The First Annual East Bay Sangha-palooza Community Meditation Gathering meditation took place on Saturday Sept. 11, 2010, at the First Congregational Church in downtown Berkeley, complete with Dharma talks, chanting, music and mindfulness movement. The event coincided with 9/11 commemorations around the country. Over 200 people turned out and the energy was positive - - we will do it again!
I was the only robed monastic in sight; the word Sangha has taken on a wider meaning in North America, for sure. So be it - - the Dharma emerges in the West.
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