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An invitation to Shantideva Sangha

Dear community,

We are happy to share that a new practice center in the Plum Village tradition is available for Plum Village sanghas to organize days of mindfulness and similar activities.

Shantideva Monastery is located on a few beautiful, hilly acres in Castro Valley, just east of Hayward, and about a 1-hour drive from San Francisco, Berkeley, or San Jose. The address is 30345 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, CA 94552.

If you want to arrange a practice day for your sangha at Shantideva, please email Ven. Thich Tu Luc (thichtuluc@yahoo.com) and cc Dylan Tweney (dylan@tweney.com).

There is also a monthly meeting of Shantideva Sangha at this location. We are a group of lay mindfulness practitioners who enjoy practicing in the Plum Village tradition, with chanting in both Vietnamese and English. We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates (generally the 3rd Saturday of each month):

  • July 20
  • September 7
  • October 19
  • November 16

These dates are all listed on the NorCal Sanghas event calendar.

We extend a special invitation to OI members, OI aspirants, OI-curious people, sangha facilitators, and anyone interested in helping build the NorCal sangha community.

We aspire that Shantideva (the sangha and the monastery) will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse Bay Area and Northern California community.

May you be happy,

Thich Tu Luc, Dylan Tweney and Isabelle YenChi Chappuis

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New In-Person Sangha in San Francisco: Home Within Sangha

We are happy to share that a new in-person, all-ages Plum Village sangha in San Francisco has launched! Our space is beautiful – an epic, circular, interfaith chapel at the UU church in SF. We hope you will consider joining us (practicing with us? facilitating? being on the organizing team?) so we can make the most of practicing mindfulness together as a community.

We are meeting weekly on Fridays from 4:30-6pm, at the UU Church at 1187 Franklin St in San Francisco.

Every week, we will practice sitting and walking meditation, a short reading, and Dharma sharing. All are welcome.

Some quick tidbits:

  • We recommend arriving a few minutes early so our door greeter can join the sangha gathering sooner rather than later. If you arrive late and need someone to come to the door, please text Nicole at (415) 317-1086 
  • Please see the attached flyer for more information, and pass along to anyone you think might be interested.
  • The group will be peer-led. Every week we will practice sitting and walking meditation, enjoy a reading, and finish with Dharma sharing.
  • To join the sangha’s mailing list, click here and click “Ask to join group.” Please send any questions to HomeWithinSangha@gmail.com.

We look forward to practicing with you soon, maybe tomorrow!

The Home Within Sangha organizing team (Nicole Kramer, Miles Schulman, and Colette Auerswald)

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Deep Looking, Deep Listening Zoom Circle – Ongoing

Dear Thay, dear sangha members practicing peace:

Please join Dharma teacher Lyn Fine and others in their weekly zoom, on Tuesdays since early October 2023: 

  • 16-18h in Central Europe, 
  • 10-noon EST, 
  • 7am-9am Pacific

Deep Looking, Deep Listening Zoom Circle in the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism

Hosted by Mindful Peacebuilding Sangha

Co-facilitated: Dharma Teacher Lyn Fine and others

Tuesdays

7am-9amPT (come and go as needed)

FOR THE ZOOM LINK, PLEASE EMAIL mindfulpeacebuilding@gmail.com

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