Meet BCC Greensboro

We are a circle of six Deep River Sangha members from Greensboro, North Carolina, that just began our local Beloved Community Circle in May 2024. A few of us have been a part of Plum Village for years, and a couple have just joined the Sangha within the last year. Every one of us felt a pull to engage directly with our community and leaned into it when the opportunity for the Beloved Community Circle training appeared. We are now in the process of getting to know each other’s experiences and motivations. On June 15th, we quickly organized a Walk for Peace, joining the international effort to bring awareness to the suffering caused by war. About twenty people gathered, practicing silent walking meditation. Our Circle got to know each other through the planning and execution of the event, and despite our fear of a sweltering hot day, the walk was gentle and beautiful! We decided that the walk was something we’d like to repeat because it was not difficult to plan or execute, and we all felt a benefit from the experience. It moved our thinking into awareness of the next steps…