UUS Buddhist Sangha Practices Presence and Peace of Mind

The UU Buddhist sangha continues meeting via Zoom with the intent to periodically gather together in person. The showing of the Scorsese film KUNDUN at UUS on the occasion of HH Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, welcomed 25 UU members, including guests from UU Cedar Rapids and the Garchen Mila Buddhist Center in Iowa City. We had tea and treats together and many took home a Lung-ta Wind Horse Tibetan prayer flag. Charity Rowley, a founding member of our sangha, also joined us.

We are well into our study of BUDDHISM, A Concise Introduction with religion scholars Huston Smith and Philip Novak. The traditions of Theravada, Mahayana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism and its confluence with Hinduism will lead us to Part II: The Wheel Rolls West, Buddhism’s migration into the western world, particularly America.

We meditate together at each gathering. With the introduction of Walking Meditation and the central tenets of this powerful meditative art from Thich Nhat Hanh, some members sit in zazen, and other practitioners stroll.  Either spiritual practice helps you with presence and peace of mind.