Flowering Lotus Meditation

01/16/2026

Meditation for World Peace
Saturday January 17th, 7-8AM Pacific Time.
Registration link: https://sfu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Hc2iUzf7RZOtY4LhweU8Rg

With ongoing and escalating crisis around the world, Ainaz (who is Iranian and stands in solidarity for justice and freedom for the land and people she comes from) felt called to host a meditation on world peace. Vimalasara and Kenley have accept the invitation to guide this meditation.
Dr. Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John, is a senior dharma teacher in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Dr Ken Hardy named them as "one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our times."
Kenley Neufeld is a Dharma teacher of mindfulness in the Zen Plum Village tradition, a lifelong pacifist, and an educator.

01/09/2026

Dharma Talk Online Tonight - Retreat with Us Soon

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01/08/2026

Everyone, let’s do this, we think you will love Susan Piver! Sama Studio does a fantastic job of facilitating an online event. Sign up!

https://www.samastudio.org/workshops

Don’t miss this chance to meet with and learn from the incredible .piver. The topic: meditation for mystics. What if meditation was no longer framed as a form of stress relief or a hack to better leadership, but as a tool for awakening? This is your chance to hear from an expert teacher with 25+ years of practice who has a book coming out on this very subject soon.

You can join us in studio or VIRTUALLY from wherever you are, but don’t miss out!

Saturday’s retreat is waitlisted but that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of Susan coming to Sama. See you there 💫

01/08/2026

An Imperfect, Impersonal, Impermanent Meditation Retreat
with
Rev. Mikey Livid and Andrew Chapman, LMSW

St. Mary’s Sewanee
770 St. Mary’s Lane Sewanee, TN 37375
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Residential Retreat • January 28 - February 1, 2026
Arrival & Registration 4:30-6:00 pm

12/05/2025

We are helping to find safe and receptive landing spots along their route in Mississippi and Alabama.

Read more here and visit with these monks Walking for Peace in Natchez tomorrow.

Our ED Beth Herzig was interviewed.

Walk for Peace 2025 welcome to Mississippi!

Greet them in Natchez tomorrow.

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Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” will soon arrive in Natchez, sharing a message of unity and compassion as part of their cross-country pilgrimage to Washington, D.C.

11/22/2025

Kindfulness Revolution... Sit, Listen, and Connect, Tomorrow and into 2026!

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10/06/2025

Sending some your way today and every day.

Kornfield

10/06/2025

🎨 When we look closely at Buddhist art, we may see our own journey reflected back to us: the struggles, insights, and moments of freedom along the Path.

Join Dhammadīpā for Seeing Yourself on the Path: Exploring Buddhist Art and the Art of Seeing, a 3-night residential retreat, November 20–23, 2025.

This retreat blends meditation, contemplation, and creative expression. Through guided practice, art-making, and reflection, you will:

- Engage with Buddhist artistic traditions in visual and tactile ways
- Explore how the emotions and wisdom portrayed mirror your own practice
- Create your own drawings or paintings inspired by Buddhist imagery
- Deepen your practice through noble silence, meditation, and shared reflection

📅 November 20–23, 2025 (Thursday–Sunday)
📍 Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, MA

➡️ Register here: https://bit.ly/44oV9QZ

10/06/2025

Another road trip, another retreat where dozens of people traveled far to come together in community. Today we unpack, literally and figuratively all that we brought and how we’ve impacted our sangha in hopefully beneficial and life changing ways.

Safe travels on your journey, remember to be safe, care for yourself, and keep going.

Thanks to long time sangha member for getting inspired (making this graphic) and giggling at the way our Buddha travels in style!

09/23/2025

Don’t miss this opportunity to gather with renown Buddhist teacher, author, musician in harmony and sangha!

We are so grateful for Dharma siblings, Caroline Durham and Mindful Justice for hosting.

We love to collaborate to make the dharma more accessible to all.

09/17/2025

Join us!

For the Purpose of Awakening

Thursday, September 18 | 6:00–7:30 PM CDT

A 90-minute Gathering with Acharya Susmita Barua

Join Acharya Susmita Barua for a nourishing evening of meditation, teaching, and discussion. In this class, she will guide us in exploring the Buddha’s teachings on Right View—how we see and understand life—as the foundation for awakening in today’s world.

Drawing from her own experience, Susmita will invite us to reflect on how the Dharma relates to our everyday lives—our struggles, our growth, and our longing for freedom. Together, we’ll look at how moments of challenge and suffering can become stepping stones toward deeper wisdom and compassion.

For the Purpose of Awakening

Thursday, September 18 | 6:00–7:30 PM CDT

A 90-minute Gathering with Acharya Susmita Barua

Join Acharya Susmita Barua for a nourishing evening of meditation, teaching, and discussion. In this class, she will guide us in exploring the Buddha’s teachings on Right View—how we see and understand life—as the foundation for awakening in today’s world.

Drawing from her own experience, Susmita will invite us to reflect on how the Dharma relates to our everyday lives—our struggles, our growth, and our longing for freedom. Together, we’ll look at how moments of challenge and suffering can become stepping stones toward deeper wisdom and compassion.

https://givebutter.com/RIGHTVIEW

08/19/2025

Every Tuesday at 6:30 PM CST — Recovery Dharma online meeting.
Support for anyone on the path of recovery through Buddhist teachings.
Info: www.floweringlotusmeditation.org