The smiling face of Thich Nhat Hanh SnowFlower Buddha Sangha
Madison, Wisconsin

Upcoming Events and Retreats

Our Sangha meets every Tuesday and Friday evening for sitting and walking meditation, reciting the Mindfulness Trainings, and Dharma discussions. We have also have periodic half-days of mindfulness. See our calendar for details.  Newcomer information sheets, contact info, and newsletters are in the Info section of the website.

We welcome newcomers at any of our meetings. Additionally, an Introduction to the Snowflower Sangha Practice will be provided prior to the regular meetings on the first Friday of January, March, May, July, September and November, and on the first Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December. See the Calendar for more information.

We practice together in the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh, Plum Village, and the Community of Mindful Living. We are part of a community of Midwestern Sanghas, including Sanghas in Milwaukee and Chicago, which meet together for periodic days of mindfulness and weekend retreats, led by Jack and Laurie Lawlor from Lakeside Sangha in Evanston, Illinois.

If you have any questions about SnowFlower Sangha, please email us at questions@snowflower.org

“When he woke up at the foot of the Bodhi Tree, the Buddha Shakyamuni said, "How strange—all beings possess in themselves the capacity to understand, the capacity to love, the capacity to be free. Everyone has that capacity, but everyone allows himself or herself to be carried away on the ocean of suffering. How strange." This is what the Buddha declared at the moment of his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. He noticed that what we are looking for, day and night, is already there within oneself. What is beautiful, what is true, what is good, is already there in oneself. We can call it the Buddha-nature, the Buddhahood, the awakened nature, the true freedom, which is the foundation for all peace and happiness. This wonderful thing is in us, and a real teacher is someone who can help you to touch that thing in yourself, who helps give birth, to bring about the real teacher which already exists in yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh   

Last Updated:
May 01, 2008