UU SANGHA

Reproduced here are back issues of UU Sangha, the journal of the Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship. Some are available as pdf documents, some as html documents, and some in both formats. All contents remain the copyright of the individual authors. To read an issue, click on the issue number. To go to a specific article where available, click on the article title.

Current Issue

Vol 20 No 2 Spring 2022

• The Buddhist Teachings of the Four Reliances, Reflections on Compassion, and the Ukrainian War by Stacey Mitchell Page 1
• Guest Editor’s Note by Gerald Bennett Page 2
• From Baby Boomer Buddhism to Lodro Rinzler’s Millennial Hipster Buddhism. Insights for Modern Life by Rev Dr. Carl Gregg Page 5
• Wild Flower, Gnat and wheelbarrow:The Range of Dharmic insight by Charles Suhor Page 9
• Thoughts from our UUBF President by Judy Zimmerman Page 10
• Zazen, Painting by Joyce Mitchell Page 11

Previous Issues

Vol 20 No 1 Fall 2021

• The Mindful Reflection Community, Oak Park, Illinois by Terry Kinsey Page 1
• Meditation Group in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico by Joan Wolf Page 3
• Outdoor Meditation Group in Urbana, Illinois by Zenshin Florence Caplow Page 4
• Walking Into Enlightenment by Greg Gaul Page 5
• UUBF Convocation 2022 (Description) Page 6
• Thoughts from our UUBF President by Rev. Judy Zimmerman Page 7
• UUBF Convocation 2022 (flyer) Page 8

Vol 15 No 2 Fall 2016

• Cooking a Life: A Zen Recipe by James Ismael Ford Page 1
• Editorial Insight by Sam Trumbore Page 2
• Showing Up for Your Life by Zenshin Florence Caplow Page 4
• Small in Numbers, Not Dreams: The Start of a New UU Meditation Group By Share DeWees Page 6
• Teaching the Dharma to Children: an Interview with Nicole Ko’in Newsom
• (Dharma Rain Zen Center) By Rev Zenshin Florence Caplow Page 8

Vol. 15 No.1, Spring 2016

• Humanistic Buddhism by Sam Trumbore
• Batchelor's Latest: His Secular Manifesto? by Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason
• What a gift! by Catherine “Enkan” Senghas
• Why the Hyphen? by Terry Sims

Vol. 14 No.2, Fall 2013

• Book Review, Janice Gary’s Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance, by Florence Caplow
• Announcement of Buddhist Sermon Contest
• Living Buddha, Living Jesus, by Anastassia Zinke
• Excerpt from Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance, by Janice Gary
• 2013 Holiday Letter: The Keepsake, by Christopher
• Revitalized Sangha, Champlain Valley UU Society
• Haiku
• Enzo

Vol. 14 No. 1, Spring 2013

• “A Brief History of the UU Buddhist Fellowship” by Wayne Arnason and Sam Trumbore (a chapter from Buddhist Voices in Unitarian Universalism)
• Book Review, Buddhist Voices in Unitarian Universalism, by Arvid Straube
• Needing Love, by Reba Montera
• Nine Twenty-Four Twelve, by John Sanger
• The Buddha, the Flower and the Awakening, a poem by Leon Miller
• UU Buddhist Structures: A Variety of Choices, by Alan Oliver
• UU Buddhist Fellowship Gathering, by Lois Fussell
• A Celebration of Thomas Merton’s Epiphany, by Robert Ertman

Vol. 13 No. 4, Winter 2013

• Book Review, Congressman Tim Ryan’s Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit,
  by Melissa Myozen Blacker
• A note from Rev. Meg Riley, Church of the Larger Fellowship
• Mindfulness Meditation Group of the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, by Amy Winans
• Letter from Ken
• Letter from Tom, La Palma Correctional Center
• UUBF Convocation Workshops
• The Perfect Moment Is Always Now, by Christopher Huneke
• The Last Day of Summer, by Robert Ertman
• Six Weeks of Mindfulness in a Single Day of Connection, by Julie Roehm
• UUBF Biennial Convocation 2013 Flyer

Vol. 13 No. 3, Summer 2012

• If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break: Field Notes from a Zen Life (Excerpt), by James Ishmael Ford
• Mappo and the End of Dharma, by Andy Jiyo Agacki
• Introducing Tara Brach, by Mike Harris
• Who Is Tara Brach?
• Book Review, James Ishmael Ford’s If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break, by Rev. Catherine Senghas
• Meditation On Compassion: Compassion At The Border, by Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube
• haiku & other poems, by Gerard Field
• UUBF Biennial Convocation 2013 Flyer

Vol. 13 No. 2, Spring 2012

• This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons (Excerpt), By David Rynick
• Book Review, Zen Master David Rynick's This Truth Never Fails, By Rev. Dr. Judith E. Wright
• Non Harming and Addiction, By Julie Roehm
• Booked!: A Review Essay of “High Concept” Portraits of Us, Hooks in Our Mouths, By Phyllis Culham
• A Fallen Sparrow, Art and Poem by John

Vol. 13 No. 1, Summer 2011

• A dialogue with David Rynick and James Ford Roshi on UU Ministers and Buddhist Teachers
• A Review of Deborah Schoeberlein and Suki Sheth's Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness, by Charles Suhor
• The Dangers of Imperfection, or How I learned to love my life and how Sangha plays a part in that path, by Theresa Sise
• The Spiritual Practice of Zazen: Remarks from the UUBF Convocation, by Bob Senghas
• Building Sangha, by Steve Locher and Charity Rowley
• Letters, from Christopher John
• Cruse Control Complacency, by Steven
• The Biscuit Giver, a poem by Steven
• Buddhism and Arts Practices: the Moment is Present! by Phyllis Culham

Vol. 12 No. 4, Spring 2011

• A RELIGION FOR OUR TIMES: The Case for a Buddhist Unitarian Universalism, by James Ishmael Ford
• Prison Ministry, by Rev. Patty Franz and Prisoner-Members of the CLF
• Unitarian Universalist Zen Master, by Jan Seymour-Ford
• Aware in mind and body, by Janet Cooper Haas
• A Little Help From My Friends, by Darla Davis
• A Letter From Inside, by Chris

Vol. 12 No. 3, Winter 2011

• In Memoriam: Arthur L. Hansen
• Making Art for Practice, by Mike Gold
• A Letter To the Editor, from John
• Review Essay: Recent Books on Practice with Stress, by Phyllis Culham
• On Being Grateful; A review of Jeff Wilson, Buddhism of the Heart: Reflections on Shin Buddhism and Inner Togetherness, by Richard Hayes
• Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Buddhist Aspects, compiled by Phyllis Culham
• A poem, by Kyu An

Vol. 12 No. 2, Fall 2010

• Travels, Travails, and Triumphs: My Sabbatical Time, by Rev. Dr. Judith E. Wright
• An Important Letter From Inside, Christopher Michael King
• A Chance Encounter and The Great Escape, by Christopher Michael King
• Buddhism and UU Principles, by Phyllis Culham
• A Guided Meditation From Thoreau’s Walden, by Phyllis Culham

Vol. 11 No. 4 & Vol 12 No. 1, Summer-Fall 2009

• IN MEMORIAM: JOHN DAIDO LOORI, ROSHI, by the Rev. Robert Tokushu Senghas
• Dharma Cat, By John
• Bliss in the Present Moment: A review of Jill Bolte Taylor, My Stroke of Insight, by Phyllis Culham
• Buddhist Rites for the Unborn Dead in America: "Water Baby" Ceremonies to Relieve the Suffering of Parents and Families, by Frank Tedesco
• Corrections: One man’s attempt to launch a humanitarian organization from behind bars, by Christopher Huneke
• Message from Judith Wright, President of UUBF
• SEARCHING FOR A TEACHER - JOURNAL NOTES, By Wayne Tonjin Arnason

Vol. 11 No. 3, Spring 2009

• Reports On the UUBF Convocation 2009
• Not Knowing is Most Intimate: Thomas Huxley, Deep Agnosticism, Zen Buddhism & an Emergent Liberal Spirituality by James Ishmael Ford
• The Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour at UU Clearwater, Oct. 31- Nov. 2, 2008, by Frank M. Tedesco
• Vesak-Month, Year 2553: Two Buddha’s Birthdays In Tampa Bay, Florida 2008, by Frank M. Tedesco
• A Letter From John, a Prisoner in Oklahoma

Vol. 11 No. 2, Late Winter, 2009

• A Pilgrim’s Glimpse of the Birthplace of Soto Zen, by Junko Davis
• haiku, by James Patrick Haynes
• Simple, by “Tom”
• Qigong in Prison, by Debbie Cole
• How We Started Our Sangha in Gray, Tennessee

Vol. 11 No. 1, Fall 2008

• American Union, by Hu
• Karma At the McDonalds on Wall Street, by Phyllis Culham
• Karma and the Life of Scrooge: A Buddhist Perspective, by John Edwards
• A Letter and a Poem, by Stephan
• Prison Meditations, by “Tom”
• “Rocky Road,” by Hu
• Chowtime, by Michael
• Letters, from Christopher
• Wanted: UU Penpals for UU Prisoners
• Our First Supporting Sangha, by Rev. Wayne Arnason

Vol. 10 No. 4, Summer 2008

• UUBF Clergy At GA Create Sangha by Example, By Rev. Wayne Arnason
• An Important Letter From Inside, From Christopher
• Still on the Streets of Annapolis, by Karen Karos
• Finally, a Lay Buddhist Minister, by Andrew S. Agacki
• Acknowledging the Shooting in Knoxville and Generating Compassion: The Hungry Ghosts Ceremony? by Phyllis Culham
• Zen Mantra, By Duane Johnson

Vol. 10 No. 3, Spring 2008

• A Toilet Brush as a Meditation Tool, by Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman
• Bearing Witness on the Streets of Annapolis, by Bob Ertman
• Another View From the Streets, by Phyllis Culham
• Mindfulness II: Transformation, by Rev. Douglas Kraft
• An American Buddhism, by Andrew S. Agacki
• UUBF at General Assembly 2008

Vol. 10 No. 2, Fall 2007

• Not Knowing Is Most Intimate: Bearing Witness with Zen Peacemakers Bernie Glassman and Eve Myonen Marko, by Bob Ertman
• Editorial Insights by Gerald Bennett
• Not Two: Unitarian Universalism and Buddhism, by Rev. Wayne B. Arnason
• Blowing on the Coals by Rev. Dr. Marni Harmony
• Where Do You Go From Here? by Alan Brush
• A UU “Mu” — Reflections on UU Affiliate Status, by Rev. Wayne B. Arnason
• Two Poems for the Buddha, by Ginger Williams

Vol. 10 No. 1, Winter 2007

• Mindfulness: Wat Practice by Rev. Douglas Kraft
• Editorial Insights by Gerald Bennett
• When Grief Comes: An Embodied, UU Buddhist Response by Dr. Laura Milner
• Reminders and Opportunities by Sam Trumbore
• Where Do You Go From Here? by Alan Brush

Vol: 9, No: 3, Fall 2006

• Taking the Kalachakra Initiation by Rev. Dr. Judith E. Wright
• Editorial Insight, by Gerald Bennett
• Footsteps of the Buddha: Transformation by Rev. Doug Kraft
• The Emergence of Liberal Buddhism by James Ishmael Ford
• Reminders and Opportunities by Rev. Samuel A .Trumbore
• Flyer for UUBF Convocation 2007 April 13-15 at Garrison Institute

Archives

Issue 1, 1994: not available at this time

Issue 2, November 1994:

• Reflections of a Liberal Buddhist: Notes From the Editor's Desk, by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• Getting to Know the Board
• The Dharma & Unitarian Universalism: Starting a Branch of the UUBF, by Peter Neuwald
• The Five Wonderful Precepts, by Rev. Marni Harmony
• "The World's Religions," by Huston Smith: A Book Review, by Rev. Robert Senghas
• Historical Footnote by Rev. James Ishmael Ford

Issue 3, May 1995:

• Reflections of a Liberal Buddhist: Notes from the Editor's Desk, by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• UU & Buddhist Dialogue, by Janice Christiansen
• Are Buddhism & Christianity Compatible? An Historical Reflection, by D.M. Lang
• UUBF Activities at GA

Issue 4, May 1996:

• Reflections of a Liberal Buddhist: Notes from the Editor's Desk, by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• You Take This Much by Lee Burkeholder
• Stumbling Toward Compassion: A Personal Pilgrimmage to UU Buddhism by Chris Faatz
• A Form of Practice by John Johnson
• UUBF Activities at GA

Vol: 2 No: 1, Fall 1997

• Reflections of a Liberal Buddhist, by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• Officers and Board
• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Editorial Vision by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• The Subscription Situation, by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Searching For a Teacher - Journal Notes, by Rev. Wayne Arnason
• Quiet Mind Open Heart by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• A Unitarian-Universalist Monastic Community, by Michael Masters
• McBUDDHISM, by John M. Johnson
• About The Authors

Vol: 2 No: 2, Winter 1998

• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Detachment and Non-attachment by Rev. Robert Tokushu Senghas
• Pain is Inevitable. Suffering is Optional by Rev. Michael Young
• IS THE SPIRITUAL RATIONAL? By Rev. Donald L. Keefauver
• Notes from UUBF-L

Vol: 2 No: 3, Spring 1998

• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• A Reflection on Buddhism, Christianity and Unitarian Universalism by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• Reflections on the Buddhist Way by Rev. Forrest Church
• Christian Mindfulness by Rev. Tom Wintle
• Buddhism and God(s) by Rev. Gene Reeves

Vol: 2 No: 4, Summer 1998

• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• What Did The Buddhist Say To the Humanist? by Rev. Wayne Arnason
• Choosing Joy by Rev.Richelle Carmichael Russell

Vol: 3 No: 1, Fall 1998

• The Unitarian Universalist and Buddhist Nexus: An Introduction, by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• UU-Buddhist Nexus by Rev. Robert Senghas
• On Being a UU Buddhist, Without Hyphens by Yvonne Groseil
• Dreaming The Dharma by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• The UU Buddhist Connection in My Life by Dorrie Senghas
• Some Nexus Musingsby Rev. Wayne Arnason
• On Building Bridges by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Remembering Norma Cordell, by Rev. David Sammons

Vol: 3 No.: 2, Winter 1999

• The Unitarian Universalist and Buddhist Nexus: Some Responses, by Rev. Gene Reeves, Mel Harkrader-Pine, Rev. Ken O'Neill, Mary J. Scott, and Rev. Frank Robertson
• Editorial Insights, by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Jesus Saves; Buddha Enlightens, by Rev. Ken Mochel

Vol: 3No: 3, Spring 1999

• Buddhism Without Beliefs; Or, the Confessions of a UU Buddhist by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• Editorial Insights by Sam Rev. Trumbore
• Retreat For Renewal by Rev. Thea Nietfeld
• Eight Years by Linda Fitzgerald

Vol: 4 No: 1, Fall 1999

• Buddhism, Feminism and the Goddess Kwan Yin by Sandy Boucher
• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Meditating with Anger by Rita Gross
• Through the Fire of Misconduct: Towards a More Feminist Faith by Anna Belle Leiserson
• Feminist Buddhist Email-list Sanghas by Catherine Holmes Clark

Vol: 4 No: 2, Winter 2000

• BITTER SWEET SILENCE by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR ‘MONKEY MIND’? by Rev. Linda Smith Stowell
• Smaller Tragedies by Rev. Richelle Carmichael Russell
• Nothing to Point to,Nothing to Grasp by Andrew Agacki
• A Buddhist Bibliography for UU’s
• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore

Vol: 4 No: 3, Spring 2000

• Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Identity: A Grass Roots Investigation by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• HOW SHALL WE USE OUR TIME? by Dennis P. Ferrill
• A Buddhist Bibliography for UU’s (continued)
• Editorial Insights by Rev. Sam Trumbore

Vol: 4 No: 4, Summer 2000

• Buddhist Adventures of a Young UU, by Jeff Wilson
• Editorial Insight, by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Dharma Couples, by Karan Gardner, William Brockmann, and Phil Gable
• The Art of Living, by Art Hansen
• The Practice of Ch'an Buddhism: The Bodhisattva Path, by Bob Oliva

Vol: 5 No: 1, Fall 2000

• Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism: Complementary Religions by Rev. Robert Senghas
• UU Buddhist Monkhood in Chaing Mai by Larry Nahlik
• The Still Small Voice by Rev. Edmund Robinson
• The Practice of Ch’an Buddhism: Realizing Inherent Wisdom by Robert M. Oliva
• editorial by Sam Trumbore

Vol: 5 No: 2, Winter/Spring 2001

• Do We Know How To Live?, by Douglas Phillips
• Listening To Silence, by Debbie Saint
• The Buddha Who Is To Come, by Rev. Mike Young
• I Am Awake: The Origins of Buddhism, by Rev. Richelle Carmichael Russell
• General Assembly Is Coming, by Dorris Senghas
• Avatamsaka Sutra, Chapter40 (Excerpt): On Entering the Inconceivable State of Liberation Through the Practices and Vows of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra

Vol: 5 No: 3, Summer 2001 ( html ) (pdf)

• Plant Nature, by Catherine Holmes Clark
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• This Land is My Land, This Land is Pure Land, by Jeff Wilson
• Quick Eyes, by Maria Shine Stewart
• Smokey the Bear Sutra, by Gary Snyder
• A Sampling of Buddhist Words on Wild Things
• General Assembly Report, by Dorrie Senghas

Vol: 5 No: 4, Fall 2001 (html) (pdf)

• Tuesday's Devadatta, by Rev. Gene Reeves
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• Mara and the Mythology of Evil, by Jeff Wilson
• A Buddhist Halloween Story
• Alavaka the Demon, by Venerable Pannyavaro
• On Self-Acceptance, by Patrick Bruckart
• A Game, by Maria Shine Stewart

Vol: 6 No: 1, Winter 2002 ( html) (pdf)

• Understanding Nirvana, by Robert Oliva
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• Crossing the Bridge, by Rev. Ruth Tabrah
• Rainbow Bodies, by Jeanne Desy
• Why I Believe in Rebirth, by Jay Alagia
• The Paradox of Unity, by Patrick Bruckart
• Metta-Physics, by Rev. Mary Grigolia

Vol: 6 No: 2, Spring 2002 (html) (pdf)

• The Enchanting World of the Lotus Sutra, by Rev. Gene Reeves
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• Letters to the Editor
• Buddhist Stories in Early UU Religious Education Materials, by Frank E. Robertson
• The Story of Big Fellow, by Jeff Wilson

Vol: 6 No: 3, Summer 2002 (html) (pdf)

• Martin Luther King Jr., Buddhism, and the Concept of Impermanence, by Roy Money
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• Letters to the Editor
• Bowing, by Patrick Bruckart
• Why the Hyphen?, by Terry Sims

Vol: 6 No: 4, Fall 2002 (html) (pdf)

• The Jeweled Net: Buddhist Reflections on the Interdependent Web, by Rev. James Ford
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• Relation, by Roy Money
• The UU Buddhism of Tomorrow, by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• I am a Parcel of Vain Strivings Tied, by Henry David Thoreau
• Buddhist Elements in UU Rituals, by Jeff Wilson

Vol: 7: No: 1, Winter 2003 (html) (pdf)

• Obituary: Dorothy Senghas
• An Excerpt from "The UU Buddhist Connection in My Life", by Dorothy Senghas
• Editorial Insights, by Jeff Wilson
• Dukkha, by Jay Alagia
• Becoming Fully Present, by Rev. Mike Young
• Grandmother's Zen, by Jeanne Desy
• The Bond Between Buddhism and UUism, by Rev. Tom Ownes-Towle
• Quotes from the Buddhist Spectrum

Vol: 7, Nos: 2-3, Spring/Summer 2003

• Universalist and Unitarian Missionaries to Buddhist Asia: An Overlooked Aspect of Our Past, by Rev. Carl Seaburg
• Editorial Insight, by Jeff Wilson
• Reflections, by Keith Roper
• Prayers for Peace, by Jeff Wilson
• Retreat Announcement: Unitarian Universalism and Real Zen
• A Conversation with Rev. Bill Sinkford, by Dharma World
• Quotes from the Unitarian Universalist Spectrum

Vol: 8, No: 1, Fall 2003

• Gimme That Ole Time Religion, by Shawn Strout
• Editorial Insight, by Jeff Wilson
• UUA President Meets with the Dalai Lama
• The New Buddhism, by Meredith Garmon
• Ho, ho, ho!, by Jeff Wilson

Vol: 8, No: 2, Spring 2004

• The UUBF Field of Collective Intelligence, by Rev. Sam Trumbore
• Editorial Insight, by Jeff Wilson
• Growth, Change, and Ambiguity, by Rev. Josh Snyder
• Roses and Garbage, by Rev. LoraKim Joyner
• Haiku, by Charles Suhor

Vol: 8, No: 3, Fall/Winter (Anniversary) 2004

• Buddhism & the Way of Unitarian Universalism: A Reflection, by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• Editorial Insight, by Jeff Wilson
• Letters to the Editor
• Unitarian Universalism and Zen Buddhism: Negotiating Personal Freedom and Community Structure, by Shelby Meyerhoff
• Why Zen? by Anne Rudloe
• Letting Go of the Drip, by James Casebolt
• Poems, by James Patrick Haynes

Vol: 9, No: 1, Fall 2005

• Gesture of Balance, by Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie
• Editorial Insight, by Jeff Wilson
• Report on the First Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Convocation, by Dr. Frank Tedesco
• Reflections on UUBF Convocation 2005, by Catherine Senghas
• More Reflections on UUBF Convocation, by Lynn Rosenbaum
• Announcement: UU Buddhist Family Retreat, by Sam Trumbore
• Family Dharma, by Beth Roth
• Unitarian Universalist Minister Named Zen Master, by Jane Greer
• Every Day is a Good Day, by Rev. James Ishmael Ford
• General Assembly Report, by Rev. Sam Trumbore

Vol: 9, No: 2, Summer 2006

• From Deficit to Abundance by Rev. Samuel A. Trumbore
• Editorial Insight, by Gerald Bennett
• Sleeping with the Christians by Rev. Wayne Arnason
• In the Buddha’s Footsteps: Sujata by Rev. Doug Kraft
• Pilgrimage to Sacred Buddhist Sights by Art Hansen
• Flyer for UUBF Convocation 2007 April 13-15 at Garrison Institute