Aloha Sangha

Presenting an effective path of mindfulness meditation inspired by the early teachings of Buddhism.

Weekly meetings in Honolulu since 1998.-->>https://www.alohasangha.com/

02/06/2026

The monks’ banner says “Peace.” Their feet are quietly carrying a much harder teaching.

12/07/2025

The popularity of classical Buddhist meditation has grown from a niche interest back in the 1960s to a more accepted form of self-care and spiritual exploration.

The popularity of authentic classical Buddhist meditation has grown in the past 40 years fromn a niche interest back in the 1960s to a more accepted form of self-care and spiritual exploration.

12/03/2025

It’s in the naked ordinariness of our life where the quiet joy lives.

It's in the naked ordinariness of our life where the quiet joy lives.

07/17/2025

What makes it so hard to stick with a simple meditation we do every day? What gets in our way, and how can we make meditation a regular part of our lives?

A lot of us hit a wall with meditation after that initial exciting phase, even though we know it's good for us.

12/18/2024

You might find of interest-> an interview I just did on the Leafbox podcast on intensive meditation training in Sri Lanka in the 1980s, why we started Aloha Sangha in 1998, and what I see us doing going forward now that I have more time. Let me know what you think...

https://www.leafbox.com/interview-tom-davidson-marx-of-aloha-sangha/

Available on Apple Podcast ->
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-tom-davidson-marx-of-aloha-sangha/id1647510174?i=1000680749292&itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1000680749292

as well as on Spotify ->
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ID2XdxLEE08vaYcPgIsIM?si=ZdgTbmjPRuOTnDMn-4knYw

Leafbox Podcast · Episode

11/28/2024

Well being, peace and happiness are just right here, hidden in plain sight, in the ever-present flow of experience itself, of experience experiencing itself, always right here and right now.

I recently completed an intensive, 30 day silent meditation retreat in California following a very strict Burmese Buddhist lineage, with formal sessions

08/04/2024

Kuan Yin is an archetype of compassion in Buddhism. Sometimes portrayed as female, or male, or androgynously, they manifest the impulse to help suffering beings.

Kuan Yin is an archetype of compassion in Buddhism. Sometimes portrayed as female, or male, or androgynously, they manifests the impulse to help suffering beings.

06/24/2024

Summer is here and there is LOT going on-> The Buddhist meditation in Honolulu calendar feautures events of interest to folks curious about practicing meditation within a classical Buddhist setting.

You’ll find here a listing of groups practicing Buddhist insight meditation in Honolulu, as well as special events, retreats or guest teachers.

06/22/2024

Perhaps we need to chill a little, and settle into the slow simple life that’s already here. And embrace this moment, without trying to improve or tweak anything.

Perhaps we need to chill a little, and settle into the slow simple life that’s already here; embrace this moment, without trying to improve or tweak anything.

06/16/2024

We all just want to be happy and feel at home in our own lives, but, as the song goes, we are looking in all the wrong places.

There is a story by Mark Twain about someone who dies and goes to "heaven" and gets a pair of wings and a harp. At first, they used the wings as a way of

06/09/2024

Mindfulness allows us to live into all that cannot be solved. It’s also a gateway to the peace of the present moment.

Equanimity is not some fantastic state far off state. It’s actually right here, right now as an aspect of your regular, ordinary awareness, reading this.

06/05/2024

This meditation is a self-discovery. We uncover the treasure of our very own being. We lose interest in listening to the voices shouting at us about our deficiencies.

Someone once asked Suzuki Roshi, the pioneering Zen teacher from Japan who founded the Zen Center of San Francisco in 1969:

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