Belmont Buddhist Community: Where Else

While the Community has no formal relationship with any other sangha, participants on our group are members of, or have participated in retreats at, other sanghas. Here is a list of links to other organizations or establishments that our members have experienced and can recommend. Part of the mission of our community is to cooperate in traveling to retreats at places like these.

Stillpoint: A lay-led Soto Zen practice community in Pittsburgh, our "sister community" <http://www.stillpointzen.org/>

Muddy Water Zen: Affiliated with the Taego Korean order, their temple is located in Royal Oak, MI <http://muddywaterzen.org/index.html>

Bhavana Society: A Theravada retreat center in eastern West Virginia, near Washington, DC <http://www.bhavanasociety.org/>

Sanshin Zen Communty: A Soto Zen practice community in Bloomington, IN, which holds frequent retreats <http://sanshinji.org/home/>

Zen Mountain Monastery: The main monastic retreat house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, near Woodstock, NY <http://www.mro.org/zmm/>

Dharma Drum Retreat Center: A Chan retreat center in Pine Bush, NY <http://www.dharmadrumretreat.org/>

Boundless Way Zen: A Zen organization in New England, with its main temple in Worcester, MA <http://www.boundlesswayzen.org/>

The mission of the group is to:

~ Come together for meditation practice
~ Provide mutual support in the study of Buddhism
~ Cooperate in traveling to retreats outside the local area

BBC is lay-led by necessity, while recognizing the value of contact with a teacher and encouraging its members to take advantage of opportunities to work with teachers at retreats and other venues.

BBC is non-sectarian by choice, recognizing and striving to learn from the wisdom of all Buddhist traditions and lineages, but at the same time resisting the temptation of cafeteria Buddhism — picking and choosing the superficial and easy aspect of a tradition but resisting the deep and effortful aspects that are necessary for spiritual growth.

The goal of Belmont Buddhist Community is to encourage spiritual growth and development on the Buddha’s path in its members, for their own benefit and for the benefit of all sentient beings.

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