Bhante Sujatha

Awakening in the Midst of Life: A Mindfulness Workshop at Harumi+ Yoga
2024-01-12 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix) | Harumi Yoga+, 10051 E Dynamite Blvd., Suite G105, Scottsdale, AZ, 85262, United States
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.

To Register Click HERE

New Year Blessing, Sound Bath, and Energy Healing at Authentic Yoga
2024-01-12 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Authentic Yoga, 7950 East Redfield Road Ste. 170, 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 then 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 this portion of the event 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.
The last portion of this event 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 and Register Click HERE

Mindfulness for Everyday Life: A Meditation Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2024-01-14 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix) | The Home of S. Parker, 5108 North 21st Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, 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.
Join Bhante in the beautiful home of Stephanie Parker for an afternoon of joy, fellowship, insight, and intention as you practice meditaiton and participate in an active discussion on the teachings of the Buddha and how to apply them in the modern world.

To Register Click HERE

L.O.V.E. Living Our Values Everyday: A Mindfulness Workshop at the Sedona Center for Harmony
2024-01-15 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Sedona Center for Harmony and Enrichment, 431 SR 179, Suite A6, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Join us at Sedona Center for Harmony and Enrichment as Bhante Sujatha, speaks on the topic of L.O.V.E.: Living Our Values Everyday.
All the time we talk about love, we hear it in the media, we see it portrayed everywhere, and we describe all the things we “love” without thinking twice.
But what do we really mean when we talk about love? How can we use the same term for how we feel about food to describe the way we feel about another person?
Love is an action. Love is a value. Before we can truly declare that we love something, we have to define ourselves and our own values first. Once we clearly understand these principles, we can then present our true intentions in ways that show the depth of our words, and give gravity beyond terms alone.
To truly give love, we have to understand, nurture, and love ourselves first. This is the cultivation that we will be able to share, and there will be no misunderstanding when we act in alignment with our values.
Join Bhante Sujatha to reflect on understanding what “love” really means to you, and how to bring it to your life and whatever you cherish, every single day.
To Register Click HERE

Monthly Meditation with Bhante Sujatha at The Yoga Effect
2024-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | The Yoga Effect, 1134 E Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois, 60030, United States
To Register, Click: HERE
Every year Bhante Sujatha travels the world for more than 200 days sharing his message, and we are pleased to announce that he has added several dates in his schedule to spend time with our community at The Yoga Effect.
Bhante believes his purpose is not only to teach meditation, but also, “teaching people how to be happy.” In these 60 minute gatherings, you will have the chance to join with him and noble friends, sharing an invaluable experience.
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!
Activities in this program will include:

Instruction in the practice of meditation.

Guided mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation

Time for Questions & Answers

Benefits of a regular meditation practice 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.

All proceeds benefit the Blue Lotus Temple and Bhante Sujatha’s
charity programs.
To Register, Click: HERE

Healing Through Loving-Kindness: A Mindfulness Workshop at The Gathering Lighthouse
2024-01-27 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | The Gathering Lighthouse, 26 N. Park Ave., Lombard, IL, 60148, 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 two-hour 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:
o Lecture: “What Is Loving-Kindness?”
o Instruction in the practice of Loving-Kindness.
o A blessing of healing energy with each individual.
o Guided mindfulness and loving-kindess meditation.
o Time for Questions & Answers.
Benefits of this beautiful workshop can include:
o Reduced stress, anxiety, worry, and depression.
o Healing and enhancing relationships with others.
o Gaining a sense of empowerment over challenging issues in life.
o Insights into life’s purpose.
o Awakening to the blessings of the present moment.
o Confidence in attaining unshakable inner peace.
To Register Click HERE

Concentration and Insight Meditation with Upul Gamage LIVE via Zoom and at Blue Lotus Temple
2024-02-09 22:30 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center, 221 Dean Street Woodstock, IL 60098
Join us at the temple for Saturday meditation and Dhamma talk that is sure to inspire. We are delighted to have Upul Gamage, Bhante Sujatha’s teacher return to the temple as a guest speaker via Zoom. He will be discussing “Concentration and Insight Meditation”.
Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82272658562
About Upul Gamage:
Upul Nishantha Gamage, present resident meditation teacher at Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre in Sri Lanka, has been guiding thousands of people from different backgrounds who come to Nilambe to practice meditation. Upul started meditation in 1977, at 13 years of age. At that time, he was instrumental in establishing a Youth Society at a Buddhist Temple near his parents’ house and got involved in many activities as the Secretary of the Society. In late 80’s, he had offered to help Godwin at a point where someone’s assistance with the activities at the Meditation Centre was vital.
Ever since he has been a very dear friend and an outstanding Dhamma teacher for thousands of people who attend programs conducted by him, also many others who are yet to attend his programs and a counselor for those who are in need of counseling. Besides teaching at Nilambe, Upul conducts programs at prisons, schools, monasteries, private residences etc. He is regularly invited to conduct meditation retreats in Hong Kong, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. According to his teaching, practice of Meditation paves the path to help ourselves, to understand ourselves and to change ourselves for better as we are becoming more and more mindful about all our day-to-day activities. Moreover, Upul’s great ability to speak to our hearts and practical and philosophical way of presenting Dhamma has enormous power to make us practice Meditation in a joyful manner.

Valentine's Day Candlelight Meditation with Bhante Sujatha
2024-02-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center, 221 Dean Street Woodstock, IL 60098
Join us for Wednesday evening meditation at the temple for Valentine’s Day! We will have a guided meditation by candlelight with Bhante Sujatha who will also give a wonderful Dhamma talk. There is no cost to attend or registration required. In person only.

How to Empower Your Mind: With Bhante Sujatha
2024-02-16 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Sense of Samadhi, 212 Bridge Street, Yorkville IL Yorkville, IL 60560
“How to Empower your Mind”: an Ancient Wisdom Practice with Bhante Sujatha
Buddha says “what you seek is seeking you”…perhaps it’s true. The evidence of the power of our minds is undeniable. The ancient texts of the Buddha tell us that no external condition can be the cause of our happiness, only the mind has that ability. When people understand how they are influenced, the root causes of struggle and what we can do with our minds to make things better, sustainable happiness and radiant joy are the result.
Bhante says: “My life as a Buddhist monk has given me a front row seat to incredible transformation within so many people as I teach them how to empower the mind and cultivate the qualities that will help you find strength and happiness, as well as give you a burning desire to add more love to the world. When we understand our mind, we begin to re-shape our behavior and feelings about so many things…it’s the most loving act of service one can do for themselves and the world.”
Proceeds go to Bhante’s pregnant Mothers incubator Project in Sri Lanka.
Bhante does a book signing after the event and “choose loving kindness” Items are available to purchase.
Fee $40
Bhante Sujatha, a 30+ year Buddhist Monk, is singularly focuses on adding more love in the world. 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. He is originally from Sri Lanka and is the head monk / abbot of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center in Woodstock, IL.
Bhante believes his purpose is not only to teach meditation, but also, “teaching people how to be happy.”
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Finding Inner Peace: Day Retreat with Bhante Sujatha at Blue Lotus Temple
2024-02-25 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center, 221 Dean Street Woodstock, IL 60098
Day to day life can be very hectic and it’s easy to feel busy, distracted much of the time, overwhelmed with work, family, and other responsibilities. This can often result in a lack of focus or concentration, and lead to feelings of anxiety, sadness, or frustration. Developing a mindfulness practice can aid in finding your inner Buddha-Nature for the development of inner peace, happiness, contentment, and joy.
In this retreat we will have group sutta and dharma discussions and activities. Bhante Sujatha will be guiding you through this wonderful day of self-exploration.
From 9AM to 3PM we will be practicing loving kindness meditation, talking about the Dharma and sutras, walking meditation, and we will have coffee and tea available. There will be a break for lunch where there will be traditional Sri Lankan food served buffet style. All will be vegan and gluten free.
The cost is $95 which will help Bhante Sujatha with his charity projects in Sri Lanka including raising funds for the women’s hospital in his hometown of Peradeniye, Sri Lanka.

Buddhist Meditation and Discussion
2024-03-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 102-112 S 2nd St, Geneva, IL, United States, Illinois 60134, 102-112 S 2nd St, Geneva, IL, United States, Illinois 60134
The Venerable Bhante Sujatha of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center will be returning to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva this Sunday at 6pm to lead meditation and discussion. Event is free and all are welcome!

Introduction to Meditation with Bhante Sujatha : A Workshop
2024-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center, 221 Dean Street Woodstock, IL 60098
Meditation is training to bring clarity and simplicity into your daily life. It is possible for everyone.
This class with Bhante Sujatha will answer all your questions about: starting or maintaining a meditation practice; expectations or worries you may have about meditation; different styles and schools of meditation; techniques and postures, and how meditation relates to other spiritual practices.
There will be time for practice and discussion. Newcomers and long-term practitioners can benefit from fresh ideas and a personal connection to the cultivation of loving kindness and mindfulness.
This is an in-person class at the temple.

Author Reading and Guided Meditation at Brielle Public Library
2024-03-22 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Brielle Public Library, 610 South Street, Brielle, NJ, 08730, United States
In this program Bhante Sujatha will conduct a reading from the popular book compiling 15 of his talks: “Empty, Empty, Happy, Happy – The Essential Teachings of a Simple Monk.”
Included in this program, Bhante will conduct a guided loving-kindness meditation session, and open time for question and answers from the audience.
Each guest to this event will receive their own copy of “Empty, Empty, Happy, Happy” and following the program have an opportunity to meet Bhante and get their copy signed!
To Register Click: HERE

Healing Through Loving-Kindness : A Workshop & Guided Meditation With Bhante Sujatha
2024-03-23 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Beck Wellness Center, 490 Lakehurst Road, Tom's River, NJ, 08755, United States
Connect to your natural healing power with the gentle guidance of Bhante Sujatha, in this two-hour 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.
To Register Click: HERE

Being Your Own Best Friend: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2024-03-23 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | The Atlantic Club, 1904 Atlantic Avenue, Manasquan, NJ, 08736, United States
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, 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

Living Our Values Everyday (L.O.V.E.)
2024-03-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Monmouth Beach Yoga & Wellness, 36 Beach Road, Suite 10, Monmouth Beach, NJ 07750
All the time we talk about love, we hear it in the media, we see it portrayed everywhere, and we describe all the things we “love” without thinking twice.
But what do we really mean when we talk about love? How can we use the same term for how we feel about a food to describe the way we feel about another person?
Love is an action. Love is a value. Before we can truly declare that we love something, we have to define ourselves and our own values first. Once we clearly understand these principles, we can then present our true intentions in ways that show the depth of our words, and give gravity beyond terms alone.
To truly give love, we have to understand, nurture, and love ourselves first. This is the cultivation that we will be able to share, and there will be no misunderstand when we act in alignment with our values.
Join Bhante Sujatha to reflect on understanding what “love” really means to you, and how to bring it to your life and whatever you cherish, every single day.
To Register Click: HERE

Making Peace with the Past: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2024-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Xhale Hot Yoga, 528 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant, NJ, 08742, 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

Full Moon Meditation on Zoom with Bhante Sujatha
2024-03-25 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
With all the great responses and requests that we received after the first, full moon online meditation, we are pleased to announce a new program for the full moon day in March!
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:

Lecture: “The Ocean and the Tides”
Guided mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation.
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.

To Register Click: HERE

Guided Meditation at Belmar Public Library
2024-03-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit)
Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to the practice, Bhante Sujatha will help you to learn and apply time tested tools for the development of mindfulness in day to day life.
This is a donation based event and Choose Loving Kindness items will be on sale to help raise funds for Bhante Sujatha’s charitable work.
Bhante has been working to help the people in the developing nation of Sri Lanka for more than 25 years by building homes, providing materials to schools and students, food for the hungry, equipment for hospitals, medicine for the sick, and so much more. Leading by example with tireless effort, Bhante Sujatha never forgets that this work cannot be done by him alone. Without the support of friends and students all over the world, these services helping those in need in Sri Lanka would not exist.
If you would like to spend some time investing in yourself, and want to feel good knowing that your investment will go even further, this event is for you.
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!
About Bhante:
Bhante Sujatha, a 40+ year Buddhist Monk, is singularly focused on adding more love in the world. 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. Bhante believes his purpose is not only to teach meditation, but also, “teaching people how to be happy.”

Awakening in the Midst of Life: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2024-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | With Intentions Holistic Studio, 1700 Main Street, Lake Como, NJ, 07719, United States
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.
To Register Click: HERE

Healing Your Wounded Heart: A Mindfulness Workshop at Yoga with Love
2024-03-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Yoga With Love, 417 Euclid Avenue, Loch Arbor, NJ, 07711, United States
“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.
To Register Click: HERE

How to Empower Your Mind: An Ancient Wisdom Practice
2024-04-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Detroit) | Beck Wellness Center, 490 Lakehurst Road, Tom's River, NJ, 08755, United States
Rumi says, “what you seek is seeking you”… perhaps it’s true. The evidence of the power of our minds is undeniable. The ancient texts of the Buddha tell us that no external condition can be the cause of our happiness; only the mind has that ability. When people clearly understand how they are influenced, the root causes of struggle and what we can do with our minds to make things better are revealed. The result is sustainable happiness and radiant joy.
My life as a Buddhist monk has given me a front row seat to the incredible transformations that have developed within so many people as I teach them how to empower their minds. Cultivating these qualities will help you too find strength and happiness, as well as nurture in you a burning desire to add more love to the world. When we understand our mind, we begin to re-shape our behavior and feelings about so many things. It’s the most loving act of service one can do for themselves and the world.
To Register Click: HERE

Your Loss is Your Gain: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Detroit)
“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.
Hosted by Namaste Organic Spa and held at The Unitarian Church of Ridgewood, 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.
To Register Click: HERE

Finding Happiness & Contentment in the Western World: A Mindfulness Workshop
2024-04-05 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Jamie Surya Yoga, 222 Ash St., Piermont, NY, 10968, United States
“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 leave 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.

To learn more about this event and Jaimie Surya Yoga please visit: https://www.jamiesuryayoga.com/workshops

From the Inside Out: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2024-04-07 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Flow Yoga Ho-Ho_Kus, 22 Hollywood Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, 07423, United States
Many of us exist in an environment that endorses the metric of success as achieving fame and gaining possessions. In this context, the more we earn, the more we desire. Many people have more than humans have ever had in the past, and yet the happiness and peace we are all seeking continues to move further and further away.
This is not a rare condition; we can see the burning desire within ourselves and so many people to love more deeply, to live more fully and to find sustainable, sturdy happiness.
The remedy that many religions and wisdom teachers offer to quench this desire is the teaching of compassion and charitable actions. These teachings are of great value, but outward actions alone will not resolve a crisis of internal peace. Not yet have we seen someone find true inner peace and happiness without first loving themselves.
We cannot count on anything we find outside as a permanent solution that will sustain our happiness, but we can find the love within us to always protect ourselves. Learning to listen inwardly is how we discover joy and an unshakable peace that when fully developed can never be taken away.
To Register Click: HERE

Full Moon Meditation on Zoom
2024-07-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-08-19 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Thanks to the loving responses and requests we received following the first full moon meditation, we are pleased to announce a new program for the full moon day in July!
We hope that you can join in!
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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 practicing during the full moon, and the value of keeping connected to your practice by goal setting and making it sacred.
To learn more and register for this event, click: HERE

Practical Sutra Study Online with Bhante Sujatha
2024-07-26 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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 nation 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.
I hope that you can join, and come together with noble friends to deepen our practice together.
WANT TO PARTICIPATE BUT CAN’T JOIN?
NOT TO WORRY!
A RECORDING OF THE EVENT IS SENT TO ALL REGISTERED GUESTS!
To register for this event, please click: HERE
