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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…