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Guided Meditation and Buddhism Course
with Zen Buddhist monks and nuns at Dharma Jewel Monastery Starts Tuesday July 14 at 7pm This fantastic semester-long weekly class is open to everyone, and includes group meditation as well as talks on deepening your practice and understanding Buddhism as it applies to our daily lives. Children and Family Meditation Class is also offered, as are meditation courses in Chinese. All events are free! DharmaJewel.us |
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Save the date for our overnight Georgia Buddhist Camp! November 13 - 15, 2026 and April 8 - 11, 2027
All age groups (Children, Teens, Families, and Adults) welcome
Buddhist monks and nuns coming from Sravasti Abbey, Buddhist Text Translation Society, the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, and more!
www.georgiabuddhistcamp.com
All age groups (Children, Teens, Families, and Adults) welcome
Buddhist monks and nuns coming from Sravasti Abbey, Buddhist Text Translation Society, the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, and more!
www.georgiabuddhistcamp.com
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Grant Park Meditation at Chua Quang Minh Atlanta
Everyone is invited to these upcoming meditation sessions: Sound Bath on Sunday June 28 at 2pm Meditation and Mindfulness Talk with Walk for Peace Monk Venerable Phra Ajarn Maha Dam Phommasan on Tuesday June 30 at 7:30pm Etiquette Reminders:
Chua Quang Minh Temple 1168 Benteen Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 Map grantparkmeditation.org/classes |
Meditation for World Peace with Ajarn Maha Dam Phommasan
Saturday, July 18th at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Pavilion near the Carillon, Stone Mountain Park
Google Maps to Carillion
You’re invited to spend a peaceful afternoon outdoors meditating for world peace. In Buddhist practice, peace begins within—through non-violence, loving-kindness, and mindfulness. The calm and compassion we cultivate in our hearts ripple outward to our families, communities, and the wider world.
Everyone is welcome—families, children, and people of all ages. Stay as long as you like, bring a mat, have a picnic, and spend time connecting with the community and monastics.
Note: Parking at Stone Moutnain park is $20 a day and $40 a year
Schedule is subject to change. Free and open to all. Donations and offerings are welcome for the teachers.
Register today so we can get a head count
Saturday, July 18th at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Pavilion near the Carillon, Stone Mountain Park
Google Maps to Carillion
You’re invited to spend a peaceful afternoon outdoors meditating for world peace. In Buddhist practice, peace begins within—through non-violence, loving-kindness, and mindfulness. The calm and compassion we cultivate in our hearts ripple outward to our families, communities, and the wider world.
Everyone is welcome—families, children, and people of all ages. Stay as long as you like, bring a mat, have a picnic, and spend time connecting with the community and monastics.
Note: Parking at Stone Moutnain park is $20 a day and $40 a year
Schedule is subject to change. Free and open to all. Donations and offerings are welcome for the teachers.
Register today so we can get a head count
Meditation Class starts Tuesday July 14
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Meditation Groups Now Welcoming You at Dharma Jewel Monastery!
--> Beginner's Meditation Class: Free 5-month consecutive weekly course with guided meditation practice and introduction to Buddhism lectures. Come learn about Zen meditation! Tuesdays at 7pm starting July 14 in English, and separately in Chinese.
--> Children's class: Great for kids around ages 5 - 12 and parents/family, many Sundays at 10am
--> Open drop-in one hour guided meditation, select Sundays at 10am All welcome any week, no experience needed. Next: 6/28, 7/5, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9
--> Chinese Buddhist Ceremonies (Sunday Services): Mindful chanting of sutras and mantras, bilingual and all welcome, next Sunday June 14 & July 19 at 9:30am - 12pm
Dharma Jewel Monastery
2550 Henderson Mill Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30345
Landline Phone: 770-939-5008 http://www.dharmajewel.us
--> Beginner's Meditation Class: Free 5-month consecutive weekly course with guided meditation practice and introduction to Buddhism lectures. Come learn about Zen meditation! Tuesdays at 7pm starting July 14 in English, and separately in Chinese.
--> Children's class: Great for kids around ages 5 - 12 and parents/family, many Sundays at 10am
--> Open drop-in one hour guided meditation, select Sundays at 10am All welcome any week, no experience needed. Next: 6/28, 7/5, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9
--> Chinese Buddhist Ceremonies (Sunday Services): Mindful chanting of sutras and mantras, bilingual and all welcome, next Sunday June 14 & July 19 at 9:30am - 12pm
Dharma Jewel Monastery
2550 Henderson Mill Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30345
Landline Phone: 770-939-5008 http://www.dharmajewel.us
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all are welcome for the Mindfulness Retreats at Dharma Realm Buddhist University
Join us for a week of recitation, meditation, service, and self-reflection immersed in a spiritual community, the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. This is a chance to disconnect from our digital devices, reconnect to our inner wisdom and compassion, and form a true network of caring relationships with those around us.
extension.drbu.edu
Winter, Spring, and Summer Residential Retreats are now open:
with teachers like Reverend Heng Sure, Ven. Jin Chuan, and Ven. Jin Wei
at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, or Redwood Vihara, in northern California
Summer retreats: July 25 - Aug 2, 2026
https://extension.drbu.edu/retreats.html
Join us for a week of recitation, meditation, service, and self-reflection immersed in a spiritual community, the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. This is a chance to disconnect from our digital devices, reconnect to our inner wisdom and compassion, and form a true network of caring relationships with those around us.
extension.drbu.edu
Winter, Spring, and Summer Residential Retreats are now open:
with teachers like Reverend Heng Sure, Ven. Jin Chuan, and Ven. Jin Wei
at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, or Redwood Vihara, in northern California
Summer retreats: July 25 - Aug 2, 2026
https://extension.drbu.edu/retreats.html
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Find a link to a list of many in-person (residential) retreats in 2026, including ones for High School and College students, young adults, and all ages:
BuddhistClub.org Includes spring and summer programs, and 3 - 7 day Zen retreats throughout the year at: - Tallahassee Chan Center (Florida) - Dharma Realm Buddhist University Extension (California) - Woodenfish (Japan for 2026!) - Dharma Drum Retreat Center (New York) - Sravasti Abbey (Washington state) - US Zen Institute (Maryland / Washington DC) etc |
VeGreen Noodle Vegan Restaurant in Buford: YUMMY!
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All the family-owned local VeGreen restaurants are yummy! Asian-inspired cuisine and entirely plant based food. Check out the original Vegreen is in Duluth; VeGreen2Go has a dining room and is also in Duluth, and now VeGreen Noodle is near the Mall of Georgia!
Vegreen Noodle 2660 Mall of Georgia Blvd Ste #100A, Buford, GA 470-238-8000 / vegreennoodle.com At Vegreen Noodle, our menu has a mix of familiar favorites like "Sesame Chicken" and "Mongolian Beef" alongside some tasty surprises like our "Black Truffle Fried Rice" and "Veggie Pepper Steak." Plus, don't miss our hearty noodle soups, they're cozy and full of flavor. And we're excited to offer a variety of vegan sushi rolls, which is pretty unique since most sushi places focus on seafood. And finish it off with a delicious vegan mango smoothie! |
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Why does Buddhism encourage vegetarianism? For hundreds of thousands of years, The stew in the pot has boiled up A resentment very hard to level. If you want to know why There are wars in the world, Just listen to the haunting cries that come From a slaughterhouse at midnight. Read more here: https://sunnyvale.ctzen.org/wiki/dharma-gems/dharma-lectures/buddhism-and-vegetarianism-by-grand-master-weichueh/ |
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Looking to practice mindfulness and meditation around the Atlanta Georgia area? Here are some groups you can try out, they're all different!
Drepung Loseling Monastery - Beginner's guided meditation Sundays at 11am, all welcome. https://drepung.org/ Buddhanara Temple - Saturdays at 9am, Zen meditation practice, 2197 Gravel Springs Road, Buford GA 30519 Atlanta Pure Land Association Mietoville - Sunday mornings, Mindful recitation (Amitabha Buddha name chanting is in Chinese but you don't need to know Chinese), 2800 Simpson Circle, Norcross GA 30071 Grant Park Meditation - Atlanta's In-Town Mindfulness Practice Group at Chua Quang Minh Temple Next: Wednesday May 6 at 7:30pm www.grantparkmeditation.org |
Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
Beginner's Guided Meditation
Sundays at 11am (Chai Tea social back on the 1st Sunday of the month too!)
Both in person and online!
Parking is available behind the center at John Lewis Elementary School
All welcome to these events at Atlanta's Tibetan Buddhist meditation center and temple
- Guided Meditation, Sundays at 11am
- Medicine Buddha Practice, Tuesdays at 6pm
- Public Buddhist Teaching (talk by a monk), Tuesdays at 7pm
- Evening Prayers, Wednesdays at 7pm (in person only)
- Protector Puja, Thursdays at 4:30pm (in person only)
- The Foundations Series Retreat and The Lamrim Series, monthly on Saturdays
Details at www.drepung.org/changing/Calendar/Current.htm
In Person and Online on FB, Youtube, and Vimeo Live
Beginner's Guided Meditation
Sundays at 11am (Chai Tea social back on the 1st Sunday of the month too!)
Both in person and online!
Parking is available behind the center at John Lewis Elementary School
All welcome to these events at Atlanta's Tibetan Buddhist meditation center and temple
- Guided Meditation, Sundays at 11am
- Medicine Buddha Practice, Tuesdays at 6pm
- Public Buddhist Teaching (talk by a monk), Tuesdays at 7pm
- Evening Prayers, Wednesdays at 7pm (in person only)
- Protector Puja, Thursdays at 4:30pm (in person only)
- The Foundations Series Retreat and The Lamrim Series, monthly on Saturdays
Details at www.drepung.org/changing/Calendar/Current.htm
In Person and Online on FB, Youtube, and Vimeo Live
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American Buddhist music and folk songs! Our newest album, Dharma Radio, with artists Reverend Heng Sure and Friends is available now on Apple iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, free from Good Karma Music, and more.
New to Buddhism? Start here, with lots of Q&A, guided meditation audio podcasts free to download or stream, and Tibetan Buddhism study guide!
The Buddhist Text Translation Society is the premiere place to get sutra texts, commentaries, and other Mahayana Buddhist books in English and various other languages.
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Georgia Buddhist Scholarship and Southern Buddhist Scholarships : next is spring 2026
Details here: Youth Recipients Supported by Emory Buddhist Club and Harvard University Buddhist Alumni Society
www.buddhistclub.org and www.harvardbuddhism.org |
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Meditation/mindfulness has many benefits, but it is not merely relaxing, sitting, or concentrating. In Buddhism, meditation means building up good habits of the mind -- an active way to transform our thoughts and views to nurture our compassion and to see clearly. Buddhist practices such as meditation allow us to leave behind our false projections and uncover the wisdom to be free from negative motivations such as greed, anger, and ignorance. Understanding reality lets us develop our wholesome virtues and attain liberation.
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Photos from Meditation Events at Dharma Jewel Monastery Atlanta
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Meditation/mindfulness is a tool that can help us calm our minds, relieve stress, and become healthier. Yet it is not the same as merely relaxing or focusing -- it is an active process to develop and habituate ourselves to positive qualities such as altruistic love and compassion, a starting point to find the root causes of our problems and change them. In Buddhism, meditation gives us the framework that helps us to develop our full potential by understanding the true nature of reality. To be awakened means to see reality as it actually is, not as we think it is, not trapped by our ego, misconceptions, and prejudices. A clear mind is the source of the penetrating wisdom of deep insight -- one that dispels greed, anger, and delusions; one that truly understands cause and effect, interdependence, and impermanence; and thus uncovers the inherent wisdom within. This true wisdom brings us freedom and liberation from sufferings.
But don't just take our word for it. Come try out meditation with us! Even the Buddha himself never claimed to be a god, and said not to rely solely on blind faith of his teachings -- in fact, he encouraged free inquiry, and everything can be personally experienced. In Buddhism, we must practice the path ourselves, as we are responsible for our own thoughts and actions. Only through our own cultivation can we generate boundless compassion and deep insight -- e.g., reading cookbooks or looking at photos of food does not cure our hunger, we must actually choose to eat! |
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