A Meditation for Thanksgiving with Bhante Sujatha Online via Zoom
2025-11-25 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Dear Friends,
As November has come, talk of Thanksgiving is in the air. As I notice this, it has given me pause to reflect on why we give thanks, what we give thanks for, and how we practice giving thanks.In my reflections, it is clear to me that all of these are so different for so many of us, and influence us all in so many ways.
I would like to invite you to join me on November 25th from wherever you are to take time to clear our minds and recenter ourselves for the holiday. In this way we can deepen our connection with ourselves, investigate our values, and possibly bring our best selves and an open mind to the holiday table.
I hope to see you there, and wish you all a safe, healthy, and happy holiday.
May you be well, happy, and peaceful.
Bhante Sujatha, The Loving Kindness Monk
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT BUT ARE UNABLE TO,
A RECORDING WILL BE SENT TO ALL REGISTERED GUESTS.
To Join, Click HERE

Monthly Online Full Moon Meditation with Bhante Sujatha – December 2025
2025-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
Join Bhante Sujatha from wherever you are for this special online meditation for the full moon day.

Full Moon Meditation
Join Bhante Sujatha for a full moon meditation in this popular monthly online program.
We hope that you can join in!
The full moon day is a very important one in Buddhist countries, particularly in Bhante’s home country, Sri Lanka.
Bhante likes to call the full moon day a spiritual day for people who are seeking to travel on an inner journey.
In this online, guided meditation, Bhante Sujatha teaches about the tradition of practing during the full moon, and the value of keeping connected to your practice by goal setting and making it sacred.
Please join Bhante and spiritual friends from wherever you to come together to make time for yourself and apply techniques that can help to eliminate your negativities and sooth the soul within you.
Activities in this program will include:

Guided mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation.
Sharing of wisdom and experience from Bhante Sujatha.
Time for Questions & Answers.

Benefits of this program can include:

Reduced stress, anxiety, worry, and depression.
Healing and enhancing relationships with others.
Gaining a sense of empowerment over challenging issues in life.
Awakening to the blessings of the present moment.
Developing confidence in attaining unshakable inner peace.

COST: $10
A link will be sent to all registrants 2 hours before the workshop begins.
WANT TO PARTICIPATE BUT UNABLE TO JOIN?
NOT TO WORRY!
THE EVENT WILL BE RECORDED AND SENT TO ALL REGISTERED GUESTS!

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Bhante Sujatha's Hawaii Dhamma Tour
2025-12-08 08:00 - 2025-12-26 17:00 | Hawaii, Kihei, Maui, HI, 96753, United States
Dear Friends,
After a year of traveling, working at the Blue Lotus, raising funds for charitable works, and conducting online classes and private sessions, I am happy to say I will again be ending 2025 with a visit to stunning Hawaii. I have been invited to the island of Maui for some workshops, and am looking forward to the beautiful atmosphere, climate, and people.
As much as I look forward to relaxing in that peaceful place, I want to keep my commitment to use my time. The holidays are coming, and as wonderful as they are, many people find them very stress inducing and some even dread the holidays. Because of this, I want to be there for those who seek refuge in their practice, and would like to share some time with me and other noble friends.
If you are in Hawaii and have the time and interest, I encourage you to take some time with us, and if you have been to one of my workshops in the past and are planning to return, I ask that you to consider inviting a friend. We can practice meditation anywhere, but it is important to have shared experiences and to be inspired by collective energy.
Something new! My teams has found that many people are interested in hosting an event, scheduling one on one time with me, or creating an inventive occasion, but don’t know how to get started. If you have an idea, and would like to learn more, please write to my assistant Michael at bhantesassistantmichael@gmail.com
Wishing everyone all my blessings and a happy holiday season.
May you be well, happy, and peaceful.
Bhante Sujatha, The Loving Kindness Monk

Finding Peace & Contentment in the Western World
2025-12-11 21:00 - 23:00 | Wailea Healing Center, 120 Kaukahi St., HI, US 96753, Kihei, HI, 96753, United States
December 11, 2025
5:00 PM HST
“The pursuit of happiness” is a common bond that unites us all. Nearly everyone on the planet is actively engaged in finding sustainable happiness.
Still, regardless of our economic or social position, regardless of what we’ve acquired along the way, happiness seems to exist as a mysterious wind that comes in, fills us with joy, and then leaves as unpredictably as when it arrived. We search for ways to capture it, to keep it around and within us for the long term, but inevitably it escapes us and we find ourselves searching again.
In this workshop, Bhante Sujatha teaches us that although we can’t buy or build happiness, we can cultivate a simple mindfulness practice in our daily lives that leads to a sustainable contentment which can permeate every aspect of our lives.
“Mindfulness in everyday life is easy to learn, simple to practice, and an essential element in creating a happy life.”
Activities in this program will include:
• Lecture: “What Is Happiness?”
• Instruction in the Practice of Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditation
· Time for Questions & Answers
Benefits of this workshop can include:
• Reduced stress, anxiety, worry, and depression.
• Healing and enhancing relationships with others.
• Gaining a sense of empowerment over challenging issues in life.
• Insights into life’s purpose.
• Awakening to the blessings of the present moment.
• Confidence in attaining unshakable inner peace.

Advanced registration required.
Proceeds help support Bhante’s “Pregnant Mother’s Program” and Incubator Project in Sri Lanka.
“Choose Loving-Kindness” products and Bhante’s publications will be available for purchase on site, and Bhante will be able to for book signing following the program.

To Join, Click HERE

Learning to Listen Within: A Mindfulness Retreat with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Wailea Healing Center, 120 Kaukahi St., HI, US 96753, Kihei, HI, 96753, United States
December 14
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

Join Buddhist Monk Bhante Sujatha in this chance to deepen your mindfulnes practice as you are gently and skillfully guided through the introspective techniques in examining the state of silence.
Through this half-day retreat, you will be supported by experienced practitioners, collected with noble friends in a calm and beautiful environment.
Activities in this program include:

Learning to Listen to Silence: A Wisdom Talk by Bhante Sujatha
(2) Mediation Sessions
A Gentle Movement Session with Yoga Teacher Naomi
Reflection & Group Sharing

Benefits of this beautiful workshop can include:

Reduced stress, anxiety, worry, and depression.
Healing and enhancing relationships with others.
Gaining a sense of empowerment over challenging issues in life.
Insights into life’s purpose.
Awakening to the blessings of the present moment.
Confidence in attaining unshakable inner peace.

Tea and refreshments will be served following the program.

To Join, Click HERE

Healing Your Wounded Heart: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-15 22:00 - 23:30 | Uplift Maui at The Hotel Wailea, 555 Kaukahi St, Wailea, HI, 96753, United States
Healing Your Wounded Heart and Learning How to Let Go
Uplift Maui at Hotel Wailea
December 15
6:00 – 8:00 PM
“Working with people for more than 40 years as a monk and a friend, I have come to know we all show up to life with wounds from our past. Childhood, trauma, suffering of all shapes and sizes. We all have wounds on our heart that effect how we feel, think, and how we interact with the larger world. Healing our wounded hearts is the work of this lifetime.”
Allowing our heart to heal means we create the space to authentically feel and acknowledge the truth of suffering and the path to the end of this suffering. By putting in the right effort, we can activate our natural healing systems. Instead of trying to “get over” our pains, we learn to let go of the mental habits that reopen the wounds again and again.
In this 2-hour workshop, Bhante Sujatha will guide us through the process of approaching our wounds with gentleness and grace, and prepare you with the tools to let the healing process inside our hearts begin.
Facing our suffering is not an easy process, but we can come together in love and truth to move forward.
Activities in this program will include:

Lecture: “Healing Your Wounded Heart.”
Instruction in the practice of meditation.
Guided mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation.
Time for Questions & Answers.

Benefits of this beautiful workshop can include:

Reduced stress, anxiety, worry, and depression.
Healing and enhancing relationships with others.
Gaining a sense of empowerment over challenging issues in life.
Insights into life’s purpose.
Awakening to the blessings of the present moment.
Confidence in attaining unshakable inner peace.

COST: $35
To Register, Click: HERE

Evening of Guided Meditation and Peacefulness with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-16 18:15 - 19:15 | Online Event
Add some peacefulness and loving kindness to your life! Moonflower Yoga is happy to offer these fabulous, guided meditations led by Bhante Sujatha. Bhante teaches loving-kindness meditation to people around the globe for all those seeking the art of happiness and contentment. His approach to meditation is deep and simple, bringing core Buddhist teachings to everyone in a way that is practical and easy to understand. A joyful, radiant, funny and wildly energetic monk, Bhante will help you obtain peace that can only be found in deep silence. Join Bhante in this lovely, guided meditation offered via Zoom and add some loving kindness and peacefulness to your life. NO prior meditation experience is needed and can be comfortably and safely done from the warmth of your home thru Zoom.
About Bhante: Bhante Sujatha is a 30+ year Buddhist Monk, and he is singularly focused on adding more love in the world. Bhante is originally from Sri Lanka and is the head monk / abbot of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center in Woodstock, IL. He offers workshops and events worldwide.
Price: $25 per person, per date. A portion of your proceeds go to Bhante’s “Mothers & Incubator Project” in Sri Lanka.
Book Now! You can register for this activity by clicking on the “Schedule” tab above and following the simple registration and payment steps. Approximately 2-3 days before the event, you will receive a separate Zoom invitation email with the Zoom info you will need to join us.
To Register, Click: HERE

Monthly Online Practical Sutra Study with Bhante Sujatha – December 2025
2025-12-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
“Buddha vacana” (the Buddha’s words) are lifestyles.

I have observed and interacted with many scholars pursuing the teaching of the Buddha through academic practices. I myself have done this as part of my monk’s training, and know it is very important for our growth as monks, for the purpose of making the Dhamma accessible to people, and for the purpose of protecting the life of the Buddha Dhamma.

Studying these beautiful teachings is important, but we also have to understand that if they are not put into a daily practice, they serve as much purpose as a book collecting dust on the shelf. I do not think the Buddha intended for the teachings to simply be collected and memorized, but to be understood, and applied.

As I understand at this time in my practice, there are two Dharmas:

1. Head Dharma

2. Heart Dharma

I have met practitioners and students all over the world, and many of them approach the teaching from either one of these aspects, but it is my wish for people to develop both.

Taking into consideration requests from students across the world for more sutra studies, I have decided to create this “Practical Sutra Study Session” as a monthly program designed to give more support to those on the path of self-awareness and mindfulness.

I hope that you can join, and come together with noble friends to deepen our practice together.

May you be well, happy, and peaceful.

COST: $10

A link will be sent to all registrants 2 hours before the workshop begins.

WANT TO PARTICIPATE BUT UNABLE TO JOIN?

NOT TO WORRY!

THE EVENT WILL BE RECORDED AND SENT TO ALL REGISTERED GUESTS!

To Join this Event, Click HERE

Dharma Fun and Sunset Meditation with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-19 21:00 - 22:00 | Community lawn between Kihei boat ramp and Mana Kai, 2936 South Kihei Road, Kihei, HI, 96753, United States
December 19
5:00 PM HST

A cozy, loving conversation about enjoying the holiday season on the lawn south of the Kihei boat ramp. Please bring family and friends!

Join Bhante Sujatha on the ocean shore for a lighthearted evening meditation and Dharma talk in the sunset setting.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
We will gather on the community lawn between Kihei boat ramp and Mana Kai.
This is a donation based event with all collected donations supporting Bhante Sujatha, his charitable work in Sri Lanka, and his missionary work to add more love to the world.
$10 Suggested Donation
Please remember to bring a seat or towel to sit on and kindly try to arrive 15 minutes early to get settled and comfortable.

No More Dharma Candy: A Deeper Look into the Teachings of the Buddha
2025-12-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Event
Session 1 (Remote): The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path – The Way of Liberation

The Buddha’s first and most complete teaching begins not with belief, but with seeing clearly: that life includes suffering, that this suffering has a cause, that its end is possible, and that there is a path leading there.
This way, the Noble Eightfold Path invites us to live with wisdom, integrity, and mindful awareness. Through right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration, we learn to meet life’s challenges with clarity and compassion.
This session explores how these timeless truths can guide us through modern confusion, showing that awakening is not distant or abstract, but a lived experience available in each moment.
To Join, Click HERE

A Meditation for Christmas Time with Bhante Sujatha Online via Zoom
2025-12-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Online Event
Dear Friends,
Christmas is the time where we celebrate our love for each other through sharing.
In all our focus on giving, we sometimes forget to give to ourselves. It may sound selfish, but when we look at it, we can see that in order to have love to give, we have cultivate love for ourselves first.
I would like to invite you to join me on Devember 22nd from wherever you are to take time and focus on giving to ourselves as we prepare to give to others.
In this way we can deepen our connection with ourselves, investigate our values, and possibly bring our best selves and an open mind to the holiday table.
I hope to see you there, and wish you all a safe, healthy, and happy holiday.
May you be well, happy, and peaceful.
Bhante Sujatha, The Loving Kindness Monk
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT BUT ARE UNABLE TO,
A RECORDING WILL BE SENT TO ALL REGISTERED GUESTS.
To Join, Click HERE

Christmas Eve Sunrise Meditation and Intention Setting with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Community lawn between Kihei boat ramp and Mana Kai, 2936 South Kihei Road, Kihei, HI, 96753, United States
December 24
6:30 AM HST

Join Buddhist Monk Bhante Sujatha for this powerful sunrise practice on Christmas Eve!

Enjoy the sunrise and ocean scenery with Bhante Sujatha in this energizing morning event to start your Christmas Eve day mindfully. Bhante will lead a loving-kindness meditation, followed by a chanting blessing to set good intentions for the day and the new year to come.
Everyone is welcome!
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
We will gather on the community lawn between Kihei boat ramp and Mana Kai.
This is a donation based event with all collected donations supporting Bhante Sujatha, his charitable work in Sri Lanka, and his missionary work to add more love to the world.
$10 Suggested Donation
Please remember to bring a seat or towel to sit on and kindly try to arrive 15 minutes early to get settled and comfortable. Conditions may be damp so come prepared!

Bhante Sujatha's Arizona Dhamma Tour
2025-12-26 08:00 - 2026-01-14 17:00 | Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, United States
Dear Friends,
Every year I am blessed with the chance to visit beautiful Arizona to meet my friends, make new ones, and to share the Dhamma of the Buddha including the teachings of loving-kindness as I have understood them through my life experiences.
I have a busy schedule this year with events planned nearly every day that include new year’s blessings, mindfulness workshops, sounds healing programs, and more.
For all my friends who are planning to meet me, I look forward to seeing you soon and know we will have memorable experiences together. I also want to inspire you to think about introducing the practice and workshops to your friends and families who may have never tried meditation before. Of all the gifts we give to each other, the chance to be together and develop our well-being and mindfulness is potentially life changing and priceless.
If I see you or not, please continue your practice and to take care of yourself. Mindfulness is something that doesn’t require religion or belief, but it does require an open mind, diligent attention, and daily practice. Do these, and you will find that you are the key to your well-being, and that your greatest support is your practice.
Something new! My teams has found that many people are interested in hosting an event, scheduling one on one time with me, or creating an inventive occasion, but don’t know how to get started. If you have an idea, and would like to learn more, please write to my assistant Michael at bhantesassistantmichael@gmail.com
Wishing everyone all my blessings and a happy holiday season.
May you be well, happy, and peaceful.
Bhante Sujatha, The Loving Kindness Monk

Making Peace with the Past: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Sozo Healing House, 51 W Elliot Rd., Ste 105, Tempe, AZ, 85284, United States
Memory is the faculty in which the mind stores and remembers information. Our memories are emotional imprints. Whenever a memory arises, whether good or bad, we are no longer in the present moment. A good memory can feel so good and joyful, and help influence our actions in the present moment. When we have labeled a memory as a bad one, it can feel painful and scary, which also influences our actions in the present moment.
Many of us are stuck in old memories that keep influencing the present. We often don’t know how to deal with them, how to let them move through our emotions with ease and let them go. We struggle with who to talk with, often keeping thoughts deep inside to rot like an apple at the bottom of a fruit bowl.
Join Bhante Sujatha in this workshop exploring how to heal the pain caused by the influence of memories. Bhante will guide you through specific steps to make peace with the past once and for all, and carry our memories, both good and bad, as sacred mile markers on our journey, but not as a GPS for the future.
To Register, Click: HERE

New Year Blessings, Soundbath, and Energy Healing with Bhante Sujatha, Denise Knutson, and Penny Bailey
2025-12-28 16:00 - 19:00 | Shantiful, 16674 North 91st Street, STE. 102, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260, United States
The new year is a time for healing, setting intentions, letting go of what is no longer serving us, and clearing the way for unconditional love from ourselves and others.
Join Bhante Sujatha, The Loving-Kindness monk, this new year season for an unforgettable experience to initiate your new year with commitment and determination.
A blessing ceremony is a mindful intention to contact and share that which is good, particularly in a divine sense. Our practice will include connecting with the force of goodness inside each of us and then inviting this ‘energy’ into a particular situation to help the whole world.
This program begins with a brief, inspiring talk by Bhante Sujatha on the benefits of creating, refreshing, and establishing a sturdy meditation practice in our lives in order to support the goals we set to be our best self, followed by a guided meditation.
Bhante will chant the Ratana Sutra, a 2,600-year-old Buddhist chant describing a wish for world-wide good health, healing, and blessings.
Join Bhante Sujatha and joyful friends as we come together as a spiritual community to experience the healing power of unconditional love and to receive well-wishes as you practice nobility and peace in this life.
Proceeds from a portion of the event will go to Bhante’s pregnant mothers and Incubator Project in Sri Lanka
Book signing and “Choose Loving Kindness” items will be available for purchase after the event.
During this event there will be a crystal bowl soundbath with Penny Bailey and energy healing with Denise Knutson. Where you have the ability to lay down, relax, and go into a deep mediative state and allow your body to release and let go of emotional blocks and energy blocks bringing you back to a state of oneness with yourself. This sound meditation is truly an amazing experience for the body, mind, and soul. While you are laying down and relaxing, the sounds and frequencies of the crystal bowls will be vibrating through your body, allowing you to let go of energy blockages. This unique experience is something that will resonate within you long after the event is over.
To Learn More & Register, Click: HERE

New Year's Blessing Ceremony at Rising Phoenix Wellness Services
2025-12-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Rising Phoenix Wellness Services, 21803 N Scottsdale Rd Bldg A, Unit110, ScoSttsdale, AZ, 85255, United States
The new year is a time for healing, setting intentions, letting go of what is no longer serving us, and clearing the way for unconditional love from ourselves and others.
Join Bhante Sujatha, The Loving-Kindness monk, this new year season for an unforgettable blessing experience to initiate your new year with commitment and determination.
A blessing ceremony is a mindful intention to contact and share that which is good, particularly in a divine sense. Our practice will include connecting with the force of goodness inside each of us and then inviting this ‘energy’ into a particular situation to help the whole world.
This program begins with a brief, inspiring talk by Bhante Sujatha on the benefits of creating, refreshing, and establishing a sturdy meditation practice in our lives in order to support the goals we set to be our best self, followed by a guided meditation.
Bhante will then chant the Ratana Sutra, a 2,600-year-old Buddhist chant describing a wish for world-wide good health, healing, and blessings.
Finally, the group will join together in an ancient and symbolic act of cleansing by bathing the Buddha; pouring scented, blessed water over a Buddha statue while making intentions for our lives and the world.
The Buddha image embodies the enlightened presence of the qualities of a Buddha. This ritual comes in different forms in each country that it is practiced in, but they are all lines drawn from a single sacred story. It is a story that brings sentient beings together in a joyful celebration of a promise. That promise is nothing less than the end of suffering and ignorance.
Join Bhante Sujatha and joyful friends as we come together as a spiritual community to experience the healing power of unconditional love and to receive well-wishes as you practice nobility and peace in this life.
You are encouraged to bring your malas, or any other items that you wish to be blessed in this ceremony.

To Register, Click, HERE

Setting Your Intention for the New Year: A Meditation with Bhante Sujatha
2025-12-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Online Event
The new year is a time for healing, setting intentions, letting go of what is no longer serving us, and clearing the way for unconditional love from ourselves and others.
Join Bhante Sujatha, The Loving-Kindness monk, this new year season in this opportunity to bless yourself and initiate your new year with commitment and determination.
To bless yourself is to make a mindful intention to contact and share that which is good. Through the practice of connecting with the forces of mindfulness and the goodness inside each of us, invites the ‘energy’ to support us individiually and in turn the whole world.
This program begins with a brief, inspiring talk by Bhante Sujatha on the benefits of creating, refreshing, and establishing a sturdy meditation practice in our lives in order to support the goals we set to be our best self, followed by a guided meditation.
So join Bhante Sujatha and joyful friends as we come together as a spiritual community to experience the healing power of unconditional love and to receive well-wishes as you practice nobility and peace in this life.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU REGISTER AND ARE UNABLE TO JOIN THE PROGRAM, A RECORDING WILL BE SENT TO ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO REPEAT THE MEDITATION AND REAFFIRM YOUR GOALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
We hope to see you there, and wish you a Happy New Year ahead.

To Register, Click, HERE

New Year's Eve Yoga & Meditation, Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with Bhante Sujatha & Harumi Maejima
2025-12-31 12:00 - 15:00 | Harumi Yoga+, 10051 E Dynamite Blvd., Suite G105, Scottsdale, AZ, 85262, United States
Yoga & Meditation and New Year’s Eve Ceremony Retreat with Bhante Sujatha and Harumi.
Wednesday, December 31st, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Dana: $99
**Dāna (pronounced “daa-nuh”) is a Pāli word that means giving, especially to charity and in support of a teacher.
**Includes Refreshments

To Get ready to welcome 2026 with an unforgettable blessing experience. Join us for a 4-hour healing and inspirational program to set the tone for the new year.
Harumi will lead a revitalizing, gentle yoga session, followed by refreshments and a captivating meditation and dharma talk by Bhante. The program will culminate with yoga Nidra to help you relax and prepare for the new beginning.
Bhante Sujatha, a respected Buddhist monk of 40+ years, will share insights on the power of meditation and lead a guided meditation session on loving-kindness. You will also experience the recitation of a 2,600 year-old Buddhist chant for global health, healing, and blessings.
After the program, there will be time for fellowship and you will receive a special gift to take home. Don’t miss this opportunity to start your New year with true inspiration and commitment.he New Year’s Eve is a time for healing, setting intentions, letting go of what is no longer serving us, and clearing the way for unconditional love from ourselves and others.
Join us this new year season for an unforgettable blessing experience to celebrate the arrival of 2025 and initiate your new year with commitment and determination.
Prepare yourself for this experience that will inspire you, fill your heart, bring energy into your body, and find you completely replenished and ready to invite the new year with inspiration.
Tentative Schedule:
10:45 am: Registration
11-12 pm: Gentle Hatha Yoga
12-12:15: Tea time & break
12:15 – 1:30 pm: Meditation & Dharma Talk
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: New Year’s Ceremony
2-3 pm: Yoga Nidra
Let’s welcome the New Year with Intention, Determination, and Joy together, this December 31st!

To Register, Click: HERE

New Year's Blessing Ceremony with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Zen Life Center for Healing, 21820 S Ellsworth Rd., #103, Queen Creek, AZ, 85142, United States
Healing Meditation and New Year Blessings with Bhante Sujatha
The new year is a time for healing, setting intentions, letting go of what is no longer serving us, and clearing the way for unconditional love from ourselves and others.
Join Bhante Sujatha, The Loving-Kindness monk, this new year season for an unforgettable blessing experience to initiate your new year with commitment and determination. A blessing ceremony is a mindful intention to contact and share that which is good, particularly in a divine sense.
Our practice will include connecting with the force of goodness inside each of us and then inviting this ‘energy’ into a particular situation to help the whole world. This program begins with a brief, inspiring talk by Bhante Sujatha on the benefits of creating, refreshing, and establishing a sturdy meditation practice in our lives in order to support the goals we set to be our best self, followed by a guided meditation. Bhante will then chant the Ratana Sutra, a 2,600-year-old Buddhist chant describing a wish for world-wide good health, healing, and blessings.
Finally, the group will join together in an ancient and symbolic act of cleansing by bathing the Buddha; pouring scented, blessed water over a Buddha statue while making intentions for our lives and the world. The Buddha image embodies the enlightened presence of the qualities of a Buddha.
This ritual comes in different forms in each country that it is practiced in, but they are all lines drawn from a single sacred story. It is a story that brings sentient beings together in a joyful celebration of a promise. That promise is nothing less than the end of suffering and ignorance.
Join Bhante Sujatha and joyful friends as we come together as a spiritual community to experience the healing power of unconditional love and to receive well-wishes as you practice nobility and peace in this life. You are encouraged to bring your malas, or any other items that you wish to be blessed in this ceremony.

To Register, Click: HERE

Mindfulness for Everyday Life: A Meditation Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-03 14:00 - 16:00 | The Home of Kerry Burki, 43 Spur Circle, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251, United States
“The pursuit of happiness” is a common bond that unites so many of us — regardless of our economic or social position, regardless of what we’ve acquired along the way, nearly everyone on the planet is actively engaged in finding sustainable happiness.
It’s this mysterious wind that seems to come in, fill us with joy, then leave as unpredictably as it arrived. We search for ways to capture it, to keep it around and within us long term, but inevitably it escapes and we find ourselves searching again.
How can we obtain something we can’t buy or build?
In this 2-hour workshop, Bhante Sujatha teaches that we can’t possess permanent happiness, but we can redefine our understanding of what it is to be happy, and how a simple mindfulness practice can cultivate sustainable peace that will permeate every aspect of our lives.
Mindfulness in everyday life is easy to learn, simple to practice, and an essential element in creating a happy life.

To Register, Click: HERE

Monthly Online Full Moon Meditation with Bhante Sujatha – January 2026
2026-01-03 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
Join Bhante Sujatha for a full moon meditation in this popular monthly online program.
We hope that you can join in!
The full moon day is a very important one in Buddhist countries, particularly in Bhante’s home country, Sri Lanka.
Bhante likes to call the full moon day a spiritual day for people who are seeking to travel on an inner journey.
In this online, guided meditation, Bhante Sujatha teaches about the tradition of practing during the full moon, and the value of keeping connected to your practice by goal setting and making it sacred.
Please join Bhante and spiritual friends from wherever you to come together to make time for yourself and apply techniques that can help to eliminate your negativities and sooth the soul within you.

To Register, Click, HERE

Being Your Own Best Friend: A Mindfulness Fundraiser w/Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-04 14:00 - 16:00 | The Home of Hester Gunther-Stewart, 8512 N. 59th Place, Paradise Valley, AZ, 85253, United States
I believe people are so unhappy because they try to understand what is happening out in the world and outside of themselves.
What is the nature of friendship? Our friends are those who we depend on; who we look to in order to belong, who we wish to help in their time of need, and who we seek for comfort and counsel. We spend so much time trying to invest in our status and our relationships in order to find fulfillment, and in doing so we frequently forget our own well-being, or put our own selves at the bottom of our list.
In my experience, whether the relationship is with a family member, spouse, or friend, these still exist outside of our inner world, and no dissatisfaction can be completely resolved from the outside. To find true peace and happiness we must start working from the inside out; we must understand our true nature and work to create peace inside ourselves. It is only when we can be a noble friend to ourselves, that we can be a noble friend to another. There is no way out but in.
Join me, Bhante Sujatha, in this 2-hour workshop for an open conversation about our habit of seeking outward gratification, and the path to discovering our inner value in order to learn how to authentically love ourselves and become our own best friends.

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Healing Through Loving-Kindness: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Namaste Yoga, 23399 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite #1, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255, United States
“Inside us is a great power to heal. It is always trying to do its job, we only have to get ourselves out of the way to let it work.”
Connect to your natural healing power with the gentle guidance of Bhante Sujatha, in this 90 minute workshop and guided meditation.
For more than 25 years Bhante Sujatha has been sharing the message of Loving-Kindness and the practical application of meditation experience with people all over the world.
Profound in its simplicity, the message and teachings in this workshop have been life-changing for many of its participants, regardless of religious background. The teaching is centered around the cultivation of self-love. Without a nurtured ability to practice healthy self-love, we cannot be fully present to love anyone or anything else.
Activities in this program will include: Lecture: “What Is Loving-Kindness?” Instruction in the practice of Loving-Kindness. A blessing of healing energy with each individual. Guided mindfulness and loving-kindess meditation. Time for Questions & Answers.

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Your Loss is Your Gain: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Vital Integrative Medicine, 801 W Maryland Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85013, United States
In this workshop Bhante Sujatha recounts tales from his own life and how these hard-won lessons provided insight into awakening.

Your Loss is Your Gain
A Workshop & Guided Meditation with Bhante Sujatha
“When you are able to experience gain and loss with an equal mind, you realize a rare freedom found in this world.”
We have all experienced success and failure, praise and blame, gain and loss. How do we feel after these experiences? How do we remember them? Our emotional connection to these extremes is undeniable, but we don’t always examine their long term effects, nor the middle ground between them. Recognizing and understanding the shifting of our emotions by outward influences is something we can realize both on and off the cushion, and allow us to experience and interact with the world in peaceful and purposeful ways.
Join Bhante Sujatha in this two-hour workshop to explore how mindfulness and meditation practice can help you to clearly process the subtle reactions and patterns we develop when we experience gain and loss.

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New Year Blessings & Sound Healing with Bhante Sujatha and Cheryl Bailey
2026-01-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Sedona Center for Harmony and Enrichment, 431 SR 179, Suite A6, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Join us as we host, Bhante Sujatha, a 40+ year Buddhist Monk, who is singularly focused on adding more love in the world.

The new year is a time for beginning anew, setting intentions, and clearing the way for unconditional love for ourselves and others.
Join us as we host, Bhante Sujatha, a 40+ year Buddhist Monk, who is singularly focused on adding more love in the world.
We’ll begin the afternoon with a warm and welcoming meet-and-greet with Bhante, giving everyone a chance to connect personally, settle into the space, and enjoy light appetizers and beverages. From there, we will transition into the deeper part of the experience with Bhante.
His program begins with a brief, inspiring dharma talk by Bhante Sujatha on the benefits of creating, refreshing, and establishing a sturdy meditation practice in our lives in order to support the goals we set to be our best self, followed by a guided meditation.
Bhante will chant the Ratana Sutra, a 2,600-year-old Buddhist chant describing a wish for world-wide good health, healing, and blessings.
Join us as we come together as a spiritual community to experience unconditional love’s healing power and receive well wishes as you practice nobility and peace in this life.
During this event, there will be a crystal bowl sound healing with Cheryl Bailey. You will be able to lie down, relax, and go into a deep meditative state and allow your body to release and let go of emotional blocks. This sound meditation is truly an amazing experience for the body, mind, and soul. This unique experience is something that will resonate within you long after the event is over.
A book signing and “Choose Loving Kindness” items will be available for purchase during the event. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to Bhante’s Pregnant Mothers and Incubator Project in Sri Lanka
What to bring:
Please bring a yoga mat or blanket to lay on, an extra blanket to cover up with, a pillow for your comfort, and water if you’d like. The studio has extra mats, bolsters, and blankets. We also will have chairs available for anyone who cannot lie down or wishes to sit during the event. Plan to dress comfortably so that you can go into a deep relaxing, healing, and meditative state.
This is a special New Year’s Event with Bhante Sujatha. Register soon as space is limited. We would love for you to celebrate bringing in the New Year with us at this special event.

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Loving-Kindness Meditation for a New Year with Buddhist Monk Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Beacon Unitarian Univesalist Congregation, 510 North Leroux Street, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Join Bhante Sujatha for an evening meditation on of joy, fellowship, insight, and intention as you begin your new year.

Every year Buddhist Monk Bhante Sujatha travels the world sharing the teachings of the Buddha, the value in practical applications of mindfulness to everyday life, and the message of loving-kindness.
Despite traveling the world more than 200 days each year, and having now spent more time abroad than in his home land, Bhante Sujatha has never forgotten his roots in Sri Lanka.
Join Bhante for an a meditation on joy, fellowship, insight, and intention as you practice mindfulness meditation and participate in an active discussion on the teachings of the Buddha and how to apply them in the modern world.
This is the perfect opportunity to remember that by nurturing yourself, you nurture the world. We hope you will take advantage of this unique opportunity to do just that!

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Finding Happiness in the Western World: A Mindfulness Workshop
2026-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | True North Integrative Wellness Center, 914 N. San Francisco St., Suite M., Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
In this workshop Buddhist monk Bhante Sujatha teaches that although we can’t buy happiness, we can cultivate a simple mindfulness practice.

“The pursuit of happiness” is a common bond that unites us all. Nearly everyone on the planet is actively engaged in finding sustainable happiness.
Still, regardless of our economic or social position, regardless of what we’ve acquired along the way, happiness seems to exist as a mysterious wind that comes in, fills us with joy, and then leaves as unpredictably as when it arrived. We search for ways to capture it, to keep it around and within us for the long term, but inevitably it escapes us and we find ourselves searching again.
In this workshop, Bhante Sujatha teaches us that although we can’t buy or build happiness, we can cultivate a simple mindfulness practice in our daily lives that leads to a sustainable contentment which can permeate every aspect of our lives.
“Mindfulness in everyday life is easy to learn, simple to practice, and an essential element in creating a happy life.”

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The Greatest Step Toward Simplicity: A Mindfulness Meditation Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Sweatshop on Central, 100 East Camelback Rd., #156, Phoenix, AZ, 85012, United States
The Greatest Step Toward Simplicity
A Mindfulness Meditation Workshop with Bhante Sujatha

“The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.”
Letting go doesn’t mean relying on the idea that life will just get better. Letting go requires deep insight into universal truths, and learning to keep those at the front of our understanding.
Letting go means being brave, to move forward from positions of comfort to discomfort, being willing to face challenges in order to get to where you want to be. Letting go means accepting the things you can’t change and doing something about the things you can.
In this 2-hour workshop, Bhante Sujatha recounts tales from his own life experiences, and how these hard-won lessons when viewed with mindful awareness provided insight into awakening.
Join Bhante Sujatha for this special opportunity to practice with him, share in his wisdom, and get your questions answered as you learn how the practice of mediation and the wisdom teachings of the Buddha can help guide you in the process of letting go.

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Awakening in the Midst of Life – A Meditation for Inner Recognition.
2026-01-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Harumi Yoga+, 10051 E Dynamite Blvd., Suite G105, Scottsdale, AZ, 85262, United States
Awakening in the Midst of Life – A Meditation for Inner Recognition.

Life doesn’t take a time out for us, even when we feel like we need it. But we have the power to take our mind out of life, and can use this ability to observe it clearly. This is the way we bring our practice off of the cushion and into the midst of life. By learning to keep our mind open and aware throughout the day, we discover the true application of mindfulness practice.

In this workshop, Bhante Sujatha will guide you through techniques that help to dissolve the lines between the “beginning” and “ending” of a meditation practice, and discover that mindfulness is an ongoing process that becomes a companion in life.
In this program, suitable for both new and seasoned practitioners, we will learn how to measure our responses, become more adaptive, reduce conflict, and manage emotions.
Join Bhante Sujatha in this workshop to learn that in both good times and bad, we always have the choice to step back and see what is happening.

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Being Your Own Best Friend: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Zen Life Center for Healing, 21820 S Ellsworth Rd., #103, Queen Creek, AZ, 85142, United States
“I believe people are so unhappy because they try to understand what is happening out in the world and outside of themselves.”
What is the nature of friendship? Our friends are those who we depend on; who we look to in order to belong, who we wish to help in their time of need, and who we seek for comfort and counsel.
We spend so much time trying to invest in our status and our relationships in order to find fulfillment, and in doing so we frequently forget our own well-being, or put our own selves at the bottom of our list. In my experience, whether the relationship is with a family member, spouse, or friend, these still exist outside of our inner world, and no dissatisfaction can be completely resolved from the outside.
To find true peace and happiness we must start working from the inside out; we must understand our true nature and work to create peace inside ourselves. It is only when we can be a noble friend to ourselves, that we can be a noble friend to another. There is no way out but in.
Join me, Bhante Sujatha, in this 2-hour workshop for an open conversation about our habit of seeking outward gratification, and the path to discovering our inner value in order to learn how to authentically love ourselves and become our own best friends.

To Register, Click: HERE
