327 – A Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Sangha as Community (1 of 2)

In Buddhism, we have three treasures: Buddha, teachers or our own awakened nature; Dharma, the teachings or the truth itself, and Sangha, the community of people who practice and maintain the tradition together. From the beginning of Buddhism, then, community has been considered essential – but in what sense? We may think of Sangha primarily as an impersonal institution providing access to Buddhist teachings and practice. It certainly fulfills that function, but I believe it's equally important that our Sanghas be welcoming, loving, joyful, mature communities: A place where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came.

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327 – A Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Sangha as Community (1 of 2) is an episode from The Zen Studies Podcast by Domyo Burk.

This episode is 32:12 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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