WEEK 9 SUMMARY: TAKING REFUGE IN THE ‘SANGHA’

SANGHA TAKING REFUGE IN THE ‘SANGHA’ by Thich Nhat Hanh    Thich Nhat Hanh explains that sangha is more than a community. A sangha is a community of friends practicing the teachings together in order to bring about and to maintain awareness, harmony,...

WEEK 8 SUMMARY: THE POINT OF IT ALL

THE POINT OF IT ALL   At this point in our study, attention is on DOING the practice, NOT JUST TALKING about it. A dozen of us were present. The entire evening was in itself a form of meditation, although we were listening to enlightened master teachers and...

WEEK 7 SUMMARY: WITH EACH BREATH

WITH EACH BREATH   Our focus was on Chapter 6, the last full chapter of this book. The remaining portion is on doing the practices.    As always, the conversation was rich and varied with 15 of us in attendance. We grappled with the opening statements from the...