Charity Fundraising Event with Bhante Sujatha
2025-01-08 19:15 - 20:45 (America/Chicago) | Flagstaff, AZ – Address To Be Announced, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
Charity Fundraising Event with Bhante Sujatha
Every year 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.
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.
Join Bhante for an afternoon of 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!
Activities in this program will include:
– Lecture: “Healing Through Loving-Kindness.”
– Instruction in the practice of meditation.
– Guided mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation.
– Time for Questions & Answers.
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.”
To Register, Click: HERE

Being Your Own Best Friend: A Mindfulness Workshop
2025-01-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Sozo Healing House, 51 W Elliot Rd., Ste 105, Tempe, AZ, 85284, 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.

Activities in this program will include:

Lecture: “Being Your Own Best Friend.”
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

To Register, Click HERE

From The Inside Out: Mindfulness Workshop with Sound bath and Energy Healing
2025-01-10 18:00 - 21:00 | 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.
Bhante will be teaching about how to Build a Healthy Relationship with Yourself from the inside out.
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.
Activities in this program will include:
∞ Lecture: “From the Inside Out.”∞ Instruction in the practice of meditation.∞ Guided mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation.∞ A soundbath and energy healing.
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.
To Register, Click HERE

Fundraiser for Bhante Sujatha's Pregnant Mother's Program in Sri Lanka
2025-01-11 14:00 - 16:00 | The Home of Kerry Burki, 43 Spur Circle, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251, United States
Finding Contentment in the Western World: A Meditation Workshop and Fundraiser with Bhante Sujatha
January 11, 2025 / 1:00 – 3:00 PM
The Home of Kerry Burki
“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.
COST: $40

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 Register, Click: HERE

Your Loss is Your Gain: A Mindfulness Workshop
2025-01-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Zen Life Center for Healing, 21820 S Ellsworth Rd., #103, Queen Creek, AZ, 85142, United States
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.
Activities in this program will include:

Lecture: “Your Loss is Your Gain.”
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: $40
To Register, Click: HERE

January Full Moon Meditation on Zoom with Bhante Sujatha
2025-01-13 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
Full Moon Meditation
Join Bhante Sujatha for the first full moon of 2025 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!
To Register, Click: HERE

Finding Happiness and Content in the Western World with Bhante Sujatha
2025-01-18 18:00 - 19:30 | The Yoga Effect, 1134 E Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois, 60030, 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 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 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.
Please note:
Advanced registration is required. All 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 for book signing following the program.

To register click: HERE

Practical Sutra Study with Bhante Sujatha Monthly on Zoom
2025-01-26 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 Register, Click: HERE

Navigating Your Spiritual Journey: Seeking Freedom Beyond Belief
2025-01-27 21:00 - 23:00 | Blue Sky Yoga, 107 E Charleston Blvd #145, Las Vegas, NV 89104
Navigating Your Spiritual Journey: Seeking Freedom Beyond Belief
Join us for an enlightening and transformative talk with Bhante Sujatha, as he delves into the intricate tapestry of spirituality and religion. In this extended session, we will explore the profound differences and intersections between religious practices and spiritual growth, guiding you on how to embark on a meaningful spiritual journey without compromising your belief system or succumbing to dogma.
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to pursue a spiritual path? How can you navigate this journey while maintaining your individual beliefs? Bhante Sujatha will provide insights into finding genuine freedom within your spiritual exploration—freedom that enriches your life and resonates with your authentic self.
Discover how embracing a spiritual journey can contribute to the development of an unshaken, radiant personality. Through engaging discussions, Bhante will encourage participants to reflect, ask questions, and share experiences in an open and supportive environment.
Join us to learn how to cultivate a fulfilling spiritual practice that enhances your life and strengthens your core beliefs. Everyone is welcome to embark on this journey of self-discovery, connection, and inner peace. Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect, grow, and find your true path.
Activities in this program will include:
• Lecture: “Is Buddhism a Religion?”
• 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.
COST: $40

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 Register, Click: HERE

L.O.V.E. (Living Our Values Everyday) - A Mindfulness Workshop
2025-01-28 21:00 - 23:00 | Quintessence Yoga, 110 E. Bruner Ave., Ste. 120, Las Vegas, NV, 89183, United States
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 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.
Activities in this program will include:
– Lecture: “Living Our Values Everyday.”
– 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: $40
To Register, Click: HERE

Making Peace with the Past: How to Deal with Our Memories
2025-01-30 21:00 - 23:00 | Blue Sky Yoga, 107 E Charleston Blvd #145, Las Vegas, NV 89104
Making Peace with the Past: How to Deal with Our Memories
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.
Activities in this program will include:
– Lecture: “Making Peace with the Past.”
– 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: $40
To Register, Click: HERE

1/2 Day Retreat with Bhante Sujatha: Meditation, Sound Therapy, & Blessings
2025-02-01 11:00 - 14:00 | To Be Announced, Northwest Valley, Las Vegas, NV, United States
Join Bhante Sujatha, The Loving-Kindness monk, for an unforgettable experience to set intentions, let go of what is no longer serving us, and clear the way for unconditional love from ourselves and others.
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 lead a blessing ceremony with chanting describing a wish for world-wide good health, healing, and blessings along with a healing sound bath led by host Cheryl Hobbs.
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.
Sound meditation is truly an amazing experience for the body, mind, and soul. While you are relaxing, the sounds and frequencies 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.
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.
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 a water if you’d like. The studio has extra mats, bolsters, blankets, and waters. We also will have chairs available for anyone that 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.
Starting event time is prompt. So please arrive 10 -15 minutes prior to get settled in.
Location: Northwest Las Vegas Valley (TBA)
This event is being held in a private residence and the location will be announced (2) days before the program to all registered attendees.
To Register, Click: HERE

An Evening of Guided Meditation and Peacefulness with Bhante Sujatha hosted by Moonflower Yoga
2025-02-07 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.
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.
To Register, Click HERE

February Full Moon Meditation on Zoom with Bhante Sujatha
2025-02-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
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!
To Register, Click: HERE

February Full Moon Meditation on Zoom with Bhante Sujatha
2025-02-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event
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!
To Register, Click HERE

Monthly Livestream Meditation with Bhante Sujatha and The Yoga Effect
2025-02-21 19:30 - 20:30 | The Yoga Effect, 1134 E Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois, 60030, United States
Join Bhante Sujatha and the Yoga Effect team in this monthly series to explore, practice, and develop techniques
that can bring effective and immediate change to your life through mindful awareness.
These sessions are a great way to create accountability for yourself, and connect to the inspiration and support that comes through practice in a setting of noble friends and seasoned teachers.
To Register, Click HERE

Practical Sutra Study with Bhante Sujatha Monthly on Zoom
2025-02-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-24 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 Register, Click HERE

Healing Through Loving-Kindness: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-08 15:30 - 17:30 | Sattva Yoga Spa, 1615 N Alpine Rd, Rockford, IL, 61107, 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:
– 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.
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.
To Register, Click HERE

Monthly Guided Meditation with Bhante Sujatha and Bhante Rahula
2025-03-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 South 2nd Street, Geneva, IL, 60134, United States
Join Buddhist monks Bhante Sujatha and Bhante Rahula at the Universalist Unitarian Society of Geneva, IL for a session of guided mediation and teachings in mindfulness.
In these sessions, the monks will guide you through a 30 minute guided meditation followed by a themed talk with time for discussion through questions and answers from the monks.
Meditation is a practice that cultivates mindfulness which can bring clarity and peace to life. By joining these sessions, you will gain insight into the quality of mindfulness, and learn techniqes to practice and apply it to your daily life.
These sessions are open for one and all, and have something to offer everyone. There is no expreience or background required.
Because Buddhist monks receive no salary, the basic needs required in their mission such as fuel for travel, food, etc. are funded entirely by donation. For this reason, in these sessions we suggest that you provide a donation of at least $10.
Meditation is free, but life is not!
Your donation will help support the monks in their goal to add more live to the world, and also all those who will benefit from their efforts, especially you!
Thank you so much for your kind paricipataion and support. We hope to see you in Geneva.
SPECIAL NOTE: These sessions will take place in “The Sanctuary.”
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May you be well, happy, and peaceful.

Evening of Guided Meditation and Peacefulness with Bhante Sujatha Online with Moonflower Yoga!
2025-03-14 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.
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March Full Moon Meditation on Zoom with Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-14 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Event

The Greatest Step Toward Simplicity: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Yoga With Love, 417 Euclid Avenue, Loch Arbor, NJ, 07711, United States
“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.

Activities in this program will include:

Lecture: “The Greatest Step Toward Simplicity.”
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.

To Register, Click HERE

Morning Coffee with Bhante Sujatha at Brielle Public Library
2025-03-21 08:00 - 10:00 | Brielle Public Library, 610 South Street, Brielle, NJ, 08730, United States
Join Buddhist monk Bhante Sujatha on March 21st at Brielle library for a cup of morning wisdom!
Bhante Sujatha is 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 helps individuals around the globe 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.”
For 10 years Bhante has maintained his daily blog “Morning Coffee Wisdom with Bhante Sujatha” which reaches thousands of people all over the world sharing insight gained through a lifetime of practice.
Brielle library is now offering you the opportunity to join Bhante in person to share a morning cup together, and an intimate question and answer session.
Tickets $45 per person
Each guest will receive:

An autographed copy of Morning Coffee Wisdom with Bhante Sujatha – A coffee table collection of selections from the popular blog.
Readily available coffee or tea (Bring your own mug for fun and sustainability!)
An unforgettable memory!

To Register, Click HERE

Mindfulness for Everyday Life: A Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-22 12:00 - 14:00 | The Atlantic Club, 1904 Atlantic Avenue, Manasquan, NJ, 08736, 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.

Activities in this program will include:

Lecture: “Mindfulness for Everyday Life.”
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.

To Register, Click HERE

Healing Through Loving-Kindness: A Mindfulness Workshop with Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Hush Yoga Studio, 330 Milltown Rd., Suite C-32, East Brunswick, NJ, 08816, United States
Healing Through Loving-Kindness
A Workshop & Guided Meditation with Bhante Sujatha
“Inside us is a great power to heal. It is always trying to do it’s 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 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.
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.

To Register, Click HERE

The Greatest Step Toward Simplicity with Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-23 12:30 - 14:00 | Monmouth Beach Yoga & Wellness, 36 Beach Road, Suite 10, Monmouth Beach, NJ 07750

Finding Peace and Contentment in the Western World With Bhante Sujatha
2025-03-25 17:00 - 19:30 | With Intentions Holistic Studio, 1700 Main Street, Lake Como, NJ, 07719, 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 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 Register, Click HERE

L.O.V.E.: Living Our Values Everyday Mindfulness Workshop
2025-03-26 17:30 - 19:00 | New Earth Healing Gifts & Services, 177 Main Street, Manasquan, NJ, 08736, United States
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 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.
Activities in this program will include:

Lecture: “Living Our Values Everyday.”

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.

To Register, Click HERE

How to Reduce Stress & Preserve Your Practice
2025-03-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Sanctuary by the Sea, 2612 Route 88, Point Pleasant, NJ, 08742, United States
Sticking with a mediation practice can be challenging, even for the most seasoned practitioner.
In this 2-hour workshop, Bhante Sujatha will guide you through meditation, and discuss how to apply techniques to reinforce and maintain your current practice, develop a sturdier practice for those finding it difficult to focus, and how to get started again for those who have been unable to get back after a long time.
In this motivational program, Bhante’s goal is to provide you with the confidence and tools you need to keep your mindful practice durable, and ever-present in your life.

Benefits of this workshop include:

Reduced stress, anxiety, worry and depression
Healing and enhancing relationships with others
Gaining a sense of empowerment over challenging issues in your life
Insights into your life purpose
Awakening to the blessings of the present moment
Working towards an unshakable inner peace

Advanced registration required. Proceeds help support Bhante’s “Pregnant Mother’s Program” and Incubator Project in Sri Lanka.
Choose Loving-Kindness Items and Bhante’s publications will be available for purchase
Bhante will be available for book signing following the program.
To Register, Click HERE
