What is intentional community?

It is common, especially for young adults, to co-exist in a space for the end result of sharing the financial burdens of space. In intentional community, we take the time to stop the busyness of American life. We eat together. We practice listening to one another and share in each other's joys and sorrows. We wake to pray and meditate, supporting one another in spiritual nourishment. And we invite neighbors into our space, freely sharing all these aspects of our community with others too. Being part of an intentional community is very beneficial for cultivating a sense of happiness and well-being in ourselves and in others. We understand that our happiness is the happiness our fellow brother or sister. This insight emerges naturally from the "wellsprings" of all our great spiritual traditions. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh said, "Ive been a monk for 65 years, and what I have found is that there is no religion, no philosophy, no ideology higher than brotherhood and sisterhood. Not even Buddhism."