The Bright Sea Zen Sangha, located in North Weymouth, offers weekly Zen Buddhist meditation practice and orientations. The Bright Sea Zen Sangha is an affiliate of Boundless Way Zen. We offer a full Zen service of liturgy, sitting meditation, walking meditation, Dharma talks, and individual meetings with one of the Boundless Way Zen teachers. We have sister groups in Cambridge, the Greater Boston Zen Center, and in Newton Centre, the Henry Thoreau Zen Sangha.

One Heart Zen: Learn & join in Zen Meditation (Zazen) near Union Square. Whether you are a long time practitioner, a recent beginner, or just thinking about it, you are welcome. Weekday mornings, Monday through Friday at 6:50AM for 40 minutes. Wednesday evenings from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM for zazen instruction, zazen, and talks and discussions on Zen and Buddhist practice. I’m John. I’ve been living in this neighborhood for 17 years and sitting zazen for 40 years. A somewhat unorthodox Soto Zen Pri …

Cambridge Zen Center is one of the largest Buddhist residential Zen Training centers in the country. CZC was founded in 1973 by early students of Zen Master Seung Sahn, the first Korean Zen master to teach in the West. We offer daily morning and evening meditation and chanting, and weekly public talks and instruction free of charge. Retreats and accommodations are offered for a reasonable price. Zen meditation is a powerful way to clear our mind of habitual thinking. It helps us to balance …

Come join us every Monday for our Southcoast Zen meditation group. We are a satellite sitting group of the Providence Zen Center and the Kwan Um School of Zen. We welcome newcomers and teach how to meditate via weekly classes.

This group is for those who would like to begin a meditation practice in a casual environment. The practice will be mainly one of sitting, but it will also include getting together to discuss different aspects of Zen meditation, including meditation posture and breathing, Zen teachings, and community resources. Research shows that meditation helps reduce stress and anxiety, improves negative mood, and increases capacity for attention and focus. It also helps us connect to our true nature and rai …

Interested in learning about Zen / Chan meditation from traditional Buddhist monastics? Interested in going to meditation retreats? Or learning about Zen / Chan Buddhist teachings? This meetup group is to help those interested in traditional Zen / Chan Buddhism to learn and participate. Please check our PAGES for regular schedule for the centers in Queens and Upstate NY.  Other special activities will be posted through this meetup as well. Thank you! Eddie

White Plains Zen, a sittting group started in Feburary 2002 is affiliated with the Inisfada Interfaith Zen Center at St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhasset, NY & Morning Star Zendo in Jersey City NJ. All are part of the White Plum Asanga, in the lineage of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi. Our guiding teacher: Robert E. Kennedy, S.J. Roshi.

The Henry David Thoreau Sangha (“Hank”) meets every Monday night at Wilson Chapel (lower level), Andover Newton Theological School, 234 Herrick Road, Newton Center, MA. The group was formed in April, 2001. We have about 18 regular participants. We are affiliated with Boundless Way Zen and the Greater Boston Zen Center. If you are new to Zen: Please send an email to let us know you are coming. Arrive at 7:00 pm for a brief orientation before our regular program. Meetings always include Zen medita …

This group is for people who are interested in Zazen practice and would like a group of people to meditate with. Too often our lives get so busy and the good intentions we have of regular meditation gets delayed or forgotten altogether. Sitting periodically with a group of like-minded people can re-energize your practice. This group will have an emphasis on Zen mediation (posture, style, etc) but you are welcome to meditate any way you like. I am not a teacher, I'm just interested in people meet …

The Zenyasa Yoga & Wellness Studio is located on the Upper West Side at 155 W. 72nd Street, #601.  You can learn more about our studio by visiting www.ZENYASA.com. We occasionally offer donation-based yoga and meditation classes in Central Park during the summer months, when the weather is nice. The "slow-flow" style of yoga we offer includes 5-10 minutes of mindfulness meditation, a comprehensive joint warm-up routine, unique sun salutations, and breath-centered posture sequences with an emphas …

May you be happy and warm  :) Since 1989, Boston Old Path Sangha has been practicing meditation and mindfulness in the tradition of Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We have regular meetings several times a week at different locations. These are our regular "sittings"-- meetings in which we practice sitting and walking meditation, read a short passage on the dharma (Buddhist teachings), and share our insights into the teachings and trying to bring mindfulness practice into daily life. You c …

We are a Buddhist meditation group based in New Britain, CT. We practice loving kindness meditation and are influenced by Zen, Theravada, Pure Land, and Tibetan traditions. Our meetings are held every Thursday from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Once a month, we are visited by a Buddhist Monk. All are welcome as we are non-sectarian. Learn how to meditate and calm your mind.

Learn to meditate with a community of like minded seekers on Sunday mornings 9:00-12:00. Sunday's include introduction to meditation, group meditation, talks and discussions. Spiritual Director is Roshi Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts. Classes on Mindfulness on Monday evenings 7:00-9:00 beginning April 8 through May 20. Mindfulness practice reduce stress, depression, anger, anxiety and addictive patterns. It also enhances relationships, creativity and concentration. One day retreat April 21, 9:00-4:00, …

PURPOSE: Share our spirituality and spiritual experience(s), discuss our paths and investigate the ideas and techniques of all (worthwhile) spiritualities and philosophies. Everyone has a spark of God/ the Source/ One etc (whatever finite word we want to call It) in them, to the extent they don’t loose or "sell" their soul.  If we listen to this Spark, it will lead us on our own unique, individual, wonderful and magical path back to the Source. The focus of this meetup is to share our paths, h …

Come join us for a journey of self discovery, an adventure of sex meditation and philosophy all woven together. We'll be exploring into the mythical worlds of Tantra, Yoga, Zen and Taoism, experiencing the depth each has to offer, and find the cohesive element which leads to a fuller, richer experience of our own lives. These meetups are aimed towards yogis and non-yogis alike, towards Tantrikas and newbies, Zen monks and trance dancers. All that is required is an inquisitive heart which is curi …

Buddhism is a life long education to learn how to realize our human potential by transforming suffering into peace, joy and liberation. Looking for a community? Come and Join at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies 343 Washington Terrace Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut Most Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Buddhist Faith Fellowship (BFF) is a visionary and deeply spiritual lay Buddhist community in Central Connecticut, established in the spring of 2001. We are …

"Associate with virtuous friends". Make this quote from the Dhammapada a reality and support your practice by associating with fellow practitioners! All Buddhists and all those curious about Buddhism are welcome. Also see our sister site at www.NothingToDoNowhereToGo.com, a Buddhist Social Network site trying to further this principal.

This group is a place where you can find information about meeting different spiritual teachers whose teaching is connected to the East (India, Tibet, Nepal, Japan, etc - Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen, etc) and are visiting Boston / New England. We include anyone who can expand our mind and hearts, and help us to question our deepest reactions and strongly held beliefs. Feel free to suggest meetups by sending me an email at shunyamprem@yahoo.com with an event you are organizing, attending or want to s …

This meetup group brings together meditators from NY & NJ who practice Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka. The Meetup group will be used to meet informally and share the challenges, progress, and experiences of our practices. This is a closed group - only old students who have completed at least one 10 day Vipassana meditation course as taught by S.N. Goenka are allowed to join. This Meetup group is not officially connected or affiliated with Vipassana International Academy (www.dha …

We gather with the collective unconscious and use the bio-electric rhythms of the body to open up blockages allowing for healing to occur. Format of the class includes group healing, long distance healing, and individual energy work.

Hi, We meet and discuss one book each month. Active book club members suggest books and we vote for "the book of the month" at the end of each meeting. We like to read books that would contribute attaining higher levels of consciousness and better awareness on the path of spiritual growth. Our first meeting was on April 16, 2008 to discuss Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" at Borders in Shrewsbury, MA. Our new meeting place is Shrewsbury Public Library. The List of Books Discussed in 2008: April - …

This group was organized for all who are interested in internal arts of Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Nei Gong, Energy Work and Meditation. I Liq Chuan is an internal Chinese martial art system based on principles of Zen and Tai Chi. Literally translated, the name means "mind-body fist" or alternatively "mental-physical boxing." Often referred to as the "Martial Art of Awareness" due to its emphasis on mindfulness training as the foundation for achieving martial skill. Training in I Liq Chuan improves menta …

Welcome! Let's be very clear with each other! Are you a driven music-professional with a type-a personality constantly on the go and striving to make it big in the industry? Are you a fashionista with future-perfect taste looking to make a splash on the scene? Are you a budding DJ / rapper / producer who is ready to promote your label / EP / "phat beatz?" This group is probably not for you. Are you an average joe/jane with a day job who likes to make a little music on the side? Are you loo …

The Open Music Ensemble presents Music and Meditation usually once a month, on the first or third Saturday of each month, at the New York Insight Meditation Center, 28 West 27th street, 10th Floor, buzzer # 27. In these meetups, basic meditation instruction is offered to participants, then the program leader invites the audience to place their attention on sounds and silences especially created for them by the Ensemble while they meditate or engage in other contemplative practices of their choic …

In brief, it is my personal belief in observing myself and my surrounding that we often lose ourselves in an effort to keep up with all that is external. We often seek answers for how we will live this life of ours through the experiences of others. However, we do not need to go very far to find answers. If we just take the time to silence the outside world and look within, we will find what we are looking for. This meetup is to inspire positive changes in the lives of it's attendees. Changes th …

Inviting all Buddhist from all traditions to come together for various Events.

Join the New England Network for Women, conversations and the occasional speaker series. Who should attend: - Women entrepreneurs; - Women professionals either working or in transition; - Anyone who wants the company and support of a group of fabulous professional women. We look forward to seeing you there! About the New England Network for Women: The New England Network for Women is a business network that makes professional networking effective, affordable, and fun! This chapter is run by: …

Please join our growing group of people of all ages in the Ridgewood NJ area who are interested in developing inner peace and contentment through meditation. Classes are held once a week on a variety of topics such as anger, deepening relationships, developing contentment, and developing a meditation practice. Although the classes are based on the teachings of Buddhism, you don’t have to be Buddhist to benefit from the teachings. Classes are offered through the Dharmachakra Buddhist Center, whi …