Brief Overview
Every month on a Saturday, we’ll take a deep-dive as a local community, alternating months between a daylong meditation retreat and a “Sangha Service Day.” Below is the upcoming Service Day schedule:
- October 25, 2025 – The Lotus Herd, a Horse Therapy non-profit
Logistical Info for Next Service Day
Time: morning, specific time TBD
Location: The Lotus Herd, a Horse Therapy non-profit
Registration: email me via David AT Pathofsincerity DOT com
Summary
Info to come, but will involve helping with projects around the ranch. We’ll end with an optional shared lunch, overlooking the river, and around the horses.
The Tasks
Info to come
Timeline / Itinerary
Info to come
Sangha Service Days Mission Statement
On the Sangha Service Days, we’ll do a community service project with a local non-profit organization / wholesome cause. There are two main purposes to the Sangha Service Days:
- To put into action the Buddha’s teaching on “sīla,” aka virtuous action, and give back to the community with a spirit of generosity and loving-kindness.
- To have an opportunity to gather together more informally, develop natural connections, and touch into how when the Buddha was asked if Spiritual Friendship was half of the path, he replied that it was actually the entire path.
*As a note, in Buddhism, “sangha” is considered one of the three jewels or pillars of the entire tradition — it loosely translates as “spiritual community.”
Past Service Day Schedule
- August 23, 2025 — Samadhi Grove Sanctuary in Oregon City
- June 14, 2025 — Lift Up in NW Portland
- April 19, 2025 — Earth Day Planting with Depave in North Portland
- February 8, 2025 — Forest Park Maintenance in NW Portland
- December 14, 2024 — Friends of Trees in Beaverton
- October 5, 2024 — Hoyt Arboretum in SW Portland
. - August 17, 2024 — Samadhi Grove Sanctuary, a community-funded meditation cabin for personal retreats
- June 8, 2024 — Kindness Farm, a non-profit farm that donates 100% of its produce to people in need.
- December 9, 2023 — Friends of Trees, a non-profit planting trees all around Portland metro
- October 7, 2023 – Tideman Johnson Park Habitat Enhancement with Portland Parks & Rec
- August 12, 2023 – The Lotus Herd, a Horse Therapy non-profit