The benefits of practicing in a group

 

The Fertile Soil of Sangha, Thich Nhat Hanh on the importance of community.

 "A good community is needed to help us resist the unwholesome ways of our time. Mindful living protects us and helps us go in the direction of peace. With the support of friends in the practice, peace has a chance." 

To read more about this see this link, https://tricycle.org/magazine/fertile-soil-sangha/

 

The Buddha himself, again and again, stressed the value of spiritual friendship as a support for the Buddhist path throughout the entire course of its practice.

“Spiritual friendship is not half the spiritual life. It’s the entire spiritual life!” 

Read more about it in this text https://bodhimonastery.org/spiritual-friendship.html