Meditation and Discussion: Compassion in the Modern World, at Emory University

In-town Meditation Group! Guided meditation, mindfulness practice, discussion, and social with tea and snacks! Emory Buddhist Club meets this Thursday at 6pm.

SRAVASTI ABBEY IN ATLANTA!

American Buddhist nuns from Sravasti Abbey visit us September 3 - 7, 2025

We are honored to welcome Venerable Thubten Damcho and Venerable Thubten Dekyi 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 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 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 Dekyi (American nun) found Buddhism through the teachings of Venerable Thubten Chodron and has devoted her life to spiritual practice, monastic service, and environmental care, drawing from her background in natural resource management.

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.

The Venerables will lead these events:

• Grant Park Meditation at Chua Quang Minh in Atlanta on Wednesday Sep 3 at 7:30pm [GrantParkMeditation.org](http://grantparkmeditation.org/)
• Emory Buddhist Club at Cannon Chapel on Emory University, Thursday Sep 4 at 6pm (free parking about 15 min away at Emory University garages like Peavine Lot)
• Georgia Buddhist Camp on September 5–7. For details and registration, visit: georgiabuddhistcamp.com
• Dharma discussion on Sunday Sep 7 at 6pm at Chua Quang Minh / Grant Park Meditation with the late Geshe Dadul's new book launch, Driving the Dharma Home

Emory Buddhist Club:
We are meeting BOTH in person (intown Atlanta) and online: hybrid physical and virtual meeting combination.
For those wishing to come in person, join us in Cannon Chapel on the main Emory University quadrangle (directions below)
For those joining online, please go to https://emory.zoom.us/j/515025945
Zoom link is also pinned on our Facebook page as well on AtlantaBuddhism.org

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All are invited for Emory Buddhist Club's weekly guided meditation, Dharma discussion, and tea. We meet every Thursday at 6pm on the main campus in Cannon Chapel basement room 106 (or sometimes upstairs in the main chapel on the top floor). Our teachers vary each week from local Atlanta-area Zen meditation centers and Buddhist temples, including monastics from Dharma Jewel Monastery (http://www.dharmajewel.us), Kim Cang Monastery, Georgia Buddhist Vihara (http://www.gavihara.org), Drepung Loseling Monastery (http://www.drepung.org), and more (http://www.georgiameditation.org). Beginners are welcome!

Email us at EmoryBuddhistClub@Gmail.com or sign up at www.BuddhistClub.org (http://www.buddhistclub.org/) for our weekly email newsletter

Free parking at Peavine parking lot (27 Eagle Row, Atlanta GA) after 5pm. (Visit Emory's website for campus map and details).