Non-denominational Buddhist meditation classes and retreats led by Rev. Hye Wol Sunim, a Sri Lankan monk ordained in two Buddhist traditions. Sunim is a very personable, friendly, and down to earth guy. The meditation meetups can meet in someone's home in the Palmdale area, or at Sunim's home in Pearblossom.  Persons can be of any belief or faith, as long as they also have a sincere respect for what the Buddha taught 2,500 years ago. The meetup will follow a format of 25 minutes of meditation, f …

Welcome to the Santa Monica Buddhist Meditation Meetup Our classes are hosted by Sakya Samten Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist center from the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the four major traditions of Buddhism in Tibet. The meditation technique is simple and very good for both beginners and those with some previous experience of meditation. Each class gives an introduction to two types of Buddhist meditation, a guided calm-abiding meditation to develop a clear and peaceful state of …

The Topanga meditation sangha is a group interested in practicing meditation and Zen Buddhism in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings. The beauty of Topanga combined with the peacefulness of meditation makes this a mini retreat. We have a common desire to engage in mindful meditation, create a compassionate Sangha (group), read Buddhist teachings and develop peaceful and conscious lifestyles. All levels of meditators are invited. We meet the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 4:0 …

This is an established meditation group running for more than 6 years opening up to new members using meetup.com. We are an small group that is non-dogmatic, non-sectarian and primarily focused on meditation practice and sutta study. The group meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at a private residence in Los Feliz near Griffith Park. Meetings consist of a 20 minute silent meditation followed by a 40 minute dharma/sutta talk led by Sunim Hye Wol, followed by another 20 minute sit. Afterw …

Mindfulness Meditation is a tool that can enhance and benefit one's life. It has been used to reduce stress in one's life, heal trauma and emotions, as well as contribute to the development of one's spiritual path. This group is meant to offer information and events that relate to the cultivation of Awareness and Mindfulness in one's everyday life through meditation and other contemplative tools. Events listed will be in the southern California area.

Are you ready to get rid of your stress, get happier, and become more loving? Want to lose your anger, annoyance, and frustration. Would you love to have a calmer, more peaceful mind? Meditation can help you accomplish all this. With the extra help of 2600 years of Buddhist wisdom, the classes I offer can help you learn how to feel good all the time. I am an American Buddhist nun who leads classes in meditation that are based on Buddha’s teachings (called “dharma”). After several years of offeri …

Hello Do you want to be happy? Do you know how to be happy? Sounds like a silly question, but most of us don't! Although earning piles of money, finding a wonderful partner or 'the perfect job' may seem like the answer for a while, eventually life teaches us that true happiness lies elsewhere! Well, welcome to the Los Angeles Meetup Group “Buddhist Methods for Developing True Happiness & Wellbeing”. We are a group of friendly, sincere, warm-hearted Buddhist practitioners studying Mahayana & Vajr …

Prajnaparamita Buddhist Center in Santa Monica is the second Kadampa Buddhist Center in Los Angeles. Opened in 2006, its purpose is to provide a facility where the people of west Los Angeles can train in meditation and other practices of Kadampa Buddhism. The center offers a range of meditation classes, study programs, chanted meditations and weekend events. The classes combine guided meditation with practical advice on how to reduce stress and solve problems in daily life. Taught by Westerners, …

Hi Thank you for visiting our Meet-Up page! Happiness: it's what we all want, right? It is a simple, common, and binding idea for us humans that is regularly stated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his lectures. Mirror Mind Buddhist Sangha is a no-charge (free) group that has about 4 teachers, 6 week mindfulness-based courses, varied weekly teachings, guided beach meditations, monastery field trips and guidance with practice tools (like Mindfulness and Metta) for increasing happiness in our liv …

The meditations and other events are mostly free. Meditation : We have regular Meditation Meetups where we teach and practice a guided Vipassana (buddhist) meditation. The format we follow is to notice the body, notice the breath, send kind thought/feelings to others. At all locations we have extra floor cushions, and, chairs and couches to sit on All groups are good for beginners. If you do not meditate yet and would like to practice before you come you can do this: Sit in a chair quietly and c …

WE ARE AN ASSOCIATION OF OPEN MINDED NONSECTARIAN BUDDHISTS TO MEET, GREET, EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE, LEARN AND CHAT RE:BUDDHISM. PLEASE JOIN IF YOU WANT TO MEET LIKE MINDED PEOPLE AND ENJOY MOMENT OF ENLIGHTENMENT. make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge. Digha Nikaya, 16 Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is. I …

Mahasukha Center serves as the home of the Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles (ACI-LA). ACI-LA is a charitable, non-profit organization that offers the authentic yoga, meditation and philosophy teachings of the Dalai Lama’s lineage of Tibetan Buddhism for the modern lifestyle of the West. Please join our meetup to stay connected and be informed of our events.

Everyone wants more inner peace and happiness! This group is for people who want to start or deepen their practice of meditation and Modern Buddhism through various classes, events, and retreats at Vajrarupini Kadampa Buddhist Center in San Diego.  We can also meet others who want to increase inner peace and outer harmony. Let's find practical ways to integrate meditation and the teachings of Buddha into our busy modern lives. :-)

With crazy amounts of gratitude, Welcome! Take what resonates and leave the rest... **Please know the number of of RSVPs on MeetUp does NOT reflect how many people will be at class. The average number of people attending our group is 20-25. Thank you so much for joining our wonderful group! Come meditate with us. No registration is necessary, all are welcome and it's totally free! Simply, we are using the 2,600 year old tradition in the context of the 21st century to cultivate love and compassio …

Welcome! We're so glad you've stopped by to check us out. The Insight Meditation Community of San Diego Meetup Group is a gathering of people who spend time weekly for a group guided meditation practice. We meet for an inspirational reading/dharma talk, 25 minutes of guided meditation, and 10 minutes of silent meditation. Our group founder is Bridget Regan, a yogi, published writer, and avid meditator who has been practicing for nearly 9 years. She holds various certifications in yoga, meditatio …

Please join us in the spirit of group meditation practice. We have no credentials, we are meditation practitioners. We practice a basic Vipassana; /sitting and silent (non-guided) meditation for 25-30 minutes, followed by 5 to 8 minutes of walking meditation (deliberate walking around in a circle feeling connection to the earth) followed by a Dharma book reading and discussion for 20 to 30 minutes. Our current discussion book is Pema Chodron's book "the Places that Scare You" – a wonderful disco …

Dharma Center is here to help students awaken to their inner wisdom through the practices of meditation and mindful self-discovery. Students learn through their own experiences by applying the teachings offered in class. This is meditation for people who live and work in the world. Classes are open to adults and have an informal and comfortable atmosphere. Each meeting is generally an hour long and includes meditation practice, dharma talks and discussion. Both beginners and experienced meditato …

Take a day for yourself. This day-long meditation retreat is led by facilitators trained by Shinzen Young (who has developed an innovative contemporary system of mindfulness meditation that is being studied at Harvard, Yale and other prestigious institutions.) Come for any or all of the day. Instructions in the morning with a few guided meditations during the day and an opportunity to meet privately with facilitators to ask about your practice - whatever your practice may be. "Support" is the ke …

Youtube Channel #1 Youtube Channel #2 Meditation is a journey into absolute aloneness, or all-oneness. There is no relationship with the external or internal world to define reality. When attachment to thoughts cease, one sees that inner silence is not scary and dark but rather tremendously peaceful. This is the meaning of the word nirvana. It is not utter happiness, but rather an utter cessation of our attachment to the imaginary; a blowing out of the flame. Out of this silence, joy may arise …

This is a very informal meditation technique, designed to allow you, no matter what your experience, to "Start where you are". The form of meditation that I teach is based on Tibetan Buddhist meditation, using both mindfullness and single pointed meditation, along with breathing, chakra work, and movement.  Since I am fascinated with consciousness and the brain, I try to demystify some of how we operate mentally through what I have learned about neuroscience, I have been a meditation student for …

This is a group for anyone interested in Meditation. A little background about our GURU. Gurunanda Meditation has been started by Puneet Nanda; a native Indian enterpreneur who started and built a great business in USA. One fine day after unwanted Hospital stay at age 39 he realized LIFE is not all about running after material things. His life direction changed where he started looking around in search of TRUTH. Over the last 6 years he went thru various ASHRAMs meditation camps and met several …

What: We meet every Saturday for a guided meditation and discussion. We practice Mindfulness Meditation (Vipassana) in the style of Shinzen Young. ALL are welcome! The group is led by Jessica Graham. Jessica studies meditation with Shinzen Young and Michael Taft and has been teaching since 2009. She regularly contributes to the blog deconstructingyourself.com. No experience necessary. Where: Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center Dance Studio 1110 Bates Ave Los Angeles, CA 90029 (Ente …

This is for anyone looking for heart expanding mediations in a group setting, just for the peace of it! Meditations will be universal and focus mainly on love and compassion. The purpose will be to move into a greater peace within oneself and also be a pillar of good vibes for the community. All are welcome, no meditation experience necessary, just a willing, open heart.

Mindfulness Meditation is a tool that can enhance and benefit one's life. It has been used to reduce stress in one's life, heal trauma and emotions, as well as contribute to the development of one's spiritual path. This group is meant to offer information and events that relate to the cultivation of Awareness and Mindfulness in one's everyday life through meditation and other contemplative tools. Events listed will be in the southern California area.

"Penetrative insight joined with calm abiding utterly eradicates afflicted states." -Shantideva The time to wake up is now! Through Meditation we are able to come closer to ourselves and realize the basic truth , that we can discover ourselves, we can work with ourselves. This group is for anyone interested in coming closer to themselves. Anyone that needs to heal emotionally and grow spiritually. This group is open to everyone and anyone. We will start out with a Dharma talk and then proceed in …

Looking to create a group for serious-minded,yet light-hearted Souls who wish to explore and learn practical,effective and TRUE means to increase their HAPPINESS, STRENGTH,PEACE ,and SELF-REALIZATION through authentic practice of QIGONG EXERCISE and FORMAL SITTING MEDITATION. If you're tired of all the"Meta-fufu" and fake,non-helpful,and even exploitative material,that attempts to pass itself off as real spirituality,especially here in SoCal.,then this is the place for you! I have over 40 years …

Once a week on Sunday 5pm to 6:30 pm. We meet at Temple Chua Phat Tue in Riverside. Vietnamese Monk Quang Tri Thich and Shri Lankan Monk Bhante Dehiwala Vajira will be giving a Dharma Talk and Teaching Meditation to awaken the inner peace that is within us all. Based on the 2500 year old teachings of the Buddha. All are welcome.

Buddha For You has one of the Largest Collections of Buddhist Statues and Asian Art in the USA - Come visit us and we will help you create “Your Peaceful Place” for your home or office. We offer Free Buddhism and Meditation Classes, Free Kids Classes, Singing Bowl Concerts, Feng-Shui Demonstrations, Calligraphy Artists and more...