Common Ground has three Sutta Study Groups that meet on the first Saturday morning of each month to study the teachings of the Buddha and to strengthen relationships among committed practitioners and leaders. The groups are now accepting applications for …
Author: Gabe Keller Flores
Work Retreat Jan 17-20
Mark Nunberg will be leading a short work retreat next week and is looking for two others to join him and the few others who will already be at the retreat center. He’s looking for folks who have already been to the retreat center …
Heartfelt Gratitude from Jeffrey Swainhart, longtime Building Committee leader
Thanks to everyone who helped on last week’s Work Day. We got a lot done thanks to all of you. The tent is down and already at Prairie Farm. We have a new solar light in the parking lot. The …
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Invitation to Braver Angels: Bridge-Building Across Political Difference
The following is an invitation from Charlie Birge, a CG community member, to join him in his work with Braver Angels, a group he describes below. Charlie writes: Braver Angels workshops invite both sides of political conflicts to attempt to understand the …
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Reflections on Generosity by Community Member Tim Johnson
America is built on commerce. The original industrialists turned natural resources & human labor into fortunes, empires and power. The result was a widespread prosperity never before seen on planet earth. Today, every homeowner lives in their own private piggy …
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Community Member Looking for Someone to Adopt a Special Dog
Hi everyone, I’m passing along a request from a community member: My name is Amy and I foster Baymax, a 3 year old Great Pyrenees, for the Northstar Great Pyrenees Rescue of Minnesota. Baymax has endured extreme abuse, neglect and …
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Clouds in Water Zen Center Seeks Executive Director
Greetings community members, just passing along this notice from our friends at Clouds in Water Zen Center: Position Opening: Executive Director Clouds in Water Zen Center seeks an executive director at 30 hours per week to lead us into a …
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Opportunity to Purchase Land Near Prairie Farm
There is some acreage just to the east of Common Ground’s retreat property that is quite a beautiful mix of fields and mature woods. You can see the plot here. It is not clear whether Common Ground will be making …
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Next Intro Course Begins July 13th!
Registration is open for our next Zoom Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Course with Mark Nunberg and Wynn Fricke, the center’s founders! This is a 6-week course on Tuesday evenings, July 13th-August 17th, 7:30-9:00pm. More info and registration here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScv1qgowTeAwP…/viewform
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Picnic With Buddhist/Isaiah Social Justice Group
Are you interested in adding social justice work to your Buddhist practice? Our multi-sangha ISAIAH affiliated Buddhist group is having an outdoor event Tuesday, June 15 from 6-8 at Newell Park in St Paul (on Pierce Butler Route just west of …
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2700 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, 612-722-8260