TOGETHERNESS
"A community of friends practising the dharma together in order to bring about and to maintain awareness.
The essence of a sangha is awareness, understanding, acceptance, harmony and love."
COMPASSIONATE OCEAN SANGHA
An online Plum Village mindfulness community facilitated by lay and Monastic Dharma Teachers.
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Our website:
https://www.compassionateoceansangha.org
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Our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJ7t4ETrIAR-5OaNkfrZzg
Our Facebook group:
Compassionate Ocean Sangha | Facebook
Contact for the Compassionate Ocean Sangha:
compassionateoceansangha@gmail.com
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Additional Sanghas of New South Wales
If you enjoyed your day at Mountain Spring Monastery you might like to visit a lay sangha in your local area or online.
Blue Mountains, Springwood
In-Person Sangha: Smiling Heart Sangha
When: Wednesdays 7pm to 8:30pm
Contact: Ann Morris - annmorris52@gmail.com
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Lismore Area
In-Person Sangha: Five Mountains Sangha
Contact: Dianne Howard - ddhoward@bigpond.net.au
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Online
Online Sangha: Bankstown Mindfulness Practice Centre
When: Sundays 8am to 10am
Contact: Khoi Hoang - k.hoang@unswalumni.com
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Online Sangha: Lotus Bud Sangha
When: Thursdays 7pm to 8.30pm
Contact: Sarah Ashton - sarahashton_2@hotmail.com
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Online Sangha: Plumline Heart Sangha
When: Tuesdays 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Contact: Ann Munroe - ann@amunroe.com.au
South Coast of NSW
In-Person Sangha: Footsteps Sangha
Where: Ocean Breeze Room, Thirroul Community Centre
When: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of month 6.45pm
Contact: Judy Stubbs - judy@judithstubbs.com.au
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Southern Highlands
In-Person Sangha: Peaceful Heart Sangha
Contact: Jenny Pittman - jenny.pittman@gmail.com
Sydney Area​
In-Person Sangha: Lotus Bud Sangha
When: Wednesdays 7pm to 8.30pm
Where: Buddhist Library - 90 Church St Camperdown
Contact: Sarah Ashton - sarahashton_2@hotmail.com
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In-Person Sangha: Wake Up Sydney
(age 18-35 or young at heart)
When: 1st & 3rd Sunday of month 5pm to 7pm
Where: Buddhist Library - 90 Church St Camperdown
Contact: Tasch - tascharndt@gmail.com
Resources
Below are some resources which can support our mindfulness practice.
A free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations and other practices offered by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community.
Plumline supports sangha building by being a place that anyone could reach out to for community and support, especially when it is not available anywhere else for them.
Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We publish books and media on the art of mindful living and Engaged Buddhism. Website includes The Mindfulness Bell - a journal of the art of mindful living.