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:

  • June 14, 2025 — Lift Up in NW Portland (from 2:30-4pm)

 

Logistical Info for Next Service Day

What: Food Pantry Sorting Shift w/ Lift Up
Dates: June 14th, 2:30-4:00pm (optional meet at 1:15 for lunch at nearby foodcarts)
Location: 3448 NW Yeon Avenue, Portland 97210
Registration: Required!  Email me to join.

Brief Summary:

We’re joining Lift Up at their warehouse to help sort and unload donated food.

Their mission is to combat food insecurity and improve the lives of low-income residents in Portland.  They provide nearly 1 million pounds of free food a year to local residents in need!

This is a great opportunity to do something impact for the community, while also have casual socializing time with each other!

 

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • April 19, 2025 — Earth Day Planting w/ 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.
  • Dec 9, 2023 — Friends of Trees, a non-profit planting trees all around Portland metro
  • Oct 7, 2023 – Tideman Johnson Park Habitat Enhancement w/ Portland Parks & Rec
  • Aug 12, 2023 – The Lotus Herd, a Horse Therapy non-profit