{"id":1635,"date":"2025-05-25T07:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2025-05-25T07:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:18:34","slug":"a-joyful-gathering-of-the-sangha-at-empty-cloud-monastery-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/a-joyful-gathering-of-the-sangha-at-empty-cloud-monastery-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"A Joyful Gathering of the Sangha at Empty Cloud Monastery, New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were blessed to witness a beautiful gathering of monks and nuns from four different countries at the serene and inspiring grounds of Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey. The peaceful and lush green environment, combined with the warm hospitality and presence of true kaly\u0101\u1e47amitta (spiritual friends), made this experience truly special.<\/p>\n<p>As the Buddha said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSukh\u0101 sa\u1e45ghassa s\u0101magg\u012b, samagg\u0101na\u1e43 tapo sukho.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHappy is the harmony of the Sangha; joyful is the spiritual striving of those who are united.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Dhammapada, verse 194<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the harmony and unity among the Sangha members created an atmosphere of peace, joy, and mutual respect. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to connect, reflect, and cultivate Dhamma together in such a supportive setting.<\/p>\n<p>May the spirit of s\u0101magg\u012b (unity) continue to grow\u00a0among\u00a0us\u00a0all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454-1536x1236.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_06cf2454-600x483.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-24-at-21.43.17_5b1be93a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were blessed to witness a beautiful gathering of monks and nuns from four different countries at the serene and inspiring grounds of Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey. The peaceful and lush green environment, combined with the warm hospitality and presence of true kaly\u0101\u1e47amitta (spiritual friends), made this experience truly special. As the Buddha [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dhamma-talks","category-mission-vision"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1639,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635\/revisions\/1639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dhammausa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}