What is SC Valley Zen Meditation Group? Our group name prefix, abbreviated as "SC Valley", stands for "Santa Clara Valley" which is also known as Silicon Valley. Santa Clara Valley was originally known as Valley of Heart's Delight for miles of orchards and flowering trees. Our practice brings individuals from Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, San Jose, and surrounding communities. This Meetup group regularly meets to practice on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings at Kannon Do Zen Medi …

This group is for people who would like to attend classes, retreats and instruction in mindfulness meditation and Buddhist teachings. These cover a variety of formats including weekly drop-in groups, daylong retreats in the Santa Cruz area, multi-week classes and week-long retreats. The primary teacher for this group is Carla Brennan. She is a Vipassana teacher associated with Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

Welcome to the “Palo Alto/Mid Peninsula Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation” Meet Up. This group supports those beginning their spiritual journey as well as those who have been exploring for a while. Formerly, this group was named the Foster City Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation. We have updated the name of our group to reflect the reality of our meeting spaces, however, our purpose remains the same. We will continue to offer teachings in the Buddhist Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition …

Bodhi Meditation is more than a spiritual or relaxation exercise. It is a way to achieve rapid relief of physical health issues and to replenish our vital energy. Our worldwide practitioners have reported remarkable benefits of both physical and mental health. That’s why we are so passionate about teaching the meditation as a gift to our community. We are a local chapter of Bodhi Meditation, a worldwide organization that teaches the unique meditation developed by Meditation Master JinBodhi. Sinc …

I am a Zen priest in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and have started a meditation group that meets every Sunday night from 5 to 6. We sit for 40 minutes and talk for 20. Meditation instruction will be given regularly. We're renting space at 200 Industrial Road, Suite 122, San Carlos CA. There are no fees for the teaching, but donations to help make the rent are welcome.

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(GGBC) is the Silicon Valley center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, FPMT, hosting events in the San Jose, Santa Clara County area. We are Tibetan Buddhists in the Gelug lineage. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual inspiration for our organization and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director. GGBC conducts on-going courses in Buddhist philosophy and practice. We also host special events with authentic teachers in our tradition, i …

We are a community of fun, relaxed and spiritual people, who study, discuss Buddha's teachings and practice them while living and enjoying our modern lives. This group is for those who seek a fresh, practical and direct experience of what Buddhism is all about. Diamond Way (Vajrayana - Skt.) is the crown jewel of the Buddha's teachings. The view and meditation practices of the Vajrayana Buddhism have been transmitted directly from a teacher to a student in a careful manner directly from t …