Peach Blossom Sangha
Waking up this morning, I see the blue sky. I join my hands in thanks for the many wonders of life; for having twenty-four brand-new hours before me. The sun is rising. The forest becomes my awareness bathed in the sunshine.
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Welcome to the Peach Blossom Sangha - A source of mindfulness practice in the Plum Village Tradition
We meet Sunday evenings from 6-7:30 at the Red Clay Sangha Buddhist Meditation Community at 3315 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee, Georgia. Come join us in person or via the Zoom link here.
Newcomers are welcome. No experience needed.
For questions, additional information, or to receive our weekly newsletter please contact us at peachblossomsangha@gmail.com
The Plum Village Tradition
Plum Village Monastery in France was the first monastic practice center founded by Thich Nhat Hanh in the West. It is where Thich Nhat Hanh developed his iconic light and gentle style of mindfulness practice that is now familiar around the world. We cultivate a kind of mindfulness that doesn’t take a lot of effort and can bring peace and joy right away. Plum Village mindfulness is also firmly grounded in ethics and in “interbeing”—the understanding that there is a deep interconnection between all people, all species, and all things. Numerous high-profile mindfulness programs are based on the Plum Village approach.
The Plum Village tradition is now practiced and taught through eleven official mindfulness practice centers and over 1,000 local Sanghas (communities of practitioners) worldwide. Knowing that community is the most helpful support for practice, we encourage you to join us. You may also like to visit one of our practice centers. (From The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation Website)
Peach Blossom Sangha is supported by Dharma Teachers Leslie Rawls and Al Lingo. We are a small group of friends who study and practice the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and meditation. Mindfulness practice can be an effective tool to bring us peace, solidity, and non-fear in this time of upheaval. We aspire to live every moment deeply and compassionately.
While practicing in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism, we recognize and respect the value of all branches of Buddhism and all spiritual traditions as the heritage of humankind.