8 Meetup Groups match “Zen Buddhism” near Baltimore, MD
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Zen Buddhism is becoming very popular in the US due to it very direct, upfront and empirical approach to understanding Buddhism and how it can benefit us. Zen attracts many different people, from all walks of life, because of its non-dogmatic, yet simple way it teaches the dharma through meditation and discussion. Fairfax lacks and formal Zen Center or Zendo, and I see that there is more than enough interest to found a small, friendly and informal Zen meditation and discussion group. The group w …
LATEST: Meetups to be scheduled soon (next couple of weeks), probably every 2-4 weeks, probably late afternoon on Saturdays (~2pm), probably a center city coffee shop, possibly university city/west philly ~34th-45th, possibly south philly ~8th and Christian-ish. Please message me through the meetup interface with suggestions and preferences. This group is for deeply analytical people who are simultaneously, actively engaged in some sort of contemplative path (e.g. Vipassana, Zazen, etc.) and som …
Have you ever tried to maintain a meditation practice and struggled with it? Do you get blissful on the cushion, yet still act in negative ways in your life? Have you never tried meditation at all, perhaps for fear of religious structures? Mondo Zen is a facilitated dialog to access and ground in the clarity of original mind, and a practice method to enlighten our mental and emotional habits in our daily lives. One need not "become Buddhist" to benefit from from Mondo Zen. It is a non-denominati …
This is a bulletin board. Please post your events. Go to http://www.philabuddhist.org/ for more information about English speaking area groups. Meet fellow Buddhists near you! All are welcome. Come share activities, friendship and fun!
Theravada Buddhism is the oldest of the Buddhist religions. We are a Theravada Buddhist group--sort of, see below--that offers a day of silent sitting and walking meditation, usually on the fourth Sunday of each month, at the home of one of our founders, Walter. The founding members are experienced meditators, each with over 25 years of meditation experience. In the US, the best known Buddhist religions are Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan. The differences between them, particularly between Theravada …
The Mindfulness Practice Group is a community, a sangha, supporting each other in meditatve practices. We are peer-led and lay-led: We are all each others' teachers. All are welcome to sit with us; our group practices are Buddhist, yet we respect all meditative practices and celebrate the diversity of practice among us. The MPG was established nearly two decades ago as a sangha in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master and founder of the Order of Interbeing, whose speech and p …
Mindfullness meditation group utilizing the practice of Thich Nhat Hanh for sitting and walking meditation. We are absolutely INCLUSIVE to all religious traditions in the spirit of Living Buddha, Living Christ. Our foucs is on mindfulness practices and way of life and we encourage whatever faith based religion if any you bring to the group. If you are one who can sense that our own peace of mind is the greatest gift we give to those we love, than the energy of mindfulness might be right for you. …
The Way is a Socially Engaged Sangha committed to reducing suffering and injustice by advancing peace through social, environmental, and economic action. We are a community of practitioners in Winchester, VA.
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