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Questions and Answers on Sangha Building
The Sangha is gathered on February 2, 1996, to reflect on questions concerning Sangha building.
How can the Sangha ensure the teachings are passed on to the next generation and make the teacher happy with the practice?
How can an individual cultivate the resources within themselves to develop a Sangha when working alone?
How can the process of Sangha building be facilitated to ensure it is a true expression of the teachings?
How can a group of scientists be empowered to transform their work and bring in more mindfulness?
How does one continue running a Sangha group that includes people from other Buddhist and non-Buddhist traditions?
Why do lay practitioners feel like second-class students compared to monks and nuns, and is there no continuation of the teacher through lay people?
How can Westerners support each other in incubating a Sangha that meets their specific needs, especially when including Christian traditions?
What attitude should be carried regarding rules and structure to minimize the judging mind and resistance to practice?
How does family practice and the involvement of children help deepen the community feeling of a Sangha?
Is there mercy in Buddhism that allows one to take the Five Precepts even if they know they might break them?
What are ways to unite the international floating Sangha so they feel like a large body despite being scattered?
How can Western residents feel fully part of the community when decisions and the majority population are Vietnamese?
How can the experience of brotherhood and love found in the Sangha be used to build similar communities in France?
Is a Dharmacharya required to have a Sangha, and how should one handle resistance from local temple monks?
How can one strengthen their practice on their own and deal with isolation until a Sangha is formed?
How can the loving kindness and intensity of care experienced at the retreat be brought back home to start transmitting it to others?
Would it be easier to build a Western Sangha in the West with its own cultural adaptations rather than trying to integrate fully into the Vietnamese culture here?
What form should the Sangha take in the West given that the monastic model may not be as viable as in the East?
How can Buddhists from different traditions foster mutual understanding to build a Sangha together rather than remaining separate?
Why would a young person choose to waste their youth in a monastery instead of getting married and making one person happy?