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Welcome! Please also join us at the Atlanta Buddhism meditation meetup page here https://www.meetup.com/atlanta-buddhism-events/ and **AtlantaBuddhism.org**, we invite you find many different mindfulness groups, meditation retreats, and spiritual activities there.
Dharma Jewel Monastery invites you to the Atlanta Zen Meditation and Buddhism course, Wednesday evenings at 7pm, free but register now at www.dharmajewel.us
We are sharing various mindfulness and meditation events around the greater Atlanta area. A little history:
Sandy Springs Insight Meditation met for nearly 14 years mostly at the Universal Unitarian UU Northwest Atlanta church, but ended in 2023.
We have shared many meaningful experiences and made strong personal connections with so many of you over the years. We are deeply grateful for your friendship and your willingness to study and practice the precious dharma. We hope to stay connected with you and wish you all the best in life and on the path.
With much metta,
Cherry, Dick, Joel, Mark and Veletta
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
https://georgiameditation.org/index.html
http://www.roswellinsightmeditation.org/
https://redclaysangha.org/
https://www.atlinsight.org/
Upcoming events
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Wednesday Night Meditation and Dharma Talk with Grant Park Meditation Intown ATL
Chua Quang Minh, 1168 Benteen Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, USGrant Park Meditation, Atlanta's Intown Mindfulness Group at Quang Minh Temple, is non-sectarian small group insight meditation center open to all, and welcomes practitioners of all traditions to join, ITP Atl!
### Monthly Dharma Talk and Meditation
Wednesday May 6, 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Also on Wednesday April 22 and Tuesday June 30, 2026May Events with visiting Sravasti Abbey Nuns!
Wednesday, May 6, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
at Quang Minh Temple
1168 Benteen Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Meditation and talk on CompassionThursday May 7, 7pm at Drepung Loseling Monastery Atlanta
Meditation and talk on EquanimityFriday May 8- 10 with Georgia Buddhist Camp
All welcome but registration in advance is required
www.georgiabuddhistcamp.comWe are honored to welcome Venerable Thubten Damcho and Venerable Thubten Rinchen from Sravasti Abbey in Washington state for a special evening of Dharma teachings and meditation on the timely topic: Compassion in the Modern World.
In our fast-paced, often divided world, how can we keep our hearts open and our actions kind? Drawing from the Tibetan Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition, the Venerables will explore how compassion is not only possible—but essential—amid today’s challenges.
Join us for this rare opportunity to sit with and learn from two fully ordained bhikshunis:Venerable Thubten Damcho, who originally hails from Singapore, encountered the Dharma while at Princeton University and went on to receive full ordination in Taiwan. A close student of Venerable Thubten Chodron, she teaches internationally and contributes to translation projects such as 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.
Venerable Thubten Rinchen (American), former Atlanta resident and Stanford-educated PhD in Physics, found Buddhism through the teachings of Venerable Thubten Chodron and has devoted her life to spiritual practice, monastic service, and environmental care.
Whether you're new to Buddhism or have an established practice, this evening offers a heartfelt and practical exploration of how to live with compassion, clarity, and courage.
Open to all. No prior experience necessary.
Free admission. Donations welcome.
Bonus!
The Venerables will also be teaching at Drepung Loseling Monastery on Thursday May 7 at 7pm, and the Georgia Buddhist Camp from May 8 - 10. For details and registration, visit: georgiabuddhistcamp.com
Come experience wisdom, compassion, and community. We look forward to seeing you!Future Grant Park Meditation sessions:
June 30 at 7:30pm with Walk for Peace Buddhist monk Phra Ajahn Maha Dam Phommasan of Wat Lao Buddhakhanti*Visitors are also warmly invited to join our Vietnamese-language service at 11:30 AM Participants can engage in Vietnamese chanting, listen to sutra readings, and enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch with the community afterward.
These monthly sessions are open to everyone, whether you’re new to Buddhism or an experienced practitioner. There is no charge; donations are welcome. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Please wear comfy yet modest clothing appropriate for a group in a church. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Grant Park Meditation, Atlanta's Intown Mindfulness Group at
Quang Minh Temple
1168 Benteen Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312Join our Community:
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Meditation and Talk: The Path of Joy and Equanimity with Buddhist nuns
Drepung Loseling Monastery, 1781 Dresden Dr NE, Atlanta, GA, US| Beyond Bias: The Path of Joy & Equanimity |
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| by Venerables Thubten Damcho & Thubten Rinchen |
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| Thursday, May 7, 2026 • 7:00 pm |Meditation and Dharma Talk:
How do we navigate a complex world with the steady heart of a bodhisattva? While love and compassion are the familiar gateways, Joy and Equanimity are the pillars that stabilize a long-term practice. Join visiting nuns Venerables Thubten Damcho and Thubten Rinchen as they lead an exploration into the more nuanced pair of these “Four Abodes”: Empathic Joy and Equanimity.
We will discuss how to move past the subtle biases of “us vs. them” and how to cultivate a joy that isn’t dependent on our own personal gains. This evening is designed to help you deepen your existing practice, moving from intellectual understanding to a lived experience of a balanced, unshakable mind.
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About the speakers, Buddhist nuns visiting from Sravasti Abbey:
Ven. Thubten Damcho is a Buddhist nun residing at Sravasti Abbey, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist training monasteries in the United States. Born and raised in Singapore, she graduated from Princeton University in 2006 and worked as a high school teacher and public policy analyst in the Singapore government before returning to the U.S. to take novice ordination in 2013. is a Buddhist nun residing at Sravasti Abbey, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist training monasteries in the United States. Born and raised in Singapore, she graduated from Princeton University in 2006 and worked as a high school teacher and public policy analyst in the Singapore government before returning to the U.S. to take novice ordination in 2013.
Venerable Damcho serves as assistant to Sravasti Abbey’s founder, author and well-known Buddhist teacher Venerable Thubten Chodron and manages her website, ThubtenChodron.org. Her other duties include translating texts on Buddhist monastic discipline from Chinese into English, and she served as the Chinese-English oral interpreter at full ordination programs in Taiwan in 2019 and 2024. She has also translated short sutras from Tibetan into English for 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.
She has given Dharma talks in the U.S., India, Brazil, and Singapore. You can watch the talks that she has given at Sravasti Abbey here. Learn more about Sravasti Abbey at SravastiAbbey.org.Ven. Thubten Rinchen met the Dharma at the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India in 2015, and then studied and practiced at the Drepung Loseling center in Atlanta, where she took refuge with Geshe Dadul Namgyal. She taught physics at Agnes Scott College and was involved in the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, which provided the opportunity to travel to the Tibetan monasteries in India to teach physics to monks and nuns every summer from 2015 to 2019.
After meeting Venerable Thubten Chodron during an India trip in 2016, she briefly visited Sravasti Abbey twice. Then, in 2019 she returned for a longer stay that included attending the Exploring Monastic Life program. She moved to the Abbey in August, 2020, and soon began formal monastic training as an anagarika. After a fruitful discernment period, she requested ordination, receiving novice and shikshamana precepts from Venerable Chodron in August, 2021. In 2024 she traveled to Taiwan and received full (bhikshuni) ordination at Fo En Si.
At the Abbey, she maintains SravastiAbbey.org, supports IT, pays the bills, and grows vegetables. She’s had the opportunity to share the Buddha’s teachings in Newport, Spokane, Atlanta, and online.---
Drepung Loseling Monastery:
1781 Dresden Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319
https://www.drepung.org/Changing/Changingmenu/Sravasti-Nuns-2026.htmMore at AtlantaBuddhism.org
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