Stony Brook Buddhist Sangha

03/30/2025

For anyone who is interested in additional Sangha meetings, we have added a page of links to online Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition that are part of the Community of Mindfulness New York-Metro: Please click here to visit that page.

For anyone who is interested in additional Sangha meetings, we have added a page of links to online Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition that are part of the Community of Mindfulness New York-Metr…

02/11/2025

Please enjoy this poem by Thich Nhat Hanh, published in the book 'Call Me By My True Names'

The Good News

They don’t publish
the good news.
The good news is published
by us.
We have a special edition every moment,
and we need you to read it.
The good news is that you are alive,
and the linden tree is still there,
standing firm in the harsh Winter.
The good news is that you have wonderful eyes
to touch the blue sky.
The good news is that your child is there before you,
and your arms are available:
hugging is possible.
They only print what is wrong.
Look at each of our special editions.
We always offer the things that are not wrong.
We want you to benefit from them
and help protect them.
The dandelion is there by the sidewalk,
smiling its wondrous smile,
singing the song of eternity.
Listen! You have ears that can hear it.
Bow your head.
Listen to it.
Leave behind the world of sorrow
and preoccupation
and get free.
The latest good news
is that you can do it.

02/08/2025

This morning's dhamra presentation was an excperpt from the book Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout by Brother Phap Hu and Jo Confino, the co-hosts of the podcast The Way Out is In. If you're not already familiary with this podcast, we recommend it highly. You can find all episodes of the podcast on the Plum Village website…...

This morning’s dhamra presentation was an excperpt from the book Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout by Brother Phap Hu and Jo Confino, the co-hosts of the podcas…

01/25/2025

Each year Plum Village offers a pair of parallel verses to mark Tết, the Lunar New Year. You can download them to print by clicking this link. To learn more, read this post from the Plum Village website, which was shared today at our Sangha meeting.

Each year Plum Village offers a pair of parallel verses to mark Tết, the Lunar New Year. You can download them to print by clicking this link. To learn more, read this post from the Plum Village …

01/24/2025

01/11/2025

Today’s Dharma presentation was an excerpt from chapter 6 ("Happy Continuation") of The Other Shore, by Thich Nhat Hanh. The portions read were pages 50 to 52: "Contemplating a Leaf," and "I am More Than This Body." The Other Shore is a new translation of The Heart Sutra, with commentaries. As always, if you would like to join us, we meet to sit and share every Saturday from 9am to 10:30 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket, NY. All are welcome to attend;Please arrive 5-10 minutes early so that we can begin meditation peacefully on time.

Today’s Dharma presentation was an excerpt from chapter 6 (“Happy Continuation”) of The Other Shore, by Thich Nhat Hanh. The portions read were pages 50 to 52: “Contemplating a Le…

01/09/2025

“If we don’t have peace and joy right now, how can we have peace and joy tomorrow, or after tomorrow? What is preventing us from being happy right now?”
-Thich Nhat Hanh, 'Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice'

01/04/2025

Today's Dharma presentation was pages 29 to 35 from Thich Nhat Hanh's book Interbeing: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism. This section is commenteries on the first two of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings: Openess and Non-attachment to views. You can preview parts of this book (including the portion shared today) by clicking here. Or, if you're so inclined, you can purchase it through…...

Today’s Dharma presentation was pages 29 to 35 from Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Interbeing: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism. This section is commenteries on the first two of…

01/01/2025

"The year that is going to end is our invention, our fabrication, our product. The value of the year depends on our way of acting and reacting, on our way of living our life. The value of the year depends on our way of life.

If we know the practice of mindful breathing, mindful walking, and mindful dealing with pain, sorrow, and anger, then we can improve the quality of our actions, of our life, and of our days, months, and years."

Thich Nhat Hanh in a Dharma talk offered on December 29, 2013

12/30/2024

https://plumvillage.org/live-events/new-years-eve-dharma-talk-by-brother-phap-huu

You are warmly invited to join us for a live streamed Dharma talk by Brother Phap Huu as part of our New Year celebration in Plum Village, France. The Dharma talk will be in English.

12/29/2024

Our Dharma presentation at this past week's sangha was an excpert from Fragrant Palm Leaves, Thích Nhất Hạnh's journals from 1962 - 1966. If you would like to join us, we meet to sit and share every Saturday from 9am to 10:30 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket, NY. All are welcome to attend; Please arrive 5-10 minutes early so that we can begin meditation peacefully on time.

Our Dharma presentation at this past week’s sangha was an excpert from Fragrant Palm Leaves, Thích Nhất Hạnh’s journals from 1962 – 1966. If you would like to join us, we meet to …