Author: Gabe Keller Flores

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 …

Openings in Sutta Study Groups Read More »

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 …

Work Retreat Jan 17-20 Read More »

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 …

Heartfelt Gratitude from Jeffrey Swainhart, longtime Building Committee leader Read More »

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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 …

Invitation to Braver Angels: Bridge-Building Across Political Difference Read More »

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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 …

Reflections on Generosity by Community Member Tim Johnson Read More »

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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 …

Community Member Looking for Someone to Adopt a Special Dog Read More »

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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 …

Clouds in Water Zen Center Seeks Executive Director Read More »

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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 …

Opportunity to Purchase Land Near Prairie Farm Read More »

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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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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 …

Picnic With Buddhist/Isaiah Social Justice Group Read More »

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