Samadhi Practice Day - Oct 31

***Please use the Enroll button on this linked webpage to register; RSVPing here on Meetup will not reserve your seat. ***

This transformative practice day is designed to help you discover your true essence and experience lasting inner peace. This event is suitable for individuals at all experience levels, from complete beginners to seasoned mindfulness practitioners. If you wish to participate for only a few hours, enroll now and check in in the morning; you can leave at any time. We recommend that you follow the program at least until the lunch break.

A great opportunity for seasoned meditators who have completed weeks-long retreats yet still seek lasting inner peace. Your mentor will help you overcome obstacles to awakening. His approach is practical and proven, according to those who benefited from his guidance. You can listen to them here or read the following feedback:

How did you feel before vs. after the session?

“Before the session, I was feeling eager to participate, a bit nervous about how my physical body would hold up, but was overall looking forward to experiencing longer sessions / extended timelessness.
After the session, I felt deeply content and grateful. A supreme degree of calm and groundedness took the lead. I was noticeably unbothered by inconveniences later that evening. I have also noticed a lasting levelness ever since, even as the external stressors of life have drastically spiked.”
– Danielle King, Phoenix, AZ.

“I started to feel that I was tapping into my true inner self, or rather, my true self was coming up from within.” – Tiffany Armstrong, Mesa, AZ.

“I was told years ago that the essence of wellness is ego deflation at depth. Einstein said, I will not solve any problem with the same level of consciousness that created it. NT and this meditation retreat helped me, I think, in my journey to hopefully realize at least a measure of each condition at some point.” – Greg Martin, Apache Junction, AZ.

“I am definitely coming back! NT is one of the reasons I will be back. I like his teaching style and contagious bliss.” – Paula Conrad. Scottsdale, AZ.

Date & Time: Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The schedule includes tea and lunch breaks, as well as the option to participate for a few hours.

Cost: We provide this service in keeping with a 2600-year tradition of compassion and generosity. You can register for this event at a fee that you’d like to pay. We will provide bottled water, hot coffee/tea, and a temperature-controlled hall equipped with chairs, cushions, and mats for your comfort. Please bring a bag lunch for the lunch break. You are welcome to bring your own meditation bench, mat, or cushion if preferred.

Registration: Please use the Enroll button on this linked webpage to register and select the amount you would like to pay. You may cancel your enrollment at any time and request a full refund. You can select multiple ticket prices if you would like to pay more than $30. If you wish to RSVP and pay at the door on the day of the event, select the amount you wish to pay, then at the payment window, choose the manual payment option instead of the credit card option.

Location: Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center (AIBMC), 432 S Temple St, Mesa, AZ 85204. While the AIBMC Meditation Center resembles a regular house, it is a Buddhist temple (see the picture below). The meditation hall is located at the back of the temple. Please enter through the carport on the left side of the temple. The entrance to the hall is on the back left (southwest) side of the building, under the carport.
Parking is available on the curbside or in the church parking lot across the street.
About the Teacher
Nandasena T. Hettigei (NT) is an author, spiritual counselor, and visiting meditation teacher at AIBMC, who has been sharing his firsthand experience of non-self—the first Noble Truth in the Buddha’s teachings—for the past three decades.
His spiritual journey started in Sri Lanka as a practitioner of Buddha’s teachings. It continued with long retreats at the Bodhinyanarama Buddhist Monastery in Stokes Valley, Wellington, New Zealand, where he had a profound experience of non-self during a summer retreat in 1996. Since then, he has been sharing it with others worldwide through in-person group discussions and samadhi retreats, including at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England and Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California, as well as, more recently, through online classes, workshops, and YouTube Channels.
Before the pandemic, NT conducted in-person meditation workshops at the Meditation Learning Center in Mesa, Arizona. Now, he is the visiting meditation teacher at the AIBMC in Mesa, Arizona.
He wrote and published Explore Within: A Journey to Inner Peace in 2019, Beyond Our Self-Image: The True Story of a Fictional Character in 2024, and Inner Science: An Experiential Account of Buddha’s Wisdom in 2026. He is the founder of ancientpath.org and the Sages nth Foundation Inc.
NT is a retired certified public and chartered accountant (CPA and ACA), IT Audit (CISA), and Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He gave up his earlier career to fulfill his aspiration to share his experience of true happiness and promote inner and global peace.
Frequently Asked Questions:

I have never meditated; how can this help me? This Samadhi practice session is an excellent opportunity for novice spiritual seekers to try it out. Past participants found this practice to be an approachable method for first-time meditators.
I am an experienced meditator, but I’m stuck at one level. Can I get personal guidance? This practice session is what you are looking for! You can also receive individual guidance during the optional mentoring session.

What do I need to bring? We provide chairs, cushions, mats, bottled water, hot coffee/tea, and a temperature-controlled facility for your comfort. Please bring a bag lunch and wear comfortable clothes so you can sit and walk comfortably during the indoor and outdoor Samadhi practice sessions.

I can’t attend all day. Can I participate for only a few hours? Yes. You can check in in the morning and leave at any time. We recommend that you follow the program at least until the lunch break. If you have prior experience and are practiced with us, you can join even after the first hour of the program.

What is the cancellation policy? You can cancel your registration at any time by emailing [admin@ancientpath.org](mailto:admin@ancientpath.org) and requesting a full refund. Our hall can accommodate only 30 meditators, so please cancel as early as possible as a courtesy to others interested in this program.
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