The Beloved Embodiment of Community
On the stabilizing and grounding nature of the sangha and its potential role in enacting social change
Sangha
The Treasure of Sangha
A Zen teacher invokes the tenets of AA in a teaching on spiritual friendship.
How to Choose a Sangha
A writer and Zen teacher on discerning healthy Buddhist communities from cultish enterprises
The Buddha’s Nemesis
What we can learn from the story of Devadatta, the Buddha’s cousin who attempted to assassinate him and split the sangha
Magha Puja
A Thai forest tradition teacher on the significance of the Buddhist holiday
Encourage Others by Overcoming Your Own Suffering
The co-abbot of Embracing Simplicity Hermitage on the transformative power of courage and compassion
Healing from Helene
How Buddhist centers in western North Carolina have responded to disaster
Two Years of Priesthood
What the ritual of shaving one’s head has taught a Soto Zen priest about renunciation—and the importance of sangha
The Real Humbling
A Zen monk on the imperfect and yet transformative potential of student-teacher relationships along the spiritual path
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