About us
We meet regularly across Los Angeles including the foothills, the Valley, and WLA (UCLA). We have a big festival every year at the State Park in DTLA (meetup.com/zen-07.)
Our main practice sessions and Dharma talks are held weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 pm in Pasadena at the Ahiah Center for Spiritual Living, 150 N. El Molino Ave. near Colorado Blvd.
Explore Buddhist meditation and mindfulness practices, yoga, and other spiritual traditions. Learn, share, enjoy vegan snacks, and apply ancient methods to go with the flow of our modern American lives. We are all about group readings, inspirational talks, group sharing, mindful hugs, yoga poses and ecstatic breathing, discussions, and kind eating.
We cover three basic meditations during Thursday sessions: serenity for stages of absorption (samadhi), mindful movement for insight (vipassana), and boundless loving-kindness (metta) to break down the barriers. Free, supported completely by donations and volunteers. Get more involved.
Upcoming events
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100 Year Monk Life Celebration: Ven. Dhammarama
Mindfulness Meditation Center (Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara), 1023 N Glendora Ave, Covina, CA 91724, USA, Covina, CA, USThe oldest Buddhist monk in America is Sri Lankan Theravada bhikkhu Venerable Dhammarama. Everyone calls him "Bhante." He came to America decades ago and opened the Beachwood Temple (Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara on Beachwood Dr. in Hollywood), which then moved to Pasadena and then on to a much bigger temple complex in Covina (Mindfulness Meditation Center – Covina – Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara), far to the east in the San Gabriel Valley. He's turning 100, and everyone is invited to celebrate. FREE Refreshments will be served. More details at Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal
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Past events
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