What we’re about
Emory University community members are invited each Thursday at 6pm for meditation with Emory Buddhist Club while school is in session! Also check out other meditation groups around Atlanta at [www.AtlantaBuddhism.org ](http://www.AtlantaBuddhism.org)
Join our email list to get updates, write info@georgiameditation.org or visit our website to sign up.
To join the streaming, please go to https://emory.zoom.us/j/515025945 , still Thursdays at 6pm. You can also find the Zoom link pinned to the top of our Facebook page. Our college students Buddhist organization page is [BuddhistClub.org](https://buddhistclub.org/)
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A sequential semester-long guided Beginner's Zen meditation and Introduction to Buddhism course is offered at no charge at nearby Dharma Jewel Monastery. This cumulative course is once a week for 4 months, and it will be on Wednesdays at 7pm starting January 14, 2026! A separate class is offered for children, as well as in Chinese. www.DharmaJewel.US
Open Guided Meditation (one hour), select Sundays at 10am!
Free, all welcome to come any week!
2026 dates: 1/4, 1/18, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 3/29, 4/19
at Dharma Jewel Monastery
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Meditation helps us calm our minds, focus, and develop insight into understand ultimate reality. Emory Buddhist Club welcomes everyone each Thursday at 6pm for guided meditation, discussion, and tea. We are open to all Emory affiliates who are interested in mindfulness, Zen, meditation, and/or Buddhism! Our teachers rotate each week and are typically monks or nuns coming from the greater Atlanta Georgia community and sometimes even from around the country and world!
Another nearby meditation center, Drepung Loseling Monastery (academic affiliate of Emory University), offers events open to the general public and free every week: Tuesdays nights is a Medicine Buddha Prayer Service and a public Buddhist teaching; and Sundays at 11am is introduction to meditation. www.Drepung.org
We are led by invited teachers from Atlanta Buddhist groups found at www.AtlantaBuddhism.org such as Chung Tai Chan Monastery branch temple Dharma Jewel Monastery - Atlanta Zen Meditation Center, Georgia Buddhist Vihara - Vipassana Meditation Center, **Kim Cang Monastery - **Mindfulness Meditation Society, Drepung Loseling Monastery - Atlanta Tibetan Buddhist Center, Buddhanara Temple - Gwinnett County meditation center, Jun Dung Sa Temple - Korean Buddhist monastery in Lilburn, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association and Tallahassee Chan Center, and more. Also a proud sponsor of #MeditateAtlanta!
Upcoming events
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Mindful Meditation: Zen and Buddhism Class in Atlanta, open to all
Dharma Jewel Monastery, 2550 Henderson Mill Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA, USDharma Jewel Monastery hosts Atlanta's guided Zen meditation and sequential 20-week fundamental concepts of Buddhism class - this series is every Wednesday night starting January 14, 2026 at 7pm!
All are welcome, whether you are brand new at meditating or experienced. Classes are cumulative. Each session includes walking meditation, sitting meditation, brief chanting, tea and social break, and a lecture on Zen principles (Beginner's Course Topic: Causality and The Four Noble Truths), followed by a brief Q&A. Practicing mindfulness is great for not just relaxation, but also learning how to cultivate the path of compassion and wisdom, towards true happiness.
Register now at http://www.dharmajewel.us
or by phone at 770-939-5008 , or drop by in person!
Children's class will be on Sundays.
Additional classes offered in Chinese.
Other events:
One-Hour Guided Meditation
Open to all, drop in for one or all! No experience necessary.
These Sundays at 10am: 1/4, 1/18, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 3/29, 4/19 2026
Zen Ceremony
These Chinese Buddhist ceremonies are once a month on Sunday mornings, all are welcome to experience this traditional Chinese chanting with English translation, 9:15am - 12pm:
Next Sunday services: Jan 25, 2026
Vegetarian Food Free! Dharma Jewel Veggie Festival
Vegetarian Cooking Classes monthly - contact Dharma Jewel Monastery to register. TBD
Other events: Only meditation class students are eligible to participate in our monthly 1 and 2 day Zen Meditation Retreats and Zen Kung-Fu Martial Arts classes. Completion of Beginner's course is a prerequisite for other classes (intermediate, sutra study) at DJM.
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Where can we find peace of mind and true happiness? Zen meditation helps us attain an unbiased perception of reality. The key is to reflect inwardly. In this way, we can reach a clearer understanding of life’s difficulties with true wisdom and peace of mind as the result. All classes are free and open to the public. We are supported by your generous donations.
What makes meditation classes at Dharma Jewel Monastery a superb experience?
- Qualified Teachers: Taught by dedicated fully-ordained monastics (Buddhist nuns) who devote their entire lives to authentic Zen practices
- Recognized Buddhist lineage: Our team of experienced monastics have undergone years of rigorous practice (and are still doing so) as part of Chung Tai Chan Monastery, a reputable international group with around 100 meditation centers around the world upholding the original teachings of the Buddha
- Practice and Learn: Structured, 11 consecutive week class includes both meditation practice as well as high-quality prepared lectures to cultivate understanding
- Wisdom: Our course goes beyond just relaxation, and also teaches in a clear way the fundamentals of timeless Buddhist philosophy as applicable to modern life
- Relax. Focus. Be Aware. : Welcome and relaxing environment in a clean and large meditation hall
- Open to everyone, including those with no prior experience or background in meditation. And you don't even have to be Buddhist to meditate with us!
- Completion of this introductory course allows attendance at our more advanced meditation courses and sutra study classes. Participation in monthly meditation retreats is only open to those who have taken our courses.
- Completely Free. There is no charge to attend any event at our monastery. We are supported by your voluntary donations. No catch, no gimmicks.
Still have questions? Feel free to contact us. Register by phone, in person, or online today, and see you on Wednesday Jan 14 before 7pm!
http://www.DharmaJewel.US
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