OneSangha

I want to welcome the new OneSangha members from the Maria Kannon Zen Center to the site. Members of MKZC have decided to use OneSangha to host a class on the precepts that they are doing within their center. I encourage them to check around the site, post on existing groups, and to create more [...]

This site is really open to whatever members of the Buddhist online sangha want to do with it. Groups act as places to hold forums for discussions by members on a variety of themed topics. People should feel free to make a new group for any organizations, events, traditions of Buddhism, texts to study, etc. [...]

I posted the following on my blog at http://www.openbuddha.com/2010/10/21/30-days-of-practice/ a short while ago. I offer it for discussion. Inspired by Ryan’s “100 Days of Practice” series, I’m setting up a public commitment to practice, though I’m going to scale it down to 30 days this first time. Now, I have a somewhat regular practice of [...]

The Vajrayana is a very complex system of visualization and practice. If you read Vajrayana literature, it will tell you how and why the Vajrayana is the ultimate vehicle of Buddhism. The thing is, all forms of Buddhism state this to one degree or other. I’m curious as to the opinions that people have as [...]