Compassionate Ocean Sangha

Welcome to the Compassionate Ocean Sangha
We are an online mindfulness community in the Plum Village Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that is facilitated by lay and Monastic Dharma Teachers.
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Thursday, 28th May, 8pm AEST
Thursday Sangha Group Sharings
Dear family,
Please join Julie, Sarah and Daya on Thursday night May 28th as we continue to explore the 3rd verse in the Sutra “The Insight that brings Us to the Other Shore.”
We would like to reflect on how we can look beyond these concepts with our mindfulness practice and with the understanding that our mind creates our world.
Our question to ponder “ this moment is full of wonder. How do we experience this in our daily life?
There will be breakout groups for 20 minutes, followed by another beautiful guided meditation.
We hope you can join us
Our theme for May 2026 is:
The Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore
Understanding the Sutra: verse 3, part 2
Listen Shariputra
All Phenomena bear the mark of Emptiness
Their true nature is the nature of
no Birth, no Death
no Being, no Nonbeing
no Defilement, no Purity
no Increasing, no decreasing
Thay reminds us that we don’t have to die to become dust. We are already dust. We contain the whole cosmos.
We can be arrogant when we think that we understand a speck of dust, just as we think we understand a human being. When we can see the no increasing, no decreasing nature of reality you will have no more fear, no more complexes (p67).
He gives us the old proverb:
Be humble, you are made of dust
Be noble, you are made of stars.