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Clear Light Buddhist Center

Address: 614 E. Townley Avenue   Phoenix AZ 85020
Tradition: Vajrayana
Affiliation: New Kadampa Tradition
Phone: 602-243-5220
E-mail: reply@meditationinarizona.org
Website: http://www.MeditationInArizona.org
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Teacher: Kadam Michelle Gauthier  
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Clear Light Buddhist Center offers weekly class, study programs, retreats as well as workshops on Buddhism and meditation. All classes are aimed at helping to achieve inner peace for the benefit of others. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Clear Water Zen Center

Address: 2476 Nursery Road   Clearwater FL 33764
Tradition: Mahayana, Philip Kapleau
Affiliation: Windhorse Zen Community
Phone: 727-391-5735
E-mail: clearwaterzen@gmail.com
Website: http://www.clearwaterzencenter.org
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Main Contact: Ken Rosen  Email  (Phone: 727-391-5735)
Spiritual Director: Ken Rosen  Email  (Phone: 727-391-5735)
Teacher: Lawson Sachter  
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The Clear Water Zen Center meets every Sunday morning at 8:30. The first Sunday of each month includes two rounds of zazen and a chanting service. The second Sunday of each month includes two rounds of zazen and a Dharma talk by Ken Rosen, senior student of Roshi Philip Kapleau, deceased, and Sensei Lawson Sachter. The third Sunday of each month is for beginning meditation and includes several short rounds of meditation with question and answer periods between the sittings. The fourth Sunday of each month includes three rounds of sitting with daisan offered by Ken Rosen. The fifth Sunday, if any, includes three rounds of meditation. Sensei Lawson Sachter leads multiple day meditation retreats three or four times per year and has been doing so since 1999. The Center participates in annual Buddhist activities such as Vesak and Change Your Mind Day. Many members of the Center are also members of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

Coeur d 'Alene Dharma Friends

Address: 1319 N Government Way   Coeur d\'Alene ID 83814
Tradition: Mahayana, Tibetan
Affiliation: Sravasti Abbey
Phone: (208) 667-3813
E-mail: cda.dharma.friends@gmail.com
Website: http://cdadharmafriends.weebly.com/
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Lead Student:: Susan Mitchell  
Spiritual Director: Vennerable Thubten Chodron  Email  (Phone: (509) 447-5549)
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We meet every Thursday 5:30 PM to 7PM PM (for the foreseeable future, except on holidays). The aim of Coeur d’Alene Dharma Friends is to expand our understanding of the Buddha’s teachings on suffering, love and compassion. Our weekly group is student-led and includes meditation, book study, and discussion.

Venerable Thubten Chodron, is our spiritual advisor and abbess of Sravasti Abbey in Newport, WA.

We study in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism and periodically organize public teachings with Venerable Chodron and other Tibetan Buddhist teachers. From time to time we also listen to teleteachings by Venerable Chodron from Sravasti Abbey and other Buddhist teachers.  See http://www.buddhanet.info/%22../%22../%22http://www.sravastiabbey.org//%22/%22/%22 or http://www.buddhanet.info/%22../%22../%22http://www.thubtenchodron.org//%22/%22/%22 for more information on Venerable Chodron's teaching schedule.

The fourth Thursday of each month we shift our focus to study Compassionate Communication (or non-violent Communication) based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg https://www.nwcompass.org/compassionate_communication.html. If this does not interest you just skip the fourth Thursday of the month. 

 There is no fee to attend, but offerings are appreciated. Everyone is welcome. 

Columbus Zen Center

Address: 2504 14th St, Columbus, NE 68601   Columbus 68601
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living
Phone: (402)996-1170
Website: http://columbuszen.zohosites.com/
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Main Contact: Josh Bates  (Phone: (402)996-1170)
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Meditation, Dharma talk, sitting/Walking Meditation, Dharma Sharing - Saturday's 2-3:30pm.

2504 14th St, Columbus, NE 68601

Upstairs auditorium

(No mail to above address)

Community of Peace and Spirituality

Address: 5 West 86th Street #14C   New York NY 10024
Tradition: Theravada
Phone: 212 787-7272
Fax: 212 877-4655
E-mail: ourcommunity@earthlink.net
Website: http://interfaithhome.org/index.htm
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Main Contact: Allan Lokos  Email  
Teacher: Allan Lokos  
Spiritual Director: Rev. Susanna Weiss  Email  
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Meditation and teaching most Sunday mornings from 10 AM to Noon. Place: 593 Columbus Ave. (88th St.) New York City. Check web site for details and exact schedule: www.interfaithhome.org. or cal 212 787-7272.

Compassionate Service Society East (CSS East)

Address: 5006 Roslyn Road Annandale VA 22003   Annandale VI 22003
Tradition: Mahayana
Affiliation: Compassionate Service Society (CSS)
E-mail: csseast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.csseast.org
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Treasurer: Chinhtin Bui  Email  
Spiritual Director: Hang Truong  Email  
Main Contact: Dyung Le  Email  
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The Compassionate Service Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 Organization based in Southern California, USA. CSS was founded by Master CE Hang Truong in 2002.

Born in Vietnam, Venerable Hang Truong grew up during the war, and was educated in United States,. He was ordained under Chinese tradition and educated in the Dharma under the direct tutelage of Master Hsuan Hua, the founder of the City of Ten Thousand Buddha Chinese Zen lineage. Master Hang Truong has worked and served multiethnic communities across Asia, America and Europe.

The Master embodies, teaches, and lives by multicultural, multi-disciplined, global centric values. He is very well known for his holistic, integral approach to modernize and integrate Buddhism into the fast changing world.

CSS’ Services Group consists of volunteers who dedicate their time, energy and care towards giving service to the community. CSS volunteers have taught Integral Tai Chi and Yoga classes, sponsored humanitarian relief and charity projects, led family summer camp, and organized many meditation and spiritual retreats.

Compassionate Way Sangha

Address: 21 maple Street (Boston Theosophical Society)   Arlington MA 02476
Tradition: Mahayana, Non Denominational Zen
Affiliation: Independent
Phone: 617-460-6156
E-mail: csanghamail@gmail.com
Website: http://www.csangha.org
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Spiritual Director: Ven. Dharman Stortz  Email  (Phone: 6174606156)
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The Compassionate Way Sangha (Csangha) of Massachusetts is a Buddhist community that currently meets in Arlington, MA. Members range from beginners to practitioners with over 40 years of meditation experience and include a senior Buddhist monk. Although a majority of participants come from a Zen background the community has no formal sectarian affiliation and practitioners from all traditions are welcome to participate in sangha events which include weekly meditation meetings, monthly retreats, and the celebration of special events such as the Buddha's Enlightenment and New Year's Eve. For those interested we also have an egroup, csangha@yahoogroups.com that provides teachings and updated information on sangha events. For more information please visit us at csangha.org

Compassionate Way Sangha

Address: 21 Maple Street.   Arlington MA 02476
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
E-mail: csanghamail@gmail.com
Website: http://www.csangha.org
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Spiritual Director: Ven. Dharman Stortz  Email  (Phone: 617-460-6156)
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The Compassionate Way Sangha is a Massachusetts Buddhist community based in Arlington, MA. Members range from beginners to those with over 40 years of experience in Buddhist practice. Although a majority of our members come from a zen background we have no formal affiliation with any zen sect and practitioners from all Buddhist traditions are welcome to participate in our meditation periods, retreats, and ceremonies. For more information please visit us at csangha.org.

Concord Tibetan Buddhist Sangha

Address: c/o First Parish in Concord 20 Lexington Road, Concord MA 01742   Concord MA MA
Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan, Gelugpa
Phone: (978) 505-5369
E-mail: bill.seaver @gmail.com
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Teacher: Lobsang Phuntsok  
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Explore Tibetan Buddhism 

First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road offers Buddhist teachings Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. and Thursdays from 7:30-9 p.m.   

These sessions are open to all regardless of previous experience with Buddhism.  For more information: 978-505-5369

Crooked River Zen Center

Address: 1813 Wilton Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44118, USA   Cleveland Heightrs OH 44118
Tradition: Mahayana, Soto Zen
Affiliation: Phoenix Cloud (https://www.jikoji.org/kobun-phoenix-cloud-sanghas)
E-mail: crookedrivezen@gmail.com
Website: http://www.members.cox.net/jijuyuji
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Main Contact: Dean Williams Sensei  Email  
Teacher: Dean Williams Sensei  
Spiritual Director: Dean Williams Sensei  Email  
Sensei: Dean Williams  Email  
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Crooked River Zen Center is a zen sangha located in Cleveland, Ohio, led by Sensei Dean Williams.

Anyone is welcome to join us for meditation at the scheduled times. Click here for details about our different offerings. All practice, unless otherwise noted, takes place at 1813 Wilton Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.

CRZC is reopening for in-person practice at 1813 Wilton Rd. beginning May 6, 2021. Initially, in-person will be restricted to sangha members who are fully vaccinated. As infection rates continue to decline, we will open in-person practice to the community at large with vaccination status corresponding to CDC guidelines. All CRZC programs will continue to be available via the Zoom app/website (zoom.us), meeting code 344 244 317, passcode 301533.

Dae Do Sah

Address: 14825 Clavel St. Rockville MD   Rockville MD 20853
Tradition: Mahayana, Kwan Um School of Zen
Affiliation: Furnace Mountain
Phone: 240-351-5490
E-mail: steinmetz.curt@gmail.com
Website: http://www.zenmind.org/
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Main Contact: Curtis Steinmetz  Email  (Phone: 2403515490)
Teacher: Zen Master Dae Gak  
Spiritual Director: Curtis Steinmetz  Email  (Phone: 240-351-5490)
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Zen practice in the Korean tradition, as brought to the West by Zen Master Seung Sahn. Currently all of our practice is online. We meet for chanting, silent meditation, and discussion on Wednesday evening at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 11am. The full schedule can be found here: https://www.zenmind.org/rockville.html

Dae Yen Sa International Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center

Address: 19 Kinsey Road, New Hartford, CT 06057   CN
Tradition: Mahayana
Phone: 860-489-3254
E-mail: daeyensatemple@gmail.com
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Contact: Bo Gak Sunim  Email  
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Dae Yen Sa International Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center, located in New Hartford, Connecticut, serves the spiritual needs of a diverse community of individuals of all ages and spiritual backgrounds.

For over 30 years Dae Yen Sa has been a place of refuge for those seeking liberation from the bonds of greed, hatred and ignorance. Rooted in the ground of Korean Zen Buddhism, and under the direction of Abbot, Ven. Dae San Dae Sa, we offer instruction and practice in meditation, chanting, and dharma study, as well as yoga and qi gong. We hold traditional ceremonies, and conduct retreat days for individuals and groups throughout the year. We invite you to practice with us.

Dagom Geden Kunkyob Ling

Address: 2123 North Pennsylvania Street  
Tradition: Vajrayana, Gelug
Affiliation: Dagom Ladang, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +1 (317) 283-6781
E-mail: info@dgklbuddhistmonastery.org
Website: https://dgklbuddhistmonastery.org/
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Main Contact: Ven Lobzang Dorje  
Teacher: Ven Lobzang Dorje  
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For the benefit of all sentient beings, Dagom Geden Kunkyob Ling Buddhist Monastery was established to teach, foster, and practice Buddhism, according to the Geden Ear Whispered Lineage of Lama Je Tsongkhapa who established the Gelug Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

We offer an ongoing Saturday morning Introduction to Buddhism class at 10:30 am EST both online and in person. 

People of all religious and non-religious backgrounds are welcome at Dagom Geden Kunkyob Ling. We offer teachings without charge; however, offerings for the support of the monastery, its teachers, and its translators are sincerely appreciated. All financial contributions to the monastery are tax deductible.

Dari Rulai Temple

Address: 441 E. First Street.   Long Beach CA 90802
Tradition: Mahayana, Hanmi Esoteric Buddhism
Affiliation: Living Buddha Dechan Jueren (Master Yu)
Phone: +1 (562) 544-2101
E-mail: info@dari-rulai-temple.org
Website: http://www.dari-rulai-temple.org
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Vajracharya: Douglas Sutton  Email  (Phone: +1 (626) 736 5210)
Teacher: Abbot Dan Kendall  
Main Contact: Abbot,Dan Kendall  Email  (Phone: +1 (562) 544-2101 )
Spiritual Director: Living Buddha Dechan Jueren  
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Dari Rulai Temple offers meditation instruction and prayer services worldwide; a weekly Spiritual-healing service to our local community and a Lunar Prayer service for the benefit of All Sentient Beings accepting online submissions to the Prayer List twice a month. We also offer other types of Rites,  blessings,  and workshops  throughout the year. Hanmi Spiritual-Healing works on a prayer or non-physical level. 

Living Buddha Dechan Jueren (Master Yu). 

The 49th MahaVairocana Dharma King and current lineage bearer of the Hanmi Esoteric School of Buddhism. 

Living Buddha Dechan Jueren’s mission was to spread the teachings of the Hanmi lineage throughout the modern world. He brought the Hanmi lineage teachings to the west and, for the first time, made them accessible to the public when founding Dari Rulai Temple.

 http://dari-rulai-temple.org/dharma-teachings/

Teachings:

Buddhist esoteric practice involves the use of mantras, mudras, and visualizations to go from an ordinary state of mind to a higher state. A daily meditation practice is essential to greatly speed the natural self-healing process of the body.

Foundation Practices:

Treasure Vase
Calming and Relaxing
Diamond Wisdom
Dhyana Yoga
Prajna Akasagarbha

Advanced Practices:

Medicine Buddha Dharma

Buddhist Healing Techniques

Medicine Buddha Dharma

Buddhist Healing Techniques
Black Furious Manjusri Dharma
Ucchusma Vajrapala Sutra
Dharma Instruments
Dharani Cover Mala Dharma

Treasure Vase
This Dharma has been used by many practitioners to keep their bodies warm in the cold Himalayan snows, and cool in the blazing heat of the Gobi desert.

The practitioner develops purity and stillness of being, which brings the body under the complete influence of the mind. When the mind is in complete stillness, the body will not change as the environment changes.

Practice the Outer Qi Generating and Releasing dharma for self-healing and to cultivate the ability to heal others. Learn to adapt to extreme weather with the body warming and cooling meditation techniques.

Calming and Relaxing
The first state of Zen (Chan, or Dhyana) meditation. Learn how to enter into state by eliminating the resisting mind through the practice of Guided Calming, Body Relaxation, Mind Relaxation, and Mind Transcendence.

Diamond Wisdom
The second state of Zen meditation. Learn to firm the seed through the state of motion and stillness, being and non-being, called. Contains the Interflow of the Four Links, the Simultaneous Rotation of the Five Wheels, the Illumination of the Nine Suns, and the Observation of One Unified Body.

Dhyana Yoga
The fourth state of Zen Meditation. Attain direct knowledge and insight into the ineffable using the Eight Word Heart Dharma. Tranquil Contemplation, or Diamond Yoga Method: Calm, Null, Sink, and Fall. Transcendental Meditation, the main content of Dhyana cultivation: Chan, Din, Know, and Wisdom/Insight.

Prajna Akasagarbha
The Prajna Akasagarbha is an esoteric Buddhist healing dharma practice which literally means, wisdom hidden in the womb of space. This ancient dharma practice of Akasagarbha Bodhisattva, which was hidden in China for centuries, is considered a key to enlightenment, valued for its ability to increase physical vitality and energy, and bring forth rapid spiritual progress.

In essence, it is a sequence of movements (mudras) combined with visualizations and a mantra that help to align the individual to the universe and awaken the sleeping seeds of Alaya consciousness in the body.

The 16 basic mudras, when practiced diligently, will help the practitioner experience the gravitational pulls of the heavenly bodies, grasp the rhythm of nature, and attain health, prosperity, and wisdom. It flows like water and moves slowly with great depth. It is fun to do and suitable for all ages and abilities. Wear comfortable clothing.

Medicine Buddha Dharma
The sanskrit name of the Medicine Buddha is Bhaisajyaraja. The Chinese call him Yao Shi Fo, the Tibetans Sangye Menla, and the Japanese Yakushi. He is a great Master who made many vows to alleviate the suffering of all beings. The Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light King Buddha Extinguishing Disaster and Prolonging Life Dharma is for healing, protection, and prevention of illness and disease, as well as for extinguishing disaster, extending life, and bringing forth good luck. Includes separate purifying techniques for food, water and air.

Buddhist Healing Techniques
This workshop contains various meditations, applications, and techniques used by Buddhist healers to handle situations ranging from a simple headache to tumors and cancer.

Black Furious Manjusri Bodhisattva Bodyguardian Dharma
This teaching was brought from India to China in 749 AD, and was traditionally taught only to initiated disciples. This dharma is used for spiritual protection from negative forces, and to extinguish accidents, disasters, and bad fortune.

Davis Buddhist Meditation and Study Group

Address: 27074 Patwin Road  Davis CA 95616
Tradition: Theravada, Peer led Buddhist meditation and study group
Affiliation: Mountain Stream Meditation Center
Phone: (530) 219.7900
E-mail: auctionjack@gmail.com
Website: http://davisinsightgroup.org
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Main Contact: Jack Young  Email  (Phone: (530) 219.7900)
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Who and what...
We are a lay Buddhist meditation and study group. We have been meeting regularly since 1994. Generally, we follow a Theravadan practice but all are welcome and will find a comfortable environment for following their Buddhist practice. There is a sitting meditation for 30 minutes, 10 minutes of walking meditation a peer led Dharma discussion and tea / conversation time. Meditation instruction available weekly.
Zafus and zabutons are available.

Where...:
Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis
27074 Patwin Road, Davis, California

Directions:
Patwin Road is 1.5 miles west of Hwy 113 off Russell Blvd. After turning south on Patwin road, the Church is 100 yards on the right. Our group meets in the main hall (through main entrance, then turn right).

When...:
Weekly Meditation - and discussion every Thursday evening: 7:30 to 9:00.
***Beginning March 6, 2008, the time will change to: 7pm to 8:30pm.***
Monthly Potluck - Third Thursday of each month at 6 pm (meet in the kitchen (through main entrance and to the left).
Monthly 'Morning of Mindfulness' (half-day sitting) - Second Saturday of each month from 9:00 AM to 12:30 AM.

Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism

Address: 2010 Naomi St., Suite A   Houston TX 77054
Tradition: Vajrayana, Nyingma
Phone: 7136300354
E-mail: info@dawnmountain.org
Website: http;//www.dawnmountain.org
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Teacher: Harvey B. Aronson / Lama Namgyal Dorje  
Spiritual Director: Anne C. Klein / Lama Rigzin Drolma  Email  (Phone: 17136300354)
Main Contact: Jerri Edgington  Email  (Phone: 17136300354)
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Free Guided Meditation each Sunday at 11:00am. Teaching Tuesdays - first and third Tuesdays of each month with Anne and Harvey, 7:00 to 9:00pm. Three-year Dzogchen Cycles program enrolling now - initiating retreat is May 5-12, 2017 at our center in Houston.  We broadcast much of what we do online, and we invite you to visit us at dawnmountain.org, YouTube.com/dawnmountain, or facebook.com/dawnmountain.

Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple Community Center & Research Institute

Address: 1925 B Richmond Avenue   Houston TX 77098-3401
Tradition: Vajrayana, Mindfulness, Dzogchen,
Phone: (713) 630-0354
Website: http://www.dawnmountain.org/
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Spiritual Director: Founder Anne Klein  
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Guided meditation is offered 11 a.m. to noon Sundays,
Teaching Tuesdays are 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Dayton, Ohio Miami Valley Meditation at SKH Quest Center

Address: c/o SKH Quest Center 6236 Far HIlls Avenue   Dayton OH 45459
Tradition: Vajrayana, Japanese Tendai and Tibetan Sakya traditions
Affiliation: Tendai Mitsugon-An and Vikramasila Palden Sakya Centers
Phone: (937) 436-9990
E-mail: info@bluelotusassembly.org
Website: http://www.BlueLotusAssembly.org
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Spiritual Director: An-shu Stephen K. Hayes  
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Chenrezig - Kannon - Avalokiteshvara yoga meditation 8:30 - 9:30 pm on Wednesday closest to the full moon. Join us for a full moon meditation practice in generating awareness of our inherent proclivity towards compassionate intelligent encouraging engagement with the world, through identification with our own inner nature of being a “heroic bright light who hears the sorrows of the world”.

This center also known as  Blue Lotus Assembly

Deep Streams Zen Institute

Address: 1801 Bush Street, Suite 213   San Francisco CA 94109
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Affiliation: Diamond Sangha
Phone: (415) 353-5363
Fax: (415) 353-5794
E-mail: admin@deepstreams.org
Website: http://www.deepstreams.org
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Spiritual Director: Joseph Bobrow  Email  (Phone: (415) 353-5363)
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Join us on Tuesday evenings, 7 pm, at the Cultural Integration Fellowship at Fulton and 3rd. Ave. for regular zazen sittings. Sittings include zazen (zen meditation), brief talk by Joseph, and tea to follow. Meditation periods are 25 minutes long and you may sit in any position you like, including a chair. Beginners as well as seasoned practitioners are welcome, and instruction is provided. Please plan to arrive by 6:50 pm.

Delaware Valley Zen Center

Address: P.O. Box 7837 Newark, DE 19714-7837   Newark DE 19714-7837
Tradition: Mahayana, Korean Chogye Order
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Phone: (302) 981-6209
E-mail: dvzcinfo@gmail.com
Website: http://www.dvzc.org
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Main Contact: José Ramírez  Email  (Phone: 302 981-6209)
Spiritual Director: Zen Master Dae Kwang  
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Weekly Practice Schedule

We offer regular Zen practice on Wednesday evenings which includes chanting, sitting meditation and walking meditation, consulting interviews and Dharma talks. Our weekly practice is offered free of charge, and is open to the general public.

Chanting and Zen Meditation

Chanting from 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM.
Sitting and walking meditation from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

(Consult the calendar for updates or occasional adjustments to these times).

Meditation Instruction

If you are new to Zen meditation, or need a refresher, we offer meditation instruction the first Wednesday of every month.

Instruction begins promptly at 6:30 PM, so please be there by 6:25 PM. Remember to wear comfortable and loose clothing.

(Consult the calendar for updates or occasional adjustments to these times).

Practice is held at New Ark United Church of Christ, 300 East Main St, Newark, DE 19711.

Directions: Main Street is a one-way street. The church is after the Newark Emergency Center, just past Kelway Plaza on the right. The churchs parking lot is behind the church, with handicapped spaces in front. Please enter using the back entrance.

Delray Beach Buddhist Meditation Group

Address: 112 S. Federal Highway (in the Artful Dreamers studio)  
Tradition: Vajrayana, Karma Kagyu
Phone: 561 246-8739
E-mail: kenfasano@hotmail.com
Website: http://delraymeditationgroup.org/
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Main Contact: Ken Fasano  Email  (Phone: 561 246-8739)
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Delta Lotus Sangha

Address: 3821 Airport Blvd., Suite B Mobile, AL 36608   Mobile 36608
Tradition: Mahayana, Thich Nhat Hanh
E-mail: joanwsdixon@gmail.com
Website: http://www.meetup.com/Delta-Lotus-Sangha/
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We gather as a Sangha (community of practitioners) in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay) to provide an opportunity to those that wish to deepen their Mindfulness Meditation Practice.

Second and Fourth Monday of the Month

Our Sangha Practice includes Mindful Movements, Recitation of the Mindfulness Trainings, Dharma teachings, Sharing, Sitting Meditation and Singing.  Some days we do Walking Meditation.  All based on the daily practice at Thich Nhat Hanh’s Monastery in southern France.  We start at 5:30 and end around 8:00.

First, Third and Fifth(extra) Monday of the Month

We meet for a sitting meditation starting with Mindful Movements at 5:30 pm, meditation at 5:45 pm and ending at 6:45 pm.

We meet at the Meditation Center, 3821 Airport Blvd.,Suite B, Mobile, AL (use the middle door facing Airport Blvd.)  Please arrive 10 minutes early so we can maintain a serene environment for meditation.  Cushions and chairs are provided; you are welcome to bring your own cushions and dress comfortably.

New people who want to learn more about meditation or our practice are always welcome at any of our Sanghas practice or meditations.  One of our members will be happy to introduce you to the basics of the practice and answer any questions you have.  Everyone is welcome, regardless of religious affiliation or level of experience with Buddhism.

As Thay said during a Dharma Talk at the Hand of the Buddha Retreat in Plum Village:

“If we know how to live our daily life in mindfulness, concentration, and harmony, then peace, happiness and brotherhood become a reality.”

“In society, much of our suffering comes from feeling disconnected from one another.  We often do not feel a real connection even with people we live close to, such as our neighbors, our co-workers and even our family members.  Each person lives separately, cut off from the support of the community.  Being with the Sangha can heal these feelings of isolation and separation.  We practice together, meditate, share and discuss the Dharma as a way of life.  Just by participating with other fellow practitioners in these activities, we can experience a sense of peace, love and acceptance.

Thay often says that the Sangha is a garden, full of many varieties of trees and flowers.  When we can look at ourselves and at others as beautiful, unique flowers and trees, we can truly grow to understand and love one another.  One flower may bloom early in the spring and another flower may bloom in late summer.  One tree may bear many fruits and another tree may offer cool shade.  No one plant is greater, or lesser, or the same as any other plant in the garden.  Each member of the Sangha also has unique gifts to offer to the community.  We each have areas that need attention as well.  When we can appreciate each member’s contribution and see our weaknesses as potential for growth, we can learn to live together harmoniously.  Our practice is to see that we are a flower or a tree, and that we are the whole garden as well, all interconnected.”

Come sit with us!

http://www.plumvillage.org/

http://www.magnoliavillage.org/

Deming Zen Center

Address: 200 S. Nickel Street   Deming NM 88030
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen Master Seung Sahn
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Phone: 575-545-4665
E-mail: info@demingzen.org
Website: http://www.demingzen.org
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Main Contact: MuMun Algernon D Ammassa  Email  (Phone: 575-545-4665)
Spiritual Director: Judy Roitman, JDPSN  Email  (Phone: 575-545-4665)
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A developing Zen Center and affiliate of the Kwan Um School of Zen. 
We meet twice per week and hold public dharma talks and quarterly retreats. 
We offer meditation instruction, public talks, private consulting interviews, and individual and sangha ceremonies. 
Our Guiding Teacher is Judy Roitman, JDPSN, who received inka from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1998.
Our programs are available at no cost.  Donations are encouraged to defray expenses and help the group improve its services.

Des Moines Meditation and Mindfulness Group

Tradition: Mahayana, Mindfulness
Affiliation: Mid American Dharma; Community of Mindful Living
Phone: (515) 255-8398
E-mail: charlesday1@mchsi.com
Website: http://www.desmoinesmeditation.com
Main Contact: Charles Day  Email  (Phone: 515-255-8398)
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Sittings and Dharma Talk every Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the Friends Meeting House, 4211 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA.  Occasional all-day retreats are held.

Detroit Lotus Sangha

Address: The Center for the Physical Arts (Mejishi Martial Arts) 247 W. Nine Mile Rd.   Ferndale MI 48220
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh
Phone: Sean at (734) 658-0877
E-mail: info@detroitlotussangha.org
Website: http://www.detroitlotussangha.org/
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