Dharma Bum Temple

Monday thru Friday start your day with a silent meditation. Morning meditation will be in-person at the Dharma Bum Temple. There will be two silent meditations sessions. The first one begins at 8am - 8:25am and the second one begins at 8:30am - 8:55am. This meditation is great for people with any level of meditation experience. This meditation has no guidance or instruction, it is simply an opportunity to sit quietly with others.

Recovery Dharma meets every Monday at 7pm. This meeting will be downstairs in the Buddha for You Meditation Hall at the DBT. We are excited to offer this as an additional program to our already existing Buddhist Recovery groups. If you are battling addiction of any kind, interested in meditation and/or Buddhism, or simply need a safe space on a Monday night we are here for you!

Recovery Dharma offers an approach to recovery based on Buddhist principles. Our program is peer-led and non-theistic. We welcome all those who wish to pursue recovery as part of our community. Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.

You can learn more about Recovery Dharma at the following link: https://recoverydharma.org/

We gather as a community to meditate in silence then listen to a brief talk on Zen teachings. There will be time for questions and discussion and we will close with a transfer of merit. We will explore how to apply Zen in our everyday activities and cultivate our awakened mind in modern daily life. We study how to transform our suffering and see the world with a compassionate heart, while realizing the true oneness of one’s life.

The Sixth Ancestor Hui-Neng (638-718), described seated zazen as follows: Externally, to be free of all hindrances and undisturbed in mind regarding any circumstances whether good or bad is called “sitting” (za); internally, to contemplate the immutability of your own Original Nature is called “meditation” (zen).

“The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the children playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood: — in all these I am practicing Zen, I am living Zen. No wordy discussions are necessary, nor any explanation. I do not know why — and there is no need of explaining, but when the sun rises the whole world dances with joy and everybody’s heart is filled with bliss. If Zen is at all conceivable, it must be taken hold of here.”- D.T. Suzuki

We will also stream live on our YouTube channel if you are unable to join in-person, subscribe for free at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/user/thedharmabumtemple

Please visit www.thedharmabums.org for more information!

Monday thru Friday start your day with a silent meditation. Morning meditation will be in-person at the Dharma Bum Temple. There will be two silent meditations sessions. The first one begins at 8am - 8:25am and the second one begins at 8:30am - 8:55am. This meditation is great for people with any level of meditation experience. This meditation has no guidance or instruction, it is simply an opportunity to sit quietly with others.