The Windhorse asked a few of our sangha members in Brazil the question, “What does the sangha mean to you?” and received the following responses:
In the sangha I find loving support and encouragement for my practice. Each brother and sister reflects and confirms my search, so often giving me a helpful word, the needed strength. What is unique about the sangha is that affection and joy soften the many problems that can permeate relationships. Patience and forgiveness flow more quickly and easily. I have found a moral integrity in this sangha that encourages me to be more careful with my actions and speech, resulting in a healthier life and more pleasurable practice. Life and practice come together, and the sangha supports them both.
Leda Volino/Porto Alegre
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The sangha is the lama’s body—like the earth made of incalculable grains of dust supporting our steps, like the earth from which the trees that give us shade grow, like the earth upon which water flows forming rivers, waterfalls, and lakes made of nothing but compassion for our suffering. Within the sangha, one is fed, sheltered, and sup-ported; most of all, there is room to grow.
Sibele Correa/Porto Alegre
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The sangha supports our search for enlightenment. It is a big family. The sangha is the lama’s fuel. Because together we receive teachings of the lama’s body, speech, and mind, it is of such great importance. We practice and strengthen our practice. The sangha is also the lama’s mind and the lama is the sangha’s mind. They are inseparable from each other.
Luis Eduardo/Porto Alegre
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When we are praying together I am aware of how important the sangha is. It gives me one more reason to try to have better behavior and a better life. Each time I do my practice, I try to improve as a sangha member. In everyday life there are always difficult moments when we need to act in a correct way. It helps me to think and act correctly when the sangha is close by.
Mauria Rodrigues Salgado/a teenager from Khadro Ling
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How great to be back with the sangha after being away several years! Having lived for some time at Rigdzin Ling, I had become accustomed to such constant, wonderful sangha presence, it being an integral part of my life there. While away, I once spoke briefly with a vajra brother and commented that very little of what I had been doing since leaving the Gonpa had the same feeling of meaningfulness—such a deeply satisfying accumulation of merit. It is wonderful to be reunited with my vajra family in such a beautiful place as Khadro Ling.
Fred Raich/Minnesota and Khadro Ling
The Windhorse asked a few of our sangha members in Brazil the question, “What does the sangha mean to you?” and received the following responses:
In the sangha I find loving support and encouragement for my practice. Each brother and sister reflects and confirms my search, so often giving me a helpful word, the needed strength. What is unique about the sangha is that affection and joy soften the many problems that can permeate relationships. Patience and forgiveness flow more quickly and easily. I have found a moral integrity in this sangha that encourages me to be more careful with my actions and speech, resulting in a healthier life and more pleasurable practice. Life and practice come together, and the sangha supports them both.
Leda Volino/Porto Alegre
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The sangha is the lama’s body—like the earth made of incalculable grains of dust supporting our steps, like the earth from which the trees that give us shade grow, like the earth upon which water flows forming rivers, waterfalls, and lakes made of nothing but compassion for our suffering. Within the sangha, one is fed, sheltered, and sup-ported; most of all, there is room to grow.
Sibele Correa/Porto Alegre
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The sangha supports our search for enlightenment. It is a big family. The sangha is the lama’s fuel. Because together we receive teachings of the lama’s body, speech, and mind, it is of such great importance. We practice and strengthen our practice. The sangha is also the lama’s mind and the lama is the sangha’s mind. They are inseparable from each other.
Luis Eduardo/Porto Alegre
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When we are praying together I am aware of how important the sangha is. It gives me one more reason to try to have better behavior and a better life. Each time I do my practice, I try to improve as a sangha member. In everyday life there are always difficult moments when we need to act in a correct way. It helps me to think and act correctly when the sangha is close by.
Mauria Rodrigues Salgado/a teenager from Khadro Ling
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How great to be back with the sangha after being away several years! Having lived for some time at Rigdzin Ling, I had become accustomed to such constant, wonderful sangha presence, it being an integral part of my life there. While away, I once spoke briefly with a vajra brother and commented that very little of what I had been doing since leaving the Gonpa had the same feeling of meaningfulness—such a deeply satisfying accumulation of merit. It is wonderful to be reunited with my vajra family in such a beautiful place as Khadro Ling.
Fred Raich/Minnesota and Khadro Ling
The Windhorse asked a few of our sangha members in Brazil the question, “What does the sangha mean to you?” and received the following responses:
In the sangha I find loving support and encouragement for my practice. Each brother and sister reflects and confirms my search, so often giving me a helpful word, the needed strength. What is unique about the sangha is that affection and joy soften the many problems that can permeate relationships. Patience and forgiveness flow more quickly and easily. I have found a moral integrity in this sangha that encourages me to be more careful with my actions and speech, resulting in a healthier life and more pleasurable practice. Life and practice come together, and the sangha supports them both.
Leda Volino/Porto Alegre
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The sangha is the lama’s body—like the earth made of incalculable grains of dust supporting our steps, like the earth from which the trees that give us shade grow, like the earth upon which water flows forming rivers, waterfalls, and lakes made of nothing but compassion for our suffering. Within the sangha, one is fed, sheltered, and sup-ported; most of all, there is room to grow.
Sibele Correa/Porto Alegre
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The sangha supports our search for enlightenment. It is a big family. The sangha is the lama’s fuel. Because together we receive teachings of the lama’s body, speech, and mind, it is of such great importance. We practice and strengthen our practice. The sangha is also the lama’s mind and the lama is the sangha’s mind. They are inseparable from each other.
Luis Eduardo/Porto Alegre
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When we are praying together I am aware of how important the sangha is. It gives me one more reason to try to have better behavior and a better life. Each time I do my practice, I try to improve as a sangha member. In everyday life there are always difficult moments when we need to act in a correct way. It helps me to think and act correctly when the sangha is close by.
Mauria Rodrigues Salgado/a teenager from Khadro Ling
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How great to be back with the sangha after being away several years! Having lived for some time at Rigdzin Ling, I had become accustomed to such constant, wonderful sangha presence, it being an integral part of my life there. While away, I once spoke briefly with a vajra brother and commented that very little of what I had been doing since leaving the Gonpa had the same feeling of meaningfulness—such a deeply satisfying accumulation of merit. It is wonderful to be reunited with my vajra family in such a beautiful place as Khadro Ling.
Fred Raich/Minnesota and Khadro Ling
The Windhorse asked a few of our sangha members in Brazil the question, “What does the sangha mean to you?” and received the following responses:
In the sangha I find loving support and encouragement for my practice. Each brother and sister reflects and confirms my search, so often giving me a helpful word, the needed strength. What is unique about the sangha is that affection and joy soften the many problems that can permeate relationships. Patience and forgiveness flow more quickly and easily. I have found a moral integrity in this sangha that encourages me to be more careful with my actions and speech, resulting in a healthier life and more pleasurable practice. Life and practice come together, and the sangha supports them both.
Leda Volino/Porto Alegre
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The sangha is the lama’s body—like the earth made of incalculable grains of dust supporting our steps, like the earth from which the trees that give us shade grow, like the earth upon which water flows forming rivers, waterfalls, and lakes made of nothing but compassion for our suffering. Within the sangha, one is fed, sheltered, and sup-ported; most of all, there is room to grow.
Sibele Correa/Porto Alegre
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The sangha supports our search for enlightenment. It is a big family. The sangha is the lama’s fuel. Because together we receive teachings of the lama’s body, speech, and mind, it is of such great importance. We practice and strengthen our practice. The sangha is also the lama’s mind and the lama is the sangha’s mind. They are inseparable from each other.
Luis Eduardo/Porto Alegre
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When we are praying together I am aware of how important the sangha is. It gives me one more reason to try to have better behavior and a better life. Each time I do my practice, I try to improve as a sangha member. In everyday life there are always difficult moments when we need to act in a correct way. It helps me to think and act correctly when the sangha is close by.
Mauria Rodrigues Salgado/a teenager from Khadro Ling
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How great to be back with the sangha after being away several years! Having lived for some time at Rigdzin Ling, I had become accustomed to such constant, wonderful sangha presence, it being an integral part of my life there. While away, I once spoke briefly with a vajra brother and commented that very little of what I had been doing since leaving the Gonpa had the same feeling of meaningfulness—such a deeply satisfying accumulation of merit. It is wonderful to be reunited with my vajra family in such a beautiful place as Khadro Ling.
Fred Raich/Minnesota and Khadro Ling
The Windhorse asked a few of our sangha members in Brazil the question, “What does the sangha mean to you?” and received the following responses:
In the sangha I find loving support and encouragement for my practice. Each brother and sister reflects and confirms my search, so often giving me a helpful word, the needed strength. What is unique about the sangha is that affection and joy soften the many problems that can permeate relationships. Patience and forgiveness flow more quickly and easily. I have found a moral integrity in this sangha that encourages me to be more careful with my actions and speech, resulting in a healthier life and more pleasurable practice. Life and practice come together, and the sangha supports them both.
Leda Volino/Porto Alegre
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The sangha is the lama’s body—like the earth made of incalculable grains of dust supporting our steps, like the earth from which the trees that give us shade grow, like the earth upon which water flows forming rivers, waterfalls, and lakes made of nothing but compassion for our suffering. Within the sangha, one is fed, sheltered, and sup-ported; most of all, there is room to grow.
Sibele Correa/Porto Alegre
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The sangha supports our search for enlightenment. It is a big family. The sangha is the lama’s fuel. Because together we receive teachings of the lama’s body, speech, and mind, it is of such great importance. We practice and strengthen our practice. The sangha is also the lama’s mind and the lama is the sangha’s mind. They are inseparable from each other.
Luis Eduardo/Porto Alegre
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When we are praying together I am aware of how important the sangha is. It gives me one more reason to try to have better behavior and a better life. Each time I do my practice, I try to improve as a sangha member. In everyday life there are always difficult moments when we need to act in a correct way. It helps me to think and act correctly when the sangha is close by.
Mauria Rodrigues Salgado/a teenager from Khadro Ling
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How great to be back with the sangha after being away several years! Having lived for some time at Rigdzin Ling, I had become accustomed to such constant, wonderful sangha presence, it being an integral part of my life there. While away, I once spoke briefly with a vajra brother and commented that very little of what I had been doing since leaving the Gonpa had the same feeling of meaningfulness—such a deeply satisfying accumulation of merit. It is wonderful to be reunited with my vajra family in such a beautiful place as Khadro Ling.
Fred Raich/Minnesota and Khadro Ling
