Most of us are living busy, distracted lives much of the time, overwhelmed with work, family, and other issues. Especially in this uncertain time and with covid still very present in our lives - we are so distracted. We have no time to think about how we feel or how we are doing in our…
Join Bhante Sujatha and the Blue Lotus Monastics for a beautiful candlelight meditation at the temple. This will be a deeply calming experience and a wonderful way to wind down your day.
Connect with your natural healing power with the gentle guidance of Bhante Sujatha, Buddhist monk from Blue Lotus Temple in Woodstock, IL. This 2-hour workshop has been life-changing for many of its participants, regardless of religious background. The teaching is centered around the cultivation of self-love, for without healthy self-love, you cannot be fully present…
Join Bhante Sujatha and the Blue Lotus Monastics for a beautiful animal blessing for your pets at Emricson Park. Not only are we passionate about loving kindness towards ourselves, our noble friends, family and those close to us, we express these same feelings towards our animal friends as well. We will be meeting at Emricson…
Finding True Peace (by forgiving everyone)… a discussion on how to let go and move on. By Bhante Sujatha Buddha said, to understand everything is to forgive everything. Does this make you mad? Yes, me too sometimes. It’s easy to say we forgive but not easy to do, especially when someone has wronged or hurt…
When 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…
“How to Tame your Ego…. And use it as a benefit to the world.” I invite you to stop trying to remove Ego, instead, let’s find a healthy place for it within the total of who we are— let’s explore how to observe our ego and notice when it's growing or shrinking, when it’s influencing…
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…
Our annual precepts ceremony is approaching and will take place on October 1st at 10AM. Buddhist precepts are a code of ethics that one may choose to follow and commit to. There are three tiers of precepts that we perform each year: 5 Precepts: 1. I undertake the training rule to refrain from the destruction…
*Please email carmen@mainstreetyoga.com if you wish to attend this event virtually.* Join Bhante Sujatha to reflect on our inner and outer life. How to establish and preserve your meditation practice and take that practice from the "cushion " out into our daily lives. Meditation and discussion. BIO INFO; Bhante Sujatha, originally from Sri Lanka, is…