Red Clay Sangha upcoming events

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (05 Apr 2026)

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

On Sunday mornings Red Clay Sangha meets for sitting and walking meditation, a brief chanting service and a Dharma talk and discussion. Our meeting format is hybrid - in person at our Chamblee location and on Zoom. To participate by Zoom,

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

The morning service begins immediately following the meditation period and lasts for approximately ten minutes, after which there is a short bio break and opportunity to meet and greet. The group then sits in a circle for a dharma talk discussion, led by one of our senior teachers. After the morning events, at around 11:30, we adjourn for lunch at a nearby establishment.

All are welcome: please come out and join us some Sunday morning. If you are new or need meditation instruction, please come 5 or 10 minutes early and introduce yourself, and we can give you a brief introduction.

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

At or near each full moon we have a ceremony to renew our commitment to living our lives in accordance with the Buddhist precepts (open to all Buddhist and Non-Buddhist, and regardless of whether you've previously received the precepts). This ceremony is deeply meaningful and an important practice for many of our members. It takes place immediately after the morning service and is followed by a dharma talk and discussion about the precepts.

The community lunch on Precepts Sundays is not at a local restaurant, but rather potluck in our space. If you would like to bring a dish along, that would be great; but your presence is your most important gift, so please stay and join us whether you bring food or not. We always end up with way too much food, so the more the merrier!

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (05 Apr 2026)

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

This beautiful practice is undertaken communally after the regular service. Our preferred precepts ceremony includes three different bells, which members of the community volunteer to ring and accompany communal recitation/ chanting of the precepts. After a short talk and discussion, we break for the highlight of the day: potluck lunch!

Folk who remember bring in their favorite vegetarian dishes and we have more than enough food for all (especially for those who forget to bring food or didn't realize it was potluck!), so please come for the morning, or just for precepts renewal, but in any case always for lunch! It's a wonderful time to get to know your fellow sangha members a little better.

This event is recurring, and registration is not available...and certainly not required! If you're receiving an announcement by email, it most likely means that next Sunday is precepts renewal, so check dates on the home page "Regular Programs".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (05 Apr 2026)

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

Drawing on the wisdom of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the larger Plum Village community this group gathers weekly to practice to cultivate peace, joy, solidity and freedom within and around us. The schedule includes sitting and walking meditation, a dharma reading and sharing. Once a month we recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings. All are welcome.

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (07 Apr 2026)

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

The RCS Tai Chi group meets every Tuesday at 7:30pm at the Sangha's physical location for one hour. Due to safety and other considerations, this is an in-person only activity. Also, due to space constraints, currently only a limited number of people can practice at a time, and registration is required. Please contact Markus Wilms (the program leader) at makkam3@gmail.com if you are interested and would like to try it out. Previous experience is not necessary.

Tai Chi is an ancient form of martial arts originating out of China and routed in the Taoist principle of yin and yang. Characteristic for the tai chi form are slow and well-practiced movements and postures. These can be performed by all age groups and makes tai chi a popular low-impact exercise.

The practice of tai chi has proven health benefits as it increases flexibility and stamina. It is also connected with the attainment of Chi - the Chinese concept for life energy. Synchronizing the movements with the breath is an important aspect of the tai chi flow.

The most practiced tai chi is the 24-posture form. At Red Clay Sangha, the form is taught by Markus Wilms. He has over 20 years of experience and has practiced the last 5 years extensively with a Chinese teacher. His motto is: “Every teacher is a student; every student is a teacher”.

Wednesday Reading Group (08 Apr 2026)

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

The Reading Group meets to discuss a wide range of books that support making the dharma real in our lives. The book is always a jumping off place for the discussion of divergent views of how to have the dharma express in our lives. It will make your experience richer to read the book before our discussion. Although participants are strongly encouraged to read the books prior to discussion, this is not a requirement.

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

about the book: A timely Zen guide for those seeking emotional stability, self-compassion, and inner peace in an anxious and perfection-driven world.
A new book in the Zen Ways series from the hosts of the popular The Way Out Is In podcast.
In an age marked by climate anxiety, social fragmentation, and unrelenting pressure to perform, Calm in the Storm is a much-needed anchor. This deeply compassionate guide invites readers to cultivate inner stability in a world that often feels on the brink. Rather than offering quick fixes or bypassing pain, Zen teacher Brother Phap Huu and spiritual mentor Jo Confino draw on timeless teachings to help readers meet the chaos of modern life with grounded presence and resilience.
Through intimate stories, mindfulness practices, and heartfelt reflections, the authors gently guide us back to ourselves—back to a place where we can breathe, feel, and respond with clarity rather than react with fear. Whether facing personal overwhelm or collective grief, Calm in the Storm offers a path toward rooted compassion and meaningful engagement.
Readers will learn to:
• Cultivate emotional balance, belonging, and self-compassion
• Navigate perfectionism, self-judgment, and burnout with mindfulness
• Connect with the wisdom of their ancestors and inner child
• Integrate Zen teachings into everyday moments and social change
• Find their center in a time of polycrisis, climate fear, and global uncertainty
Grounded in wisdom yet deeply relatable, this book is not just a guide—it’s an invitation to step fully into your own humanity. If you’re ready to break free and live with greater ease, this is your roadmap.

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (09 Apr 2026)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

This is a hybrid event: in person at our Hospital Drive location, and also on Zoom at our regular Zoom link (click here). We begin at 7:30 and sit together for 40 minutes. After this Gareth will offer a talk about a segment of source material (e.g. a sutta/ sutra, or extract, or a practice text), then open up for questions, reflections and discussion.

Topics

Our program alternates four streams - essentially a monthly rotation - to provide continuity and variety, and to reflect a diversity of Buddhist traditions. Each session is designed to stand alone, so there is no need to prepare or read in advance, and no need to attend prior or future sessions. The four themes, together with core source material, are:

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Chanting with Gareth Young (11 Apr 2026)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Chanting with Gareth Young

Bi-Monthly on Saturdays, 2:00PM to 5:00PM

In Person

Chanting is an important Buddhist practice used extensively in most Buddhist lineages. It serves not just to aid memory and recall of the suttas/ sutras, but also to strengthen the feeling of sangha and to quiet the thinking mind and help provide access to the unconditioned mind. And chanting is an important part of our practice at Red Clay Sangha.

After a successful and popular study and practice session, a collective decision was made to continue chanting practice on a regular basis. Each session will be different as we draw on different chants, practices, and traditions, and as we take different approaches to chant duration, whether we are standing or walking or sitting, etc. And each session will stand completely on its own without direct correlation to prior or subsequent sessions. So please join us.

Note that these sessions are in person only. The dynamics of chanting and of sharing space together are important and this doesn't translate well to a hybrid or Zoom environment.

Gareth Young is a co-founder and the guiding teacher of Red Clay Sangha. He has maintained a committed meditation practice for over 20 years in the Zen and Vipassana traditions, and integrates over 10 years of interfaith engagement into his teaching.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Cost There is no cost to attend this retreat. Donations to Red Clay Sangha are gratefully received.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.

Chanting Materials The chanting materials we use will often draw from our liturgy and the chants identified on our resources page but will also include other materials. In all cases the specific chants will be provided on the day (and no preparation or prior knowledge is necessary).

Questions or More Information? Please contactGareth Young by email.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (12 Apr 2026)

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (12 Apr 2026)

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (14 Apr 2026)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (15 Apr 2026)

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (16 Apr 2026)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Metta, Grounding and Refuge: A One Day Retreat w/ Gareth Young (18 Apr 2026)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Metta, Grounding and Refuge: A One-Day Retreat with Gareth Young

Saturday, April 18th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

As the societal and personal stress of our time continues, this retreat follows the same approach as Gareth's February retreat. It is focused on helping practitioners stabilize, ground, and find safety, and from that place start to open up the heart to offer loving-kindness to those who are suffering. While this is a "drop-in" retreat, practitioners are encouraged to spend the full day to receive the full benefit of this retreat.

Gareth Young is a co-founder and the guiding teacher of Red Clay Sangha. He has maintained a committed meditation practice for over 25 years in the Chan/Zen and Nikaya traditions, and integrates over 10 years of interfaith engagement into his teaching.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

What to expect: The retreat is structured to help practitioners during a time of societal and personal stress. It will begin and end with periods of guided metta practice, with emphasis on self-metta, gently extending to others who are suffering. In addition to alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation during the day, it will include a short chanting service, a period of grounding practices, and a dharma talk. This is a "drop-in" format - you can come and leave during the day - to accommodate those who cannot make the full day...but practitioners are encouraged to spend the full day to receive the full benefit of this retreat.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: There will be a break around noon for lunch. Please bring your meal. There is a refrigerator on premise if you wish to store food in it, as well as a kettle and a variety of tea bags if you'd like to make yourself tea.

Schedule: The door will be open by 8:45 for arrival and settling in. At 9:00 Gareth will give a brief introduction and orientation, and we will begin sitting around 9:10. We will likely finish a few minutes before 5:00. There will be a dharma talk mid-morning, a Q&A/ Discussion period mid-afternoon, and the balance of the day (other than the break for lunch) will be alternating periods of approximately 30 minutes of sitting and walking meditation.

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (19 Apr 2026)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (19 Apr 2026)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (20 Apr 2026)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

Insight dialogue is a powerful practice that helps bring mindfulness, wisdom and compassion into our inter-relational life using six guidelines of Pause, Relax, Open, Attune to emergence, Listen Deeply and Speak the Truth. The guidelines set conditions for safety and mindful presence. The practice invites slowing down and reconnecting with what is most alive in you.

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

Please email me at katie@katierhodes.net if you are interested, have questions, or want to be on an email list for the RCS Insight Dialogue Practice group. IInsight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that uses natural human connectedness and the wisdom teachings of the Buddha to practice mindfulness meditation with others. It is particularly useful for investigating habitual responses in our actions of thought, word and deed.

This is a monthly opportunity to practice with friends from Red Clay Sangha. It is offered as a way for us to connect with each other using the ID meditation guidelines: Pause, Relax, Open, Attune to Emergence, Speak the Truth and Listen Deeply. We will be learning and sharing as we practice together.

The session will include individual meditation practice, contemplation practice with a partner, and practice as a group.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

Katie Rhodes is a member of Red Clay Sangha. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, primarily in the Insight/Vipassana tradition. She has been practicing Insight Dialogue meditation since 2023 and is a member of the Northeast Insight Dialogue Teachers Cohort.

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (21 Apr 2026)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (22 Apr 2026)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (23 Apr 2026)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Movie Night (25 Apr 2026)

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Mindful Moments

Movie: Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Saturday, April 25, 2026, from at 4:00

In Person at the Sangha

We’re delighted to announce the next Mindful Moments event. This time, we will be watching the film Peaceful Warrior. As always, this event is open to the general public, and we warmly encourage you to invite friends and community members to join us. The viewing will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Light snacks and tea will be provided for the benefit of all beings.

About the Film

Peaceful Warrior, starring Nick Nolte in a memorable and deeply grounding performance, is an inspiring film that gently guides viewers into the practice of mindfulness through everyday experience. The story follows a driven college athlete whose outward success conceals inner restlessness, until an unexpected mentor challenges him to slow down, pay attention, and live fully in the present moment. Through simple yet profound teachings, the film explores awareness, acceptance, and the courage to let go of ego and fear. Peaceful Warrior reminds us that true strength arises not from achievement or control, but from presence, compassion, and meeting each moment with clarity and heart.

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

Each month, RCS is delighted to host cultural events that foster meaningful connections among members of our sangha and the wider community. These gatherings take place monthly on a Saturday afternoon and feature a variety of activities, including hiking, art, music, crafts, games, movies, and more. Our aim is to provide a relaxed setting where individuals can share their interests with others, while also building community. All are welcome.

What to Expect

After gathering in the space the movie will be presented, followed by group discussion. Light refreshments will be provided. Familiarity with meditation practices and Buddhist traditions is not required. Bring a friend!

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for space and snack planning purposes.

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (26 Apr 2026)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Women's Circle (26 Apr 2026)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Women's Circle

on Zoom, every 4th Sunday from 2PM to 3:30PM

This is a monthly drop-in group offering a supportive place to ask questions and to share our experience of the dharma. After a brief period of seated meditation, we begin with a reading or special topic, followed by group discussion. We are meeting via Zoom Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550).

All who identify as women are welcome, from any spiritual background. No previous experience with meditation is necessary.

Each month a different member of the group brings, readings or questions that they are either particularly interested in or find puzzling.

Meetings are from 2:00 to 3:30, held on the fourth Sunday of the month.

We are glad to add you to our email list, if you would like the reminder & follow up emails. For more information please contact: SoKai/Charli Vogt.

We use the Sunday link to Zoom: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (26 Apr 2026)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (28 Apr 2026)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (29 Apr 2026)

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (30 Apr 2026)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Dharma Study Session - Living Brahmaviharas in Everyday life w/ Anand (02 May 2026)

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Dharma Study with Anand

Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, Zoom only

Living the Brahmaviharas in Everyday Life

Zoom: Please us this link to join by Zoom.

When:

Saturday, May 2nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. with a short break in the middle. The session will start promptly, so please be on-time. If you are unsure of your Zoom or internet connection, please try to connect a few minutes early.

About the Session:

The Brahmaviharas (the “Four Immeasurables” or “Divine Abidings”)—loving-kindness (mettā), compassion (karuṇā), sympathetic joy (muditā), and equanimity (upekkhā)—are central to Buddhist practice. The Brahmaviharas work together to cultivate a mind that is open, compassionate, joyful, and balanced.

They serve as essential tools for a practitioner aiming to walk the path to Nibbana while benefiting all beings.

Incorporating the Brahmaviharas into everyday life doesn’t require dramatic changes. It’s about noticing opportunities to respond with kindness, compassion, joy, and balance in all situations. By regularly practicing these qualities, you gradually transform your own mind and behavior, leading to greater peace and harmony in both your own life and the lives of those around you.

Let's understand the Brahmaviharas and explore together on how we can live the Brahmaviharas in our daily lives as we walk on the path.

About the Study Session Leaders

Anand has been practicing at Red Clay Sangha over 5 years. Anand works in information technology. He is born as a Hindu and familiar with Sanathana Dharma, Karma yoga and Bhagavadgita since childhood, and influenced by the doctrine of non-violence laid out by Buddha, Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and others. Anand received the precepts from Red Clay Sangha’s guiding teacher Gareth Young in 2023. Anand has been experimenting with dharma and Karma yoga.

Questions? Please email Anand

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (03 May 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (03 May 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (03 May 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (05 May 2026)

Tue, 05 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (06 May 2026)

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (07 May 2026)

Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Hike (09 May 2026)

Sat, 09 May 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Mindful Moments Hike

Saturday, May 09, 2026, from 9:30AM to 1:00pm

Location - TBD

About the Hike

We are pleased to announce the hiking event, taking place on Saturday, May 09! We invite everyone on a hike at Chattahoochee River Rec Area, sharp from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event provides both visitors and sangha members with an exciting opportunity to meaningfully observe the tranquility found in nature. Seeking peace of mind in the wilderness dates back to the original practice of the Buddha and his disciples, so we hope this easy morning stroll will help participants connect more deeply with themselves and their walking companions.

We will pause for a brief period of meditation, followed by a break for a packed lunch, so please be sure to bring the following items:

A day pack for convenient storage

20 oz of water to maintain hydration

A personal packed lunch, and perhaps a small amount of food to share with others

Closed-toed shoes

The leader of this event, Clay Roper, has requested that all participants:

Begin hydrating the day before our hike to ensure the well-being of everyone involved
Please leave any pets at home for this hike, as downed trees from the recent hurricane may present additional hazards
Disclose any health concerns or limitations that may arise during the hike
Provide emergency contact information (to be completed on-site)

Bring a sandwich and water!

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

After gathering in the space by 9:45AM, we will start the hike sharp at 10AM. We will pause for a brief period of meditation, followed by a break for a packed lunch. Familiarity with meditation practices and Buddhist traditions is not required. Bring a friend!

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for planning purposes.

Lunch

Please bring a personal packed lunch, and perhaps a small amount of food to share with others.

Cost

There is no cost to attend this event.

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (10 May 2026)

Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Intro to Buddhism (10 May 2026)

Sun, 10 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Intro to Buddhism

by TBD

Sunday, May 10th, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30pm

In person event at Red Clay Sangha

Curious about Buddhism but not sure where to start? Join us for a class where we will engage in discussion around the basic concepts and a short, guided meditation.

"Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."
- The Dalai Lama

Buddhist teachings are pragmatic and applicable to everyone, so we welcome people of all backgrounds!

This class will be led by Havana Nguyen, Holly Theisen-Jones, Anzen Benjamin, and Clay Roper.

About the Speakers:

Havana Nguyen has been an active member of Red Clay Sangha for two years. A former workaholic in the tech industry and self-proclaimed party girl, she has found the Dharma to be an invaluable guide for navigating life's challenges and cultivating inner peace. At Red Clay, Havana contributes to graphics and community service projects. In addition to being a devoted mom to a one-year-old, she is the lead character artist for an award-winning graphic novel series and a seasoned User Experience Designer. See more at www.havana.nguyen.com.

Holly Theisen-Jones has been practicing Buddhism since 2020 and took precepts at Red Clay Sangha in 2023. She recently changed careers to become a mental health counselor specializing in grief and loss. At Red Clay, Holly serves on the Sangha care committee and helps facilitate Peach Blossom Sangha, a group that practices in the Plum Village Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Her meditation practice and love of the Dharma help her find joy and humor in working with death and in the chaos of raising tiny children. Find out more or get in touch at hollytheisenjones.com

Anzen Benjamin's first encounter with Buddhist practice was when they stumbled across a Zen anecdote in second grade. He has meditated regularly since 2022 and began coming to Red Clay in 2023. While their individual practice has roots in East Asian Mahayana, it also receives nourishment from other practice traditions.

Clay Roper

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Havana

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (10 May 2026)

Sun, 10 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (12 May 2026)

Tue, 12 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (13 May 2026)

Wed, 13 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (14 May 2026)

Thu, 14 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

One Day Retreat w/ Katie Rhodes (16 May 2026)

Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

One-Day Retreat with Katie Rhodes

Saturday, May 16th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

Topic to be determined.

Katie Rhodes is a member and teacher with Red Clay Sangha. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, primarily in the Insight/Vipassana tradition. She has been practicing Insight Dialogue meditation since 2023 and is a member of the Northeast Insight Dialogue Teachers Cohort.

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

What to expect: This will be a full day of sitting and walking meditation practice, with a dharma talk mid-morning, a break for lunch midday, and a group discussion/ Q&A in the middle of the afternoon. All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation required. Attending for the full day is recommended, but if you are only able to come for a short period, you are welcome to do so: please just enter and leave quietly, respecting the practice of others.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (17 May 2026)

Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (17 May 2026)

Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (18 May 2026)

Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (19 May 2026)

Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (20 May 2026)

Wed, 20 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (21 May 2026)

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Vesak (24 May 2026)

Sun, 24 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Vesak

May 24th, 2026

Vesak (Siddartha Gautama's birth)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (24 May 2026)

Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Women's Circle (24 May 2026)

Sun, 24 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Women's Circle

on Zoom, every 4th Sunday from 2PM to 3:30PM

All who identify as women are welcome, from any spiritual background. No previous experience with meditation is necessary.

Each month a different member of the group brings, readings or questions that they are either particularly interested in or find puzzling.

Meetings are from 2:00 to 3:30, held on the fourth Sunday of the month.

We are glad to add you to our email list, if you would like the reminder & follow up emails. For more information please contact: SoKai/Charli Vogt.

We use the Sunday link to Zoom: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (24 May 2026)

Sun, 24 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (26 May 2026)

Tue, 26 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (27 May 2026)

Wed, 27 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (28 May 2026)

Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Community Service Project (30 May 2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Community Service Project

Nicholas House

1:00 - 4:00 May 30, 2026

Sister sanghas, Red Clay and Peach Blossom, collaborate to bring Buddhist values off the cushion and into the world through compassionate service. Rooted in the principles of generosity, kindness, and the alleviation of suffering, service projects offer meaningful ways to connect with community — and each other.

Whether you're a long-time practitioner or simply moved to lend a hand; whether you're a sangha member, an occasional visitor, or the friend of family member of anyone; whether you're a Buddhist or a Christian or a Muslim, or any other "ist", whether you've ever attended either Red Clay or Peach Blossom or not, you're warmly invited to join us. Come be part of something bigger than yourself.

What: Nicholas House, a rehabilitation center for unhoused families. Prepare dinner for 40 guests and volunteers at Nicholas House.

Where: Meal prep from 1:00- 4:00 PM at someone’s home TBD. Later arrive at Nicholas House to reheat, plate, serve and eat a meal together.

When: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM May 30th, 2026 for prep

6:00 until done, food service

For more information contact Havana

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (31 May 2026)

Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (31 May 2026)

Sun, 31 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (31 May 2026)

Sun, 31 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (02 Jun 2026)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (03 Jun 2026)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (04 Jun 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (07 Jun 2026)

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (07 Jun 2026)

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (09 Jun 2026)

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (10 Jun 2026)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (11 Jun 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Chanting with Gareth Young (13 Jun 2026)

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Chanting with Gareth Young

Bi-Monthly on Saturdays, 2:00PM to 5:00PM

In Person

Note that these sessions are in person only. The dynamics of chanting and of sharing space together are important and this doesn't translate well to a hybrid or Zoom environment.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Cost There is no cost to attend this retreat. Donations to Red Clay Sangha are gratefully received.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.

Questions or More Information? Please contactGareth Young by email.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (14 Jun 2026)

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (14 Jun 2026)

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (15 Jun 2026)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (16 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (17 Jun 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (18 Jun 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

One Day Retreat w/ SoKai (20 Jun 2026)

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

One-Day Retreat with SoKai

Saturday, June 20th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

Topic to be determined.

Kai / Charli Vogt:(she/her) has been a spiritual seeker as long as she can remember, through Lutheran Catechism, Pagan studies, Feminist Spirituality and Buddhism. She has been studying Buddhism intensely since 2007, when she received the precepts from Thich Nhat Hanh and has studied with multiple Vipassana and Thai Forest teachers. She is currently studying with Sensei Shun’E Ulrike Greenway in the Zen tradition and received the precepts in a Jukai ceremony February 7, 2024

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (21 Jun 2026)

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (21 Jun 2026)

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (23 Jun 2026)

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (24 Jun 2026)

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (25 Jun 2026)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (28 Jun 2026)

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (28 Jun 2026)

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Women's Circle (28 Jun 2026)

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Women's Circle

on Zoom, every 4th Sunday from 2PM to 3:30PM

All who identify as women are welcome, from any spiritual background. No previous experience with meditation is necessary.

Each month a different member of the group brings, readings or questions that they are either particularly interested in or find puzzling.

Meetings are from 2:00 to 3:30, held on the fourth Sunday of the month.

We are glad to add you to our email list, if you would like the reminder & follow up emails. For more information please contact: SoKai/Charli Vogt.

We use the Sunday link to Zoom: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (28 Jun 2026)

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (30 Jun 2026)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (01 Jul 2026)

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (02 Jul 2026)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (05 Jul 2026)

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (05 Jul 2026)

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (07 Jul 2026)

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (08 Jul 2026)

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (09 Jul 2026)

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Movie Night (11 Jul 2026)

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Mindful Moments

Movie: Tashi and the Monk (2014)

Saturday, July 11, 2026, 4:00pm

In Person at the Sangha

We’re delighted to announce the next Mindful Moments event. This time, we will be watching the film Tashi and the Monk. As always, this event is open to the general public, and we warmly encourage you to invite friends and community members to join us. The viewing will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Light snacks and tea will be provided for the benefit of all beings.

About the Film

Tashi and the Monk follows Buddhist monk Lobsang Phuntsok, trained under His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who returns to the Indian Himalayas to create a community called Jhamtse Gatsal: The Garden of Love and Compassion. The film centers on Tashi, a wild and troubled five-year-old girl, as she learns about love and healing in this unique community. This inspiring documentary invites viewers to reflect on compassion, healing, and the power of mindful care.

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for space and snack planning purposes.

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (12 Jul 2026)

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (12 Jul 2026)

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (14 Jul 2026)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (15 Jul 2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (16 Jul 2026)

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

One Day Retreat w/ Gareth Young (18 Jul 2026)

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

One-Day Retreat with Gareth Young

Saturday, July 18th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

Topic to be determined.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Asalha Puja (19 Jul 2026)

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Asalha Puja

July 19th, 2026

Asalha Puja (first teaching)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (19 Jul 2026)

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (19 Jul 2026)

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (20 Jul 2026)

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (21 Jul 2026)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (22 Jul 2026)

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (23 Jul 2026)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (26 Jul 2026)

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (26 Jul 2026)

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Women's Circle (26 Jul 2026)

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Women's Circle

on Zoom, every 4th Sunday from 2PM to 3:30PM

All who identify as women are welcome, from any spiritual background. No previous experience with meditation is necessary.

Each month a different member of the group brings, readings or questions that they are either particularly interested in or find puzzling.

Meetings are from 2:00 to 3:30, held on the fourth Sunday of the month.

We are glad to add you to our email list, if you would like the reminder & follow up emails. For more information please contact: SoKai/Charli Vogt.

We use the Sunday link to Zoom: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (26 Jul 2026)

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (28 Jul 2026)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (29 Jul 2026)

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (30 Jul 2026)

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Course on the Platform Sutra (01 Aug 2026)

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Platform Sutra Study

First Saturday of the Month, from 9:30 to Noon

The Platform Sutra is foundational to Chan and Zen. It is attributed to Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan and Zen. It relates his life, but most importantly it presents his teachings, which are a very distinct presentation of Buddhism from the Pali Suttas. In this series Gareth will provide context for the teachings through their doctrinal foundations and he will show how we can move this into practice.

The text we will use for the class is McRae translation of the Platform Sutra. I'll be referring to page references and quoting from it. Available for purchase as a book and free download at BDK's site

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

What to expect: Each of the 5 sessions will include a lecture by Gareth, a guided meditation bringing the teachings into life and practice, and a group discussion. The lecture, guided meditation and conversation will be recorded and posted on YouTube so you can follow or catch up on missed sessions.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: After the session, any who wish to go out for lunch with Gareth can continue the conversation over our food.

Registration: Please register for the class, even if you cannot attend every session. This will help ensure the sufficiency of materials.

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (02 Aug 2026)

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (02 Aug 2026)

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (04 Aug 2026)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (05 Aug 2026)

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (06 Aug 2026)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Chanting with Gareth Young (08 Aug 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Chanting with Gareth Young

Bi-Monthly on Saturdays, 2:00PM to 5:00PM

In Person

Note that these sessions are in person only. The dynamics of chanting and of sharing space together are important and this doesn't translate well to a hybrid or Zoom environment.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Cost There is no cost to attend this retreat. Donations to Red Clay Sangha are gratefully received.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.

Questions or More Information? Please contactGareth Young by email.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (09 Aug 2026)

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Intro to Buddhism (09 Aug 2026)

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Intro to Buddhism

by TBD

Sunday, August 9th, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30pm

In person event at Red Clay Sangha

Curious about Buddhism but not sure where to start? Join us for a class where we will engage in discussion around the basic concepts and a short, guided meditation.

"Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."
- The Dalai Lama

Buddhist teachings are pragmatic and applicable to everyone, so we welcome people of all backgrounds!

This class will be led by Havana Nguyen, Holly Theisen-Jones, Anzen Benjamin, and Clay Roper.

About the Speakers:

Clay Roper

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Havana

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (09 Aug 2026)

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (11 Aug 2026)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (12 Aug 2026)

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (13 Aug 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

One Day Retreat w/ Gareth Young (15 Aug 2026)

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

One-Day Retreat with Gareth Young

Saturday, August 15th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

Topic to be determined.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Ullambana (16 Aug 2026)

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Ullambana

August 16th, 2026

Ullambana (Obon, Day of the Dead)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (16 Aug 2026)

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (16 Aug 2026)

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (17 Aug 2026)

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (18 Aug 2026)

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (19 Aug 2026)

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (20 Aug 2026)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - GameDay (22 Aug 2026)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT

GAMEDAY

Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 4:00pm

In Person at the Sangha

Grab your favorite set of dice and invite a friend! This month, we welcome all to swing by the Sangha for an easy-going afternoon of skillful enter action over some of our favorite party games. Many people understand that Buddhist teachings ask practitioners to look inwards for peace and the end of suffering, but the Buddha also emphasized the importance of being engaged with a compassionate and supportive community. It is our hope that an unstructured game night will provide guests with the opportunity to mindfully participate in a shared practice and have fun doing so all at the same time.

This event will be held from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug 22nd at Red Clay Sangha. Below you will find a list of games for a variety of ages and interests that will be available to play. We encourage participants to invite friends and family to share in the fun. As always, tea and snacks will be provided for the benefit of all beings.

Wise & Otherwise: a game where you complete famous words of wisdom from around the world often with hilarious results.

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Game: a game where you provide captions to cartoons from the titular publication.

Telestrations: a game of drawing and guessing.

Bang: an old-west style bluffing game

Apples to Apples: a family-friendly party game where players take turns mixing and matching pairs of words with silly results.

Cards Against Humanity: a cruder, ruder, and funnier version of Apples to Apples

Castle Panic: a cooperative tower-defense game where players protect their castle from attacking monsters.

Forbidden Island: a game of treasure-hunting adventures on a slowly sinking island.

Pandemic: a cooperative game where players try to save the world from deadly diseases.

Carcassonne: a tile-laying game where players map out the French countryside.

MindTrap: a lateral-thinking puzzle game.

Trial By Trolley: a game of creating humorous moral dilemmas for other players to confront.

Poetry for Neanderthals: a password guessing game where players can only use one-syllable words to describe the answer to their teammates.

We’re All Doomed!: a semi-cooperative game of escaping a doomed planet – often at the expense of your fellow players.

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

Light refreshments will be provided. Familiarity with meditation practices and Buddhist traditions is not required. Bring a friend!

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for space and snack planning purposes.

CostThere is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (23 Aug 2026)

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Women's Circle (23 Aug 2026)

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Women's Circle

on Zoom, every 4th Sunday from 2PM to 3:30PM

All who identify as women are welcome, from any spiritual background. No previous experience with meditation is necessary.

Each month a different member of the group brings, readings or questions that they are either particularly interested in or find puzzling.

Meetings are from 2:00 to 3:30, held on the fourth Sunday of the month.

We are glad to add you to our email list, if you would like the reminder & follow up emails. For more information please contact: SoKai/Charli Vogt.

We use the Sunday link to Zoom: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (23 Aug 2026)

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (25 Aug 2026)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (26 Aug 2026)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (27 Aug 2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (30 Aug 2026)

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (30 Aug 2026)

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (30 Aug 2026)

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (01 Sep 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (02 Sep 2026)

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (03 Sep 2026)

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Course on the Platform Sutra (05 Sep 2026)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Platform Sutra Study

First Saturday of the Month, from 9:30 to Noon

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: After the session, any who wish to go out for lunch with Gareth can continue the conversation over our food.

Registration: Please register for the class, even if you cannot attend every session. This will help ensure the sufficiency of materials.

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Community Service Project (05 Sep 2026)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Community Service Project

Nicholas House

1:00 - 4:00 Sept 5th, 2026

What: Nicholas House, a rehabilitation center for unhoused families. Prepare dinner for 40 guests and volunteers at Nicholas House.

Where: Meal prep from 1:00- 4:00 PM at someone’s home TBD. Later arrive at Nicholas House to reheat, plate, serve and eat a meal together.

When: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Sept 5th, 2026

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (06 Sep 2026)

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (06 Sep 2026)

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (08 Sep 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (09 Sep 2026)

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (10 Sep 2026)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Movie Night (12 Sep 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Mindful Moments

Movie: I Origins (2014)

Saturday, September 12, 2026, 4:00pm

In Person at the Sangha

We’re delighted to announce the next Mindful Moments event. This time, we will be watching the film I Origins. As always, this event is open to the general public, and we warmly encourage you to invite friends and community members to join us. The viewing will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Light snacks and tea will be provided for the benefit of all beings.

About the Film

I Origins tells the story of a molecular biologist whose study of the human eye leads him on a profound spiritual journey. After a fleeting encounter with a mysterious woman, he discovers a revelation that challenges his understanding of life, love, and the soul. As he travels across the globe to explore the deeper meaning behind his discovery, the film invites viewers to reflect on the connections between science, reincarnation, and the mysteries of existence, offering a meditative exploration of faith, destiny, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for space and snack planning purposes.

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (13 Sep 2026)

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (13 Sep 2026)

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (15 Sep 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Five-Day Residential Retreat with Gareth Young (16 Sep 2026)

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Five-Day Residential Retreat with Gareth Young

Wednesday September 16 - Sunday September 20, 2026

YMCA Camp Ocoee, Ocoee, TN

In the rush of daily life, we become caught up and lose sight of the peace, joy, compassion and wisdom that is right there every moment our lives. This five-day silent meditation retreat offers you the space to step away from the noise, reconnect with yourself, and cultivate the deep peace that only extended practice can bring. It's an opportunity to let go of the past, to let go of the future, and to rest, not abiding, on the brink of the present moment. It provides a framework for allowing joy to emerge and for living into it in our everyday lives.

While a single day of retreat can offer a taste of stillness, a multi-day retreat allows that stillness to settle in—to move beyond surface calm into a place of profound insight and renewal. With each passing day, as distractions fade, clarity emerges. You’ll notice how stress arises and dissipates, how habitual patterns loosen their grip, and how joy and ease naturally take their place.

Gareth's teachings draw from the Pali canon (particularly Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta) and The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana Sutta)), and Chan (particularly Hongzhi and Huineng's Platform Sutra). Gareth will select a specific text to focus on for this retreat.

Nestled within the lush forests of Camp Ocoee, this retreat offers a tranquil escape where nature itself supports your practice. Mornings begin with the gentle hush of the trees, days unfold by the serene lake, and each session takes place in the warm, inviting lodge designed for deep reflection. With comfortable accommodation, nourishing vegetarian meals, and a community of fellow practitioners, you’ll find the perfect environment to settle into stillness. Whether you're experienced in meditation or new to multi-day retreats, this extended period of silence will help you cultivate a steadier mind and a more open heart—both on and off the cushion.

If you are longing for a true reset, the kind that lingers long after you return home, this retreat is for you.

Location: YMCA Camp Ocoee, Ocoee, TN (about 2 hours north of Atlanta). (We miss Sautee Hereford, home of the aquatic bovine in the picture, but are becoming familiar with and very fond of our new space.) For more information, visit the Camp Ocoee Website

Schedule and Arrival: Registration will be from 4:00 to 6:00 on Wed. September 16th, 2026. Please plan to arrive during this window. Instruction on work duties and other retreat matters will be provided after dinner, and it is enormously helpful if all are present for this segment of the day. The retreat begins with dinner at 6:00 pm on Wednesday evening and finishes up at lunchtime on Sunday the 20th. A full schedule will be available prior to the retreat's start date.

Accommodation: Rooms are comfortable and spacious with adequate bathroom facilities. The rooms are generally shared, but at far less than their maximum capacity. We do our best to accommodate the needs and wishes of attendees but are generally unable to provide private sleeping. Camping is an option.

Meals: Vegetarian meals will be provided. Vegan, dairy and gluten-free options will be available for every meal; snacks will also be available. Please mention any dietary restrictions on the registration form.

Cost: We work hard to keep our fees to a minimum but cannot avoid significant out-of-pocket costs for the space and food for a residential retreat. The estimated per-person cost to cover these of $360 is the fee to attend. (But note the section on "Financial Assistance" below.)

Payment and Refund and Cancellation Policies

Payment: Payment in full is preferred at time of registration. However, it is permissible to pay half at time of registration and the rest thirty days prior to the start of the retreat. Should RCS need to cancel a retreat for any reason (unlikely), all payments would be refunded in full.

Refund policy for cancellations: If you register and cancel 30 days or more prior to the retreat start date, you will receive a full refund. Cancellation up to 15 days prior to the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds are available after that date.

If you have registered for the retreat and need to cancel, please contact the retreat administrator asap.

Financial Assistance: One of Red Clay's goals is for everyone to be able to attend regardless of ability to pay. To achieve this goal, a scholarship fund has been accumulated from donations from previous retreats and is available to help pay for those who need financial assistance. If you need financial assistance for this retreat, please contact the retreat administrator.

Testimonials from past attendees

"The 5-day retreat offered me a chance to disconnect from daily distractions and find inner peace. I experienced reduced stress, improved concentration, and a deeper understanding of myself. The structured environment also encouraged self-discipline and emotional balance. Plus, being in a community of like-minded individuals was supportive and inspiring. This type of immersion is very difficult to experience in a daylong retreat."
- Amit (attended retreat in 2024)

"You might not expect that sitting, walking, and eating in complete silence alongside others for nearly five days could foster such a strong sense of community, but I discovered a renewed connection with everyone around me once the noise of everyday life was left behind.

The clear mountain air and serene setting created the perfect environment to unplug from the constant demands of modern technology. I found it surprisingly easy to set aside my phone and refrain from using it for nearly a week.

I am happy for future opportunities to participate in more retreats and hope to gain further insights from peacefully coexisting within such an accommodating community."
- Clay (attended retreat in 2024)

Questions or More Information? Please contact Gareth Young .

Wednesday Reading Group (16 Sep 2026)

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (17 Sep 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (20 Sep 2026)

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (20 Sep 2026)

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (21 Sep 2026)

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (22 Sep 2026)

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (23 Sep 2026)

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (24 Sep 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (27 Sep 2026)

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (27 Sep 2026)

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (27 Sep 2026)

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (29 Sep 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (30 Sep 2026)

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (01 Oct 2026)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Course on the Platform Sutra (03 Oct 2026)

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Platform Sutra Study

First Saturday of the Month, from 9:30 to Noon

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: After the session, any who wish to go out for lunch with Gareth can continue the conversation over our food.

Registration: Please register for the class, even if you cannot attend every session. This will help ensure the sufficiency of materials.

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (04 Oct 2026)

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (04 Oct 2026)

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (06 Oct 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (07 Oct 2026)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (08 Oct 2026)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Chanting with Gareth Young (10 Oct 2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Chanting with Gareth Young

Bi-Monthly on Saturdays, 2:00PM to 5:00PM

In Person

Note that these sessions are in person only. The dynamics of chanting and of sharing space together are important and this doesn't translate well to a hybrid or Zoom environment.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Cost There is no cost to attend this retreat. Donations to Red Clay Sangha are gratefully received.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.

Questions or More Information? Please contactGareth Young by email.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (11 Oct 2026)

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (11 Oct 2026)

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (13 Oct 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (14 Oct 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (15 Oct 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

One Day Retreat w/ Gareth Young (17 Oct 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

One-Day Retreat with Gareth Young

Saturday, October 17th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

Topic to be determined.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (18 Oct 2026)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (18 Oct 2026)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (19 Oct 2026)

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (20 Oct 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (21 Oct 2026)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (22 Oct 2026)

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Movie Night (24 Oct 2026)

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Mindful Moments

Movie: The Fountain (2006)

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 4:00pm

In Person at the Sangha

We’re delighted to announce the next Mindful Moments event. This time, we will be watching the film The Fountain. As always, this event is open to the general public, and we warmly encourage you to invite friends and community members to join us. The viewing will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Light snacks and tea will be provided for the benefit of all beings.

About the Film

The Fountain is a visually poetic and emotionally resonant film that weaves together three interconnected stories across time, all centered on love, loss, and the human longing for immortality. Spanning 16th-century Spain, the present-day United States, and a distant, dreamlike future, the film follows a man’s quest to save the woman he loves, even as he struggles to accept the natural cycles of life and death. Through striking imagery, meditative pacing, and a powerful musical score, The Fountain invites viewers to contemplate impermanence, devotion, and the possibility of transformation through letting go. Rather than offering easy answers, the film encourages reflection on how love endures not by conquering death, but by embracing the meaning found within it.

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for space and snack planning purposes.

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (25 Oct 2026)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (25 Oct 2026)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (25 Oct 2026)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (27 Oct 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (28 Oct 2026)

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (29 Oct 2026)

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (01 Nov 2026)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (01 Nov 2026)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (03 Nov 2026)

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (04 Nov 2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (05 Nov 2026)

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Course on the Platform Sutra (07 Nov 2026)

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT

Platform Sutra Study

First Saturday of the Month, from 9:30 to Noon

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: After the session, any who wish to go out for lunch with Gareth can continue the conversation over our food.

Registration: Please register for the class, even if you cannot attend every session. This will help ensure the sufficiency of materials.

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (08 Nov 2026)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Intro to Buddhism (08 Nov 2026)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Intro to Buddhism

by TBD

Sunday, November 8th, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30pm

In person event at Red Clay Sangha

Curious about Buddhism but not sure where to start? Join us for a class where we will engage in discussion around the basic concepts and a short, guided meditation.

"Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."
- The Dalai Lama

Buddhist teachings are pragmatic and applicable to everyone, so we welcome people of all backgrounds!

This class will be led by Havana Nguyen, Holly Theisen-Jones, Anzen Benjamin, and Clay Roper.

About the Speakers:

Clay Roper

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Havana

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (08 Nov 2026)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (10 Nov 2026)

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (11 Nov 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (12 Nov 2026)

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Hike (14 Nov 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT

HIKING

Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 9:30AM to 1:00pm

Location - TBD

About the Hike

We are pleased to announce the hiking event, taking place on Saturday, Nov 14! We invite everyone on a hike at Chattahoochee River Rec Area, sharp from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event provides both visitors and sangha members with an exciting opportunity to meaningfully observe the tranquility found in nature. Seeking peace of mind in the wilderness dates back to the original practice of the Buddha and his disciples, so we hope this easy morning stroll will help participants connect more deeply with themselves and their walking companions.

We will pause for a brief period of meditation, followed by a break for a packed lunch, so please be sure to bring the following items:

A day pack for convenient storage
20 oz of water to maintain hydration
A personal packed lunch, and perhaps a small amount of food to share with others
Closed-toed shoes

The leader of this event, Clay Roper, has requested that all participants:

Begin hydrating the day before our hike to ensure the well-being of everyone involved
Please leave any pets at home for this hike, as downed trees from the recent hurricane may present additional hazards
Disclose any health concerns or limitations that may arise during the hike
Provide emergency contact information (to be completed on-site)

Bring a sandwich and water!

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for planning purposes.

Lunch

Please bring a personal packed lunch, and perhaps a small amount of food to share with others.

Cost

There is no cost to attend this event.

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (15 Nov 2026)

Sun, 15 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (15 Nov 2026)

Sun, 15 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (16 Nov 2026)

Mon, 16 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (17 Nov 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (18 Nov 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (19 Nov 2026)

Fri, 20 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Retreat with Dhammadipa: Topic TBD (20 Nov 2026)

Sat, 21 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Retreat with Dhammadipa

Topic TBD

Nov 20, 7-9 PM (Friday evening)

Nov 21, 9AM-5PM retreat (Saturday)

Nov 22 (Dharma talk as part of the service)

Description Details to come.

Teacher Bio Dhammadīpā, the founder of Dassanaya Buddhist Community, has been practicing Buddhism since 1987. She is a Dharma Transmitted Teacher in the Suzuki Roshi lineage of Soto Zen and was previously ordained in the Theravada tradition for

5 years. In addition to English, Dhammadīpā teaches in Spanish, an expression of her Latin heritage. She is an author whose work has appeared in the Buddhist publications “Lion’s Roar” and the “Buddhadharma” magazine. Dhammadīpā is the mother of a lovely adult daughter, and enjoys sewing and watercolor painting.

Learn more about her and her teachings at:

Location 3315 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Chamblee, GA

If you are attending by zoom you will be sent the link after registration.

Schedule

The retreat schedule is attached.

Here is the primary sutta for Saturday's talk, on the conditions for the arising of wisdom:

https://suttacentral.net/an8.2/en/bodhi&lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false

Lunch If attending in person, please bring a box lunch for yourself. We will provide refrigeration space. There will be enough time to prepare lunch, if you are attending via Zoom and not at the Sangha.

Cost and Dana There is no cost to attend the retreat, but we ask attendees to practice generosity. If you would like to make a donation to Dhammadipa in advance (or at any time), you can do so at Dassanaya's website. You will also be invited to offer additional dana during the retreat.

Questions or Comments

Please contact: Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (22 Nov 2026)

Sun, 22 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (22 Nov 2026)

Sun, 22 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (24 Nov 2026)

Wed, 25 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (25 Nov 2026)

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (26 Nov 2026)

Fri, 27 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (29 Nov 2026)

Sun, 29 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (29 Nov 2026)

Sun, 29 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (29 Nov 2026)

Sun, 29 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (01 Dec 2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (02 Dec 2026)

Thu, 03 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (03 Dec 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Course on the Platform Sutra (05 Dec 2026)

Sat, 05 Dec 2026 14:30:00 GMT

Platform Sutra Study

First Saturday of the Month, from 9:30 to Noon

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: After the session, any who wish to go out for lunch with Gareth can continue the conversation over our food.

Registration: Please register for the class, even if you cannot attend every session. This will help ensure the sufficiency of materials.

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (06 Dec 2026)

Sun, 06 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (06 Dec 2026)

Sun, 06 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (08 Dec 2026)

Wed, 09 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (09 Dec 2026)

Thu, 10 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (10 Dec 2026)

Fri, 11 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Chanting with Gareth Young (12 Dec 2026)

Sat, 12 Dec 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Chanting with Gareth Young

Bi-Monthly on Saturdays, 2:00PM to 5:00PM

In Person

Note that these sessions are in person only. The dynamics of chanting and of sharing space together are important and this doesn't translate well to a hybrid or Zoom environment.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Cost There is no cost to attend this retreat. Donations to Red Clay Sangha are gratefully received.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.

Questions or More Information? Please contactGareth Young by email.

Bodhi Day (13 Dec 2026)

Sun, 13 Dec 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Bodhi Day

December 13th, 2026

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu / Awakening)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (13 Dec 2026)

Sun, 13 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (13 Dec 2026)

Sun, 13 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (15 Dec 2026)

Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (16 Dec 2026)

Thu, 17 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (17 Dec 2026)

Fri, 18 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

One Day Retreat w/ SoKai (19 Dec 2026)

Sat, 19 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT

One-Day Retreat with SoKai

Saturday, December 19th, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00

Topic to be determined.

SoKai Charli Vogt:(she/her) has been a spiritual seeker as long as she can remember, through Lutheran Catechism, Pagan studies, Feminist Spirituality and Buddhism. She has been studying Buddhism intensely since 2007, when she received the precepts from Thich Nhat Hanh and has studied with multiple Vipassana and Thai Forest teachers. She is currently studying with Sensei Shun’E Ulrike Greenway in the Zen tradition and received the precepts in a Jukai ceremony February 7, 2024

What to expect: T

Location: Red Clay Sangha, 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, and on Zoom

Food: T

Schedule: T

Questions or More Information?

Please contact Gareth Young

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (20 Dec 2026)

Sun, 20 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Monthly Potluck Lunch (20 Dec 2026)

Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Every month, typically on the Sunday closest to the full moon, Red Clay Sangha members "Renew the Precepts".

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (20 Dec 2026)

Sun, 20 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (21 Dec 2026)

Mon, 21 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT

RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group, led by Katie Rhodes

Third Monday of the Month

6:00-7:30 PM on Zoom

Monthly Practice Group

For the next several months we will be exploring the Noble Eight Fold Path as a living, relational, and embodied path that meets us in our daily lives.

We will be using the book ‘A Whole Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dharma Infused Life by Gregory Kramer as reference. There is no need to read or study ahead of the sessions.

Experience with insight dialogue practice is not necessary. We are looking to develop a core group of sangha friends with a commitment towards study and practice together.

You can learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/

She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist. She has a doctorate in clinical social work.

Questions? Please email Katie Rhodes

What to expect

All are welcome, no previous experience with meditation or Insight Dialogue experience is required.

This practice group will meet on Zoom.

To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

Questions or to Sign up to Receive Emails about RCS Insight Dialogue Practice Group

Please email Katie Rhodes

Tai Chi (22 Dec 2026)

Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (23 Dec 2026)

Thu, 24 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (24 Dec 2026)

Fri, 25 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Mindful Moments Monthly Event - Movie Night (26 Dec 2026)

Sat, 26 Dec 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Mindful Moments

Movie: How to Cook Your Life (2007)

Saturday, December 26, 2026, 4:00pm

In Person at the Sangha

We’re delighted to announce the next Mindful Moments event. This time, we will be watching the documentary How to Cook Your Life. As always, this event is open to the general public, and we warmly encourage you to invite friends and community members to join us. The viewing will take place on Saturday, December 26, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Light snacks and tea will be provided for the benefit of all beings.

About the Film

How to Cook Your Life features Zen master Edward Espe Brown, renowned teacher, philosopher, and author of the famous Tassajara cookbooks. Filmed in Germany, the documentary invites viewers to discover how cooking, eating, and daily activities can become profound practices of mindfulness. Under Brown’s guidance, the kitchen becomes a place of care, attention, and compassion—both for oneself and for others. Through his wisdom, humor, and practical instruction, the film illuminates the transformative power of presence in ordinary moments. How to Cook Your Life is an inspiring reminder that mindfulness is not separate from life; it is cultivated in every thoughtful gesture, every prepared meal, and every shared experience.

About the Mindful Moments Cultural Event Series

What to Expect

While registration is not required, it helps the organizers immensely for space and snack planning purposes.

Cost There is no cost to attend this event.

Location At Red Clay Sangha's physical space at 3315 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Questions or Need More Information?

Please contact Natalie and Clay.

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (27 Dec 2026)

Sun, 27 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (27 Dec 2026)

Sun, 27 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (29 Dec 2026)

Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (30 Dec 2026)

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Thursday Evening Practice (31 Dec 2026)

Fri, 01 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Way of the Bodhisattva: A masterpiece that guides the practitioner in leading a compassionate life, leading all the way to full awakening. Primary source text: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590303881The Way of the Bodhisattva, Padmakara Translation Group;
Dhammapada: a foundational early Buddhist text, learned by heart by trainee monastics in many South Asian Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries it has been used by Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Dogen, and many others, and it continues to offer us profound wisdom and compassion. Primary source either Gil Fronsdal or Thanissaro Bikkhu's translation
Mumonkan: one of the classic Chan/Zen koan collections - usually short, pithy exchanges between Chinese Chan masters, both a glimpse of the awakened mind, and a technology for self-realization. Primary texts are Shibayama's classic "Zen Comments on the Mumonkan" and GuoGu's "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier"
Chan Master Hongzhi: This 12h Century Chinese Chan Master wrote in beautiful, compact, poetic language about "Silent Illumination", which is descriptive both of the path of practice and of the awakened mind itself. We'll be using the English translations f Guo Gu's "Silent Illumination", supplemented by Sheng Yen's "The Method of No Method" and Taigen Dan Leighton's "Cultivating The Empty Field".

Each talk will be self-contained and stand independently, so feel free to drop in occasionally and to not do so when you feel like it. Each of the series of talks will run for several months.

Schedule

Dates	Topic/Material
Feb 12th	Dhammapada #17
Feb 19th	Mumonkan #33
Feb 26th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Mar 5th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch4
Mar 12th	Dhammapada #18
Mar 19th	*CLOSED - Residential Retreat*
Mar 26th	Mumonkan # 34
Apr 2nd	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)
Apr 9th	The Way of the Bodhisattva - Ch 4 (cont)
Apr 16th	Dhammapada #19
Apr 23nd	Mumonkan #35
Apr 30th	Chan Master Hongzhi (cont)

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chan Master Hongzhi - Foundational Silent Illumination writings
Way of the Bodhisattva - Tibetan Classic (Summer 2025 and ongoing)
Mumonkan - Classic Koan collection (Winter 2023 and ongoing)
Dhammapada (Fall 2024 and ongoing)
Atthakavagga - Book of Eights (Summer 2024 and ongoing)
Dharma Topics - Core Buddhist Teachings (2024 to 2025)
Poems from Enlightened Women (2023 to 2024)
The Diamond Sutra (2024)
Talks on Gareth's Favorite Sutras, etc (Summer/Fall 2023)
Pure Land Buddhism (Summer 2023)
The Noble Eightfold Path (Spring 2023)
The Buddha's First Sermon (Spring 2023)
Practicing With Your Personal Koan (March 2023)
The Heart Sutra (Spring 2023)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (03 Jan 2027)

Sun, 03 Jan 2027 14:00:00 GMT

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.

We begin at 9:00 with silent, seated meditation for an hour and a half, comprising three 25 minute periods, separated by two sets of 5 minutes of walking meditation.

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Sitting / Walking Meditation

10:30 Morning Service

10:45 Dharma Discussion

11:30 Close and Brunch

It is not necessary to be present for the entire schedule, but please be mindful of the disruption to others when entering and leaving.

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Please note that below are the Precepts Days for 2026

Jan 4
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 5
May 3
May 31
Jun 28
July 26
Aug 30
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 29
Dec 20

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (03 Jan 2027)

Sun, 03 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (05 Jan 2027)

Wed, 06 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (06 Jan 2027)

Thu, 07 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT

Wednesday Reading Group

Meditation from 7:30 PM-8 PM. Book Discussion from 8-9PM

(Zoom Only)

We meet on our regular Zoom link (click here) at 7:30 on Wednesday evenings and silently sit together for 30 minutes. The book discussion is from 8-9 PM.

Come join us!

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

March 25, 2026	Calm in the Storm: introducing the new book
April 1, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April 8, 2026	Calm in the Storm:
April15 , 2026	Calm in the Storm:

Future Books:

Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life by Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism a journey through history- Donald Lopez

Learning True Love (autobiography) Sister Chan Kong

Emptiness by guy Armstrong

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (10 Jan 2027)

Sun, 10 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (12 Jan 2027)

Wed, 13 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (17 Jan 2027)

Sun, 17 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Tai Chi (19 Jan 2027)

Wed, 20 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT

Tai Chi

Monthly Potluck Lunch (24 Jan 2027)

Sun, 24 Jan 2027 16:30:00 GMT

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Letting Go and Finding Joy:
A Residential Retreat with Gareth Young

Wednesday March 17, 2027 - Sunday March 21, 2027

Koosa Mountain Lodge, GA

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we often become so engrossed in our own busyness that we overlook the peace, joy, compassion, and wisdom that are present in each moment. This five-day silent meditation retreat offers you the chance to step away from the chaos, reconnect with your inner self, and nurture the profound peace that only extended practice can provide. It serves as an opportunity to release the past, let go of concerns about the future, and simply rest in the present moment. This retreat creates a framework for joy to flourish and for integrating it into our daily lives.

Guided by Gareth, we will work with the mindfulness and meditation practices both from the Pali canon, and from the Chan and Zen Buddhist traditions, which all work to help us cultivate stillness of mind and peaceful engagement in the fullness of our lives.

With comfortable accommodation, nourishing vegetarian meals, and a community of fellow practitioners, you’ll find the perfect environment to settle into stillness. Whether you're experienced in meditation or new to multi-day retreats, this extended period of silence will help you cultivate a steadier mind and a more open heart—both on and off the cushion.

If you are longing for a true reset, the kind that lingers long after you return home, this retreat is for you.

Gareth's teaching authorization is in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Lisa Ernst.

Location , Koosa Mountain Lodge, Dahlonega, less than 2 hours north of Atlanta. Visit the Koosa Mountain Lodge Website

Schedule and Arrival Registration will be from 4:00 to 6:00 on Wed. March 17th, 2027. Please plan to arrive during this window. Instruction on work duties and other retreat matters will be provided after dinner, and it is enormously helpful if all are present for this segment of the day. The retreat begins with dinner at 6:00 pm on the Wednesday evening and finishes up at lunchtime on Sunday the 21st. A full schedule will be available prior to the retreat's start date.

Accommodation Rooms are comfortable and spacious with adequate bathroom facilities. The rooms are generally shared, but at far less than their maximum capacity. We do our best to accommodate the needs and wishes of attendees, but are generally unable to provide private sleeping. Camping is an option.

Meals Vegetarian meals will be provided. Vegan, dairy and gluten-free options will be available for every meal; snacks will also be available. Please mention any dietary restrictions on the registration form.

Cost We work hard to keep our fees to a minimum, but cannot avoid significant out-of-pocket costs for the space and food for a residential retreat. The full cost for the retreat is $360. There is an option during registration to donate to a scholarship fund, or to draw from this scholarship fund to reduce your cost (See the section on "Financial Assistance" below.)

COVID: No specific protocols or requirements at this time, but we may follow up if circumstances change

Payment and Refund and Cancellation Policies

Payment Payment in full is preferred at time of registration. However, it is permissible to pay half at time of registration and the rest thirty days prior to the start of the retreat. Should RCS need to cancel a retreat for any reason (unlikely), all payments would be refunded in full.

Refund policy for cancellations: If you register and cancel 30 days or more prior to the retreat start date, you will receive a full refund. Cancellation up to 15 days prior to the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds are available after that date.

If you have registered for the retreat and need to cancel, please contact the retreat administrator asap.

Financial Assistance One of Red Clay's goals is for every one to be able to attend regardless of ability to pay. To achieve this goal, a scholarship fund has been accumulated from donations from previous retreats and is available to help pay for those who need financial assistance. If you need financial assistance for this retreat, please contact the retreat administrator.

Testimonials from past attendees

- Amit (attended retreat in 2024)

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

(Using Red Clay Sangha's usual Zoom link:

Breathe and Enter Sangha Gathering)

For additional information please visit our website: Peach Blossom Sangha

To contact us directly you can reach us by email at: peachblossomsangha@gmail.org

Red Clay Sangha upcoming events

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (05 Apr 2026)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

Sunday Schedule

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Monthly Potluck Lunch (05 Apr 2026)

Monthly (Full MOON) POTLUCK Lunch

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (05 Apr 2026)

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

Tai Chi (07 Apr 2026)

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (08 Apr 2026)

Wednesday Reading Group

(Zoom Only)

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

Future Books:

Thursday Evening Practice (09 Apr 2026)

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Schedule

Dates

Topic/Material

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Chanting with Gareth Young (11 Apr 2026)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (12 Apr 2026)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

Sunday Schedule

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (12 Apr 2026)

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

Tai Chi (14 Apr 2026)

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (15 Apr 2026)

Wednesday Reading Group

(Zoom Only)

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

Future Books:

Thursday Evening Practice (16 Apr 2026)

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics

Schedule

Dates

Topic/Material

YouTube Playlists of Current and Prior Study Series

Metta, Grounding and Refuge: A One Day Retreat w/ Gareth Young (18 Apr 2026)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service (19 Apr 2026)

Sunday Morning Meditation, Talk and Service

Sunday Schedule

Precepts Renewal Ceremony

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition (19 Apr 2026)

Mindfulness Practice in the Plum Village Tradition

We are Peach Blossom Sangha

Rooted in Red Clay

Meeting in Person and on Zoom

RCS Insight Dialog Practice Group (20 Apr 2026)

Tai Chi (21 Apr 2026)

Tai Chi

Wednesday Reading Group (22 Apr 2026)

Wednesday Reading Group

(Zoom Only)

Currently Reading:

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World

About the Authors

Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino (Co-hosts of the Way Out is In Plum Village Podcast

Future Books:

Thursday Evening Practice (23 Apr 2026)

Thursday Evening Practice

Topics