Bhante Sujatha

Your Loss is Your Gain: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2026-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

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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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From the Inside Out: A Mindfulness Workshop
2026-05-16 11:00 - 12:30

Family Workshop: Stronger Together
2026-05-17 08:30 - 09:30

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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