Guided Meditation with Emory Buddhist Club - special guest nuns from Sravasti!

Two American Buddhist nuns from Sravasti Abbey will lead this week at Emory Buddhist Club. Emory Buddhist Club's weekly guided meditation, dharma discussion, and tea every Thursday at 6pm, hybrid both on campus and online, is geared for Emory University students, faculty, and staff. However, this week the general public and community members are invited to join!
Our teachers include monastics from many different Buddhist groups around Atlanta. Send us an email: EmoryBuddhistClub@Gmail.com to join our weekly newsletter!

We meet on the main campus in Cannon Chapel, usually upstairs in the main sanctuary or in the basement in room 106. Free parking in Peavine Lot, 27 Eagle Row, Atlanta GA after 5pm.

Following Emory University's academic calendar, we will meet both IN PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.

To join our weekly meditation virtually, please find a quiet space at home and go to https://emory.zoom.us/j/515025945
More for young adults at
http://www.buddhistclub.org

Also discover a listing of other online and in-person meditation and Buddhist events which can be found at www.atlantabuddhism.org

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 Guest teachers:
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) 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.

Bonus! The Venerables will lead at Grant Park Meditation on Wednesday Sep 3 at 7:30pm ([GrantParkMeditation.org](https://www.grantparkmeditation.org/)); Driving the Dharma Home Book discussion (from the late Emory faculty Geshe Dadul) on Sunday Sep 7 at 6pm at Grant Park Meditation at Chua Quang Minh Temple, and the Venerables will also be teaching at the Georgia Buddhist Camp from September 5–7. For details and registration, visit: georgiabuddhistcamp.com

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For more events around town, check out our friends at **AtlantaBuddhism.org** (http://www.atlantabuddhism.org)

Events at Dharma Jewel Monastery, Zen meditation center in Atlanta:

• Beginner's Zen Meditation Class next series starts Fall 2025, both in English and in Chinese.
• Open drop-in one hour guided meditation all welcome select Sundays at 10am
• Little Jewel Children's Meditation Class, Sundays at 10am
• Buddhist Ceremony mindful chanting in Chinese with English translation, monthly, Sunday morning next on Sep 21 at 9:30am

Free and all welcome!
Register in advance at www.dharmajewel.us

There are also meditation events free and open to the general public every Tuesday night and Sunday morning, at Drepung Loseling Monastery (http://www.drepung.org), a nearby Tibetan Buddhist temple that is academically affiliated with Emory University and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Emory Buddhist Club hosts teachers visiting from Atlanta Buddhist temples including Dharma Jewel Monastery (http://www.dharmajewel.us)- Atlanta Zen Center, Drepung Loseling Monastery (http://www.drepung.org) - Atlanta Tibetan Buddhism Center, Kim Cang Monastery - Mindfulness Meditation Society, Georgia Buddhist Vihara (http://www.gavihara.org) - Atlanta Vipassana Meditation, Buddhanara Temple (http://www.buddhanara.net) - Buddhist Temple in Gwinnett County, Jun Dung Sa Temple, Atlanta Zen (atlantazen.org) and more (http://www.georgiameditation.org). Check out http://www.georgiameditation.org for some of our partners!