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Tag: Think Sangha

Think Sangha in India, March 2011

As long as I can remember I have yearned for community. Most living beings, human or otherwise, have the same yearning. The Buddha recognized this, creating the fourfold sangha as a ground for liberation. Over the last twenty or twenty-five … Read more

India 2011, #4: To the North

We left Nagaloka at 6 this morning, for the Nagpur airport and an early flight to Delhi.  Tonight, an overnight train to Panthankot and passage to Dharamsala and Deer Park monastery in Bir.

Nagpur’s morning streets were blessedly free of … Read more

India 2011, #3

8 March 2011

I am back at Nagaloka in Nagpur after three days in Mumbai, the start of our Think Sangha study tour.  Although I only left Nagaloka three days ago, it felt almost like a homecoming to return.

Arriving … Read more

What About the Elections? — A (non-partisan?) Socially Engaged Buddhist View

Unless you live in a cave — one without cable or a satellite dish — you know the 2008 U.S. election is coming up quickly, and, to put it crudely, the presidency is up for grabs. I find myself thinking … Read more