Dharma in the Suburbs

October 14, 2004

Source: The Boston Globe

https://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/10/14/dharma_takes_root_in_the_suburbs?pg=full

On October 14, 2004 The Boston Globe reported, "on Monday nights at a yoga studio in Gloucester, eight to 14 people meet in meditation and to study and practice Buddhist teachings... The Gloucester group is one of a handful of small, nontraditional Buddhist groups forming in the suburbs. In addition to the more traditional Cambodian and Korean Buddhist temples found in Lynn and Wakefield, respectively, there are Buddhist groups that meet at Yoga for Health in Gloucester, the Unitarian Universalist Church in Wakefield, and the Aryaloka Buddhist Center in Newmarket, N.H. Members of these groups tend to reflect the demographics of the surrounding population, and those involved say that most are drawn to Buddhism as a religion, philosophy, or spiritual path in adulthood."