Sangha practice will begin at 7 pm this evening. If you are able, arrive a few minutes early to allow yourself a chance to settle before we begin.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

06/26/2026

Gainesville Community Sit
Saturday, June 27, 2026

You are invited to enjoy the practice of peace as we gather beneath the live oak tree at the NW corner of the Thomas Center grounds tomorrow morning (Saturday, June 27th) at 9 am. All are welcome. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

06/24/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
June 24, 2026

Nirvana Is Already Inside Us

What does nirvana mean? It is absolute happiness. It’s not a place you can go; it’s a fruit that you can have wherever you are. It’s already inside us. The wave doesn’t have to seek out the water. Water is what the wave has to realize as her own foundation of being. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Our Sangha practice will begin at 7 pm this evening. If you are able, arrive a few minutes early to allow yourself a chance to settle before we begin.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

06/03/2026

This Week With Live Oak Sangha
June 3, 2026

Touching The Earth

We are children of the Earth
and not separate from the soil,
the forests,
the rivers,
and the sky.
We share the same destiny.

- Thich Nhat Hanh in
Moments of Mindfulness: Daily Inspiration

You may wish to bring a yoga mat or blanket to help you touch the Earth comfortably during our practice this evening.

May All Beings Be Well
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Dwell in Peace

We gather to support one another in breathing, sitting, walking, listening, and looking deeply.

Address

1624 NW 5th Avenue
Gainesville, FL
32603

Opening Hours

7pm - 9pm

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