Sangha
"The gate is open to all who come with sincere intention."
A place built for
those still searching.
Sangha was established in 1987 by a small community of practitioners who wanted something simple: a place to sit together in silence, to study the Pāli canon without distraction, and to offer what they learned back to the world. The compound has not changed much since then.
"We did not build this place for seekers who have already arrived," the founding abbot wrote in 1987. "We built it for the ones who are not sure yet — who feel the weight of their lives and do not know where to set it down. The cushion is here. The silence is here. Come and see."
From the founding charter, written by Venerable Sumedho Bhikkhu,
Vassa retreat, October 1987.
38
Years of Practice
12
Resident Monastics
400+
Recorded Teachings
Three Pillars of Community Life
How we
practice together.
Three interlocking expressions of the same intention — to reduce suffering, beginning with one's own.
The Still Point
Meditation Practice
Morning and evening sitting is the heartbeat of this community. We practice in the Theravāda tradition — breath as anchor, awareness as the path. Retreats range from a single Sunday sitting to the full Vassa rains retreat in October.
"Sit with what arises. Do not push it away. Do not hold it close. Simply watch."
— Ajahn Chah
The Open Scroll
Dharma Study
The library holds over four hundred recorded talks, guided reflections, and reading lists organized by theme — impermanence, loving-kindness, the five aggregates, the noble eightfold path. No credentials required. No registration wall. The teachings are freely given.
"A teaching heard once and forgotten is like rain on stone. Heard again and again, it finds its way in."
— Bhikkhu Bodhi
Dana in Motion
Community Service
The third pillar is dana — generosity. Every Saturday morning the community prepares a vegetarian meal for the neighborhood. Once a month, practitioners visit the local hospice to offer sitting meditation to patients and families. Service is not separate from practice; it is practice.
"Generosity is the beginning of the path, not its reward."
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Weekly Practice Schedule
The gates open
every morning at five.
All sessions marked open ◦ are freely available to visitors. No registration required. Remove your shoes at the gate.
Morning Sitting
Open to VisitorsExtended 90 min, suitable for all levels
Morning Chanting
Open to VisitorsDana Meal Preparation
Community volunteers welcome
Dana Meal Service
Open to VisitorsVegetarian meal offered to neighborhood
Afternoon Dharma Talk
Open to VisitorsOpen talk, no registration
Walking Meditation
Outdoor, in the garden
Dharma Library
Four hundred teachings,
freely given.
The library is organized by theme rather than date — because the question of impermanence is not a 2019 question or a 2024 question. It is this morning's question.
Explore the Dharma Library
Anicca
Impermanence
On the nature of change — in the body, in relationships, in the turning of seasons.
Mettā
Loving-Kindness
The practice of extending goodwill — first to oneself, then outward without limit.
Magga
The Noble Path
A complete study of the Eightfold Path, suitable for practitioners at any stage.
Dukkha & Nirodha
Suffering & Release
The first and third noble truths examined together — the wound and its medicine.
One letter, once a month.
Nothing more.
We send one letter each month with the upcoming teaching schedule and a reflection from our community. We will never sell your name. We will never send more than one letter a month. This is an invitation, not a transaction.