St. Petersburg Sangha
St. Petersburg Sangha
The St. Petersburg Sangha meets in person every Wednesday from 7:00-8:30 at Gilmour Hall, Unitarian-Universalist (UU) Church of St. Petersburg, 100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg 33701. Wednesday evening offers a half-hour of sitting meditation, walking meditation, and a Dharma talk or discussion. Zoom is not available. Newcomer orientation is offered on first Wednesdays from ___.
Questions and open discussion with newcomers are encouraged and make for a rich give-and-take and open exploration of the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha) and its meaning and application in our daily lives. Dharma presentations are in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition, with a mixture of offerings from other traditions, such as Tibetan and Chan. Members and newcomers help each other to learn and grow and to deal with the challenges of modern living as they share experiences.
Discussions are led by senior students of the Florida Community of Mindfulness (FCM) who have undertaken many hours of extensive training with our teacher, Fred Eppsteiner. Fred also occasionally visits the Sangha in person to answer questions and share teachings.
While the St. Petersburg Sangha is a part of FCM and offers access to all programs offered by FCM, it also is its own supportive and warm community serving Pinellas County and welcomes full-time residents and snowbirds from other areas. Practitioners in the St. Petersburg area get the best of both worlds –a strong local sangha with the deep resources of the large practice group in Tampa. We hope to see local newcomers soon!