Global Sangha

:: Dharmavidya David Brazier:

Global Sangha came into being during the period of the pandemic as a number of people gathered around my presentation of the teachings. Some were already my disciples (shravakas), and we held a small ceremony to allow some others to take this step. Others simply came to receive teachings or participate in events and the life of the sangha. I started sending out five minute podcasts of Dharma teachings of which there have now been well over 200. Around this time the book The Dark Side of the Mirror: Forgetting the Self in Dogen's Genjo Koan came out and this was soon followed by The Oxford Handbook of Meditation (Farias, Brazier & Laljee) and a volume of poems, It Is As It Is (Brazier & Lee). I also wrote a Commentary on the Summary of Faith & Practice for private circulation. So there was plenty to study. I do what I can to provide access to the Dharma for all who are interested. The success of the sangha, however, is primarily due to the core practice of  nembutsu and the extension of the teaching into Buddhist psychology. The sangha now embraces a number of mini-sangha groups formed around particular practices & activities - the Sunday service, the early morning chanting sessions, the Friday service, the tutors' group, some of the peer learning groups of BP students and other buddy groups - all of these act as important supports to faith & practice ~ :: link. If you would like to be more involved, some of these groups are open to new members. If a zoom code is given in the :: Global Sangha Newsletter, do just come along to a meeting. However, not everybody wants to be a member of a group and some practitioners are solitary yogis relating exclusively to me directly or to other teachers within our community. There are many possibilities. Each person is on her or his path and, as in the time of the Buddha, different practitioners need different avenues. 

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