The Port Townsend Sangha

You Are Invited to Join Us 

Monday at 7 PM for

Meditation & Discussion at 

Friends Meeting House

More information on the weekly format is found here. The subject matter of dharma talks is chosen, and discussions are led by volunteers on topics most often related to insight meditation (vipassana).

The Friends Meeting House is on the corner of Sheridan and 19th Streets in Port Townsend, WA.

People arrive silently before 7 PM, begin mediation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings, as a signal for who wish begin walking meditation. The group takes a break for tea at 7:40 – with socializing in the large meeting room. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations and discussions begin. A volunteer signup sheet is passed around before adjournment at 9:00. All are welcome.

Please Join Us Wednesday,

November 29th at 7 PM for

Meditation, Discussion and

A Talk by Fred Luskin

The sangha meets weekly for 30 minutes of meditation and a dharma talk on Zoom followed by an open conversation. A link to the meeting is sent to our mailing list.

You are Invited to Join Us

Wednesday, December 6th

At 7 PM on Zoom for 

Meditation, Discussion, and 

A Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh

The sangha meets weekly for 30 minutes of meditation and a dharma talk followed by an open conversation. A link to the meeting is sent to our mailing list.

After 30 minutes of meditation, we will listen to a Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh.  The talk can be previewed here.

This talk is part of a 2011 US Teaching Tour with the theme “Cultivating the Mind of Love” at the Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi.  Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions from the audience.

For most of you, Thich Nhat Hahn needs no introduction.  With over 50
books, he is certainly prolific.  All of them are remarkably readable,
always poignant, abounding in citta, Pali for heart/mind.

Thich Nhat Hahn was a Vietnamese Thien Buddhist monk, peace activist, author, poet. He founded the Plum Village Tradition, based in France but now with 11
monasteries worldwide.  The tradition is historically recognized as the
main impetus for engaged Buddhism. Thich Nhat Hahn is referred to by
some as “the father of mindfulness” in the west. After a 39 year exile,
Thich Nhat Hahn was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005.  In 2018, he
returned to his “root temple,” Tu Hieu Temple, near Hue, where he lived
until his death in 2022, at the age of 95.”

We hope you can join us.

The PT Sangha Library shares space with the Quaker’s Library at the Friends Meetinghouse. It is open on Monday evenings when the Sangha meets.

We have a wide variety of books on Buddhism, Buddhist practice, meditation and other spiritual traditions.

Search Our Library Collection Online

Learn more about how the library works at the the Lending Library.

Dana is charitable giving. Every year, members of the Port Townsend Sangha contribute time and funds to support services for the most vulnerable members of our community. In 2023, Sangha volunteers purchased food, donated funds and prepared meals to support Port Townsend’s Winter Shelter Program.

The Port Townsend Sangha conducts non-residential weekend retreats with visiting teachers live in person and on Zoom. Information on the Sangha’s Retreat Program is found here.

Invitations for future retreats will be sent to our mailing list.

Days of Mindfulness (DoMs) are one-day meditation retreats offered for many years by the Sangha in person and on Zoom. There is no charge to attend.

Information on these events will be posted here, and Zoom meeting invitations will be sent to our mailing list or may be obtained by writing us.  

More information on in-person DoMs (when resumed) is found here.

There are other current opportunities for Vipassana and Dharma Study and Meditation in or around Port Townsend.

Below are some suggestions and additional links.

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