Boston College ยท Open to All
The BC Buddhist Sangha is a community gathering weekly to sit, breathe, and explore contemplative practice together โ no experience needed, no background required.
"When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you're near truth." โ Rumi
Who We Are
A community of students, faculty, and friends sitting together at Boston College.
The BC Buddhist Sangha is a student organization at Boston College dedicated to creating a warm, accessible space for contemplative practice. We meet principally in the Multifaith Chapel, and otherwise in the Lounge of 66 Comm Ave on the 4th floor, for guided meditation, dharma discussions, and the kind of quiet connection that's hard to find in a busy semester. Session dates and times are always listed on our Calendar page.
Our sessions are led by experienced practitioners and student volunteers. We draw from multiple Buddhist traditions โ Theravฤda, Zen, and Tibetan โ and are shaped by a spirit of openness: you don't need to be Buddhist, or have any experience at all, to walk through the door.
Questions? Email us at [email protected] โ and if you ever have trouble getting into 66 Comm Ave, just mail us and someone will come down.
When We Sit
Our upcoming Sangha meetings. Come to one or come to all โ no experience needed, and you never have to sign up in advance.
New sessions are posted here as they're scheduled. Want them in your inbox? Join our mailing list.
We'd love to meet you
Fill out the form to get on our mailing list. We'll send you upcoming sessions, Sangha Slices, and all the tea.
The People Behind the Practice
The BC Buddhist Sangha is shaped by the people who show up โ to sit, to guide, to volunteer, and to keep the tea warm.
Meditation Teacher ยท Licensed Psychologist ยท Practitioner
Dr. Chuang is a meditation teacher ordained in Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing and trained in Insight Dialogue, Vipassana, and Early Buddhism. She is also a licensed psychologist and somatics practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience. Committed to awareness, wisdom, and love, she offers a breadth of services to individuals and groups. She received her M.Ed. in Human Development from Harvard University and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Stanford University, and is also a Fulbright Fellow. Her recent publications include work in Lion's Roar, The Arrow, and Mindfulness journal.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Linguistics ยท Practitioner
Chris began practicing Tibetan Buddhism in college with the Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia, and studied abroad in Dharamsala, India, home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He is currently a member of the Natural Dharma Fellowship, based at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in New Hampshire. His teachers include Lamas Willa Blythe Baker, Liz Monson, Losang Samten, and Lena Feral. At BC he studies and teaches about the sounds of the world's languages, and off campus he can be found singing shapenote music, cooking, and nerding out about pottery, plants, science fiction, history, and coffee.
We're always looking for students who want to help facilitate sessions, manage communications, or just show up consistently. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested.