Mindfulness Practice for the Twenty-First Century
Welcome to the Deep River Sangha, a Community of Mindful Living located in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina, pr
acticing the art of mindful living in the tradition of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (pictured at right).
Mindfulness practice is a type of mental training that cultivates awareness of the thoughts, words, and actions that influence the quality of our daily lives. Through regular practice, we are better able to identify the states of mind that lead to beneficial or unbeneficial outcomes for us and those around us. We learn to think, speak and act in ways that nourish beneficial qualities of mind such as patience, kindness, compassion, and understanding. In this way, we nurture and develop the awakened nature that exists in each of us.
Our "sangha" or "practice community" has been meeting weekly since 2000. We come together on Sunday afternoons from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greensboro, 5603 Hilltop Road, Jamestown, North Carolina. We also meet on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the New Garden Friends Meeting, 801 New Garden Road at Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Our practice is harmonious with all spiritual paths and visitors are always welcome, regardless of level of meditation experience. First time visitors should plan to arrive ten to fifteen minutes early. Please wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a cushion if you like, although chairs and some cushions are available for visitors. Before your first visit, please read this "Introduction for Visitors" and check our online calendar for schedule changes!
Our sangha's uses a Yahoo Group as our electronic "bulletin board" for practicing members of our mindfulness community. If you would like to join the Yahoo Group, please visit one of our regular practices.
We have a sangha library with many books on the subject of mindfulness and meditation practice. To check a book out at our next Sunday practice, send an email to bill@deepriversangha.org. If you would like to contribute additional books to our library, please visit our Amazon.com Wish List:
