First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist of Northborough, Massachusetts
Buddhist Meditation Group
"We gathered here to celebrate our joys and sorrows, to delve into the deepest recesses of our human spirits, we are not without our own rigidity of beliefs about what will bring us absolute happiness and freedom from pain, even as we know there is no such freedom, no such happiness. Our challenge as people of faith, seekers after whatever truth we can know, is to be open to the experience of the Buddha, to sit beneath a tree, and wait for truth to descend upon us or arise from within us. So be it."
-Rev. Nancy D. Dean
Welcome to First Parish
Our Beliefs and Worship
Our Religious Education
Our History
Our Minister
Our Staff and Governance
Our Calendar and Programs
Where to Find Us
"These days it is common to find Buddhist meditation groups in Unitarian-Universalist churches and hear sermons with Buddhist themes preached from the pulpit. But few UUs are aware of just how long the relationship between UUism and Buddhism has been developing. The first Japanese Buddhist to visit America became a Unitarian in 1843, a year before Unitarian Elizabeth Peabody published the first English translation of a Buddhist text. Unitarian missionaries first came to Japan in 1888, when a Buddhist reformer requested that they be sent to his country. In the 227 years since Unitarian writer Hannah Adams first struggled to make sense of the diverse forms of Asian religion, Unitarians and Buddhists have had a strong influence on one another, such that modern Zen and Pure Land Buddhism have been partially reshaped by the Unitarian encounter and American UUs include Buddhist materials in their hymnals and Sunday School programs." ("The Chalice and the Wheel", UU Buddhist Fellowship Convocation Presentation Descriptions
Meets Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM in Parish Hall
Building Use Policy
Come as you are and be welcomed.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist
40 Church Street
Northboro, MA 01532 USA
Phone: (508) 393-6422
Fax: (508) 393-8938