The Greatest Step Toward Simplicity: A Mindfulness Meditation Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-09 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | 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.

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Put Your Practice Into Practice: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-11 13:00 - 15:00 | The Home of S. Parker, 5108 North 21st Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, United States
Put Your Practice Into Practice
A Mindfulness Workshop and Luncheon
The Buddha taught: “Not by wearing matted hair, nor by lineage, nor by caste, does one become a brahmana; only he who realizes the Truth and the Dhamma is pure.” In this profound teaching the Buddha explains that our practice does not evolve by altering appearance or karmic inheritance alone; in order to truly grow, we have to apply what we learn, and allow our internal shifting to reflect into our speech and actions.
It is crucial for us to examine our practice and be sure that we are not simply going through the motions, but involved in a practice that supports deep and meaningful changes that open us to deeper truths and penetrating into our intuitive wisdom.
In this 2-hour workshop, Bhante Sujatha invites us to reflect on our inner and outer lives, instructs in how to establish and preserve your meditation practice, and take the practice from off the “cushion” and into our daily lives.

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Stop Sitting Around! A Mindful Hike with Bhante Sujatha and Noble Friends
2026-01-13 17:30 - 19:30 | The Phoenix Mountain Preserve, 40th St. Trailhead., 9200 N 40th St., Phoenix, AZ, 85028, United States
“STOP SITTING AROUND!”
A Mindful Hike with Bhante Sujatha
We all get accustomed to our thinking mind’s perceptions of right and wrong: This is the right way; this is the wrong way…. Our spiritual practice however, teaches us to let go of some of these certainties, and discover new ways to experience mindful practice.
Many people are accustomed to the belief that meditation practice only happens while sitting on a cushion. Our minds can become conditioned in this way, and we forget that meditation is a practice for developing mindfulness for daily living.
Join Bhante Sujatha on a sunset hike with mindfulness, to shake up your practice and challenge the notions that you may or may not have adopted.
In this evening hike, Bhante and a group of noble friends will share time skillfully with hiking, sharing meaningful conversation, practicing stillness to experience nature, and learning to watch the steps and breaths taken along the way.
Date: January 2, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM
Starting Location: The Phoenix Mountain Preserve, 40th Street Trailhead
Registration: For Head Count Purposes, please register on Eventbrite
Donation are cheerfully welcomed at this event.
All proceeds go toward Bhante Sujatha’s “Annual Pregnant Mother’s Project” and charitable work in Sri Lanka.
NOTES:
We will meet in the parking lot at the trailhead. The hike begins at 4:30 PM. Please arrive a few minutes early for the head count.
There will be a brief sitting meditation and discussion, please bring a mat or blanket if you like for sitting.

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Monthly Online Practical Sutra Study with Bhante Sujatha – January 2026
2026-01-22 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
Come join Bhante Sujatha for monthly practical sutra study sessions on Zoom – get ready to deepen your understanding and practice!

“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.
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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The Journey to Peace: A Community Mindfulness Workshop
2026-05-17 10:00 - 11:00 | AZ

L.O.V.E. : Living Our Values Everyday
2026-05-18 11:30 - 13:00 | AZ

Finding Happiness in the Western World
2026-05-19 12:00 - 13:30 | AZ

Finding Connection and Healing in a Divided World: A Cultural Dialogue with Bhante Sujatha & Annagret Hannawa
2026-05-27 06:30 - 08:00 | AZ

Achtsamkeit im Alltag
2026-06-01 11:00 - 12:30 | AZ

Self-Care & Parenting: A Buddhist Perspective
2026-06-02 12:30 - 14:00 | AZ

Heart Dharma vs. Head Dharma
2026-06-03 11:30 - 13:00 | AZ

From Loving-Kindness to Limitless Peace
2026-06-04 12:30 - 14:00 | AZ
