Dharma Buddhist Meditation (Nature Center)

4.8•466 ratings

North Hollywood, CA, US

About us

We meet regularly across Los Angeles including the foothills, the Valley, and WLA (UCLA). We have a big festival every year at the State Park in DTLA (meetup.com/zen-07.)

Our main practice sessions and Dharma talks are held weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 pm in Pasadena at the Ahiah Center for Spiritual Living, 150 N. El Molino Ave. near Colorado Blvd.

Explore Buddhist meditation and mindfulness practices, yoga, and other spiritual traditions. Learn, share, enjoy vegan snacks, and apply ancient methods to go with the flow of our modern American lives. We are all about group readings, inspirational talks, group sharing, mindful hugs, yoga poses and ecstatic breathing, discussions, and kind eating.

We cover three basic meditations during Thursday sessions: serenity for stages of absorption (samadhi), mindful movement for insight (vipassana), and boundless loving-kindness (metta) to break down the barriers. Free, supported completely by donations and volunteers. Get more involved.

Upcoming events

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Bhikkhu Bodhi live from BAUS, NY (Zoom)
Sat, Jul 4 · 12:30 PM PDT
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Online
Online
Dharma Students,

This Saturday, June 27th, Bhante will be holding his Sutta Study class in two modes: in-person and online. We will study the Book of Eights. See a PDF of this chapter here. To participate through Zoom, you must register on the BAUS website here.

| As usual, the class will begin at 9:30 am ET with a 40-minute meditation: 30 minutes of mindfulness of breathing and 10 minutes of loving-kindness. The meditation will be followed by the sutta discussion, starting at 10:10 am and lasting until 11:20 am ET. To find the time in your own time zone, you can use the world clock. (Zoom link below) |
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An Online Course in the Anguttara Nikaya

Numerical Discourses, The Book of Eights, Sutta No. 30.
The schedule will be as follows:

9:30 to 10:10 am: Meditation

10:10 to 11:20 am: Sutta study

| The sutta study class will be conducted over Zoom at the link given here: |
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|

| Zoom Link for Sutta Class |
| ------------------------- |
|

| Passcode: Sambodhi |
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| Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: Sambodhi

One tap mobile

+16468769923,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (New York)

+13126266799,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (Chicago)

Dial by your location

+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: 26115386

| Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIeabgixD |
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6 attendees
Bhikkhu Bodhi live from BAUS, NY (Zoom)
Thu, Jul 9 · 12:30 PM PDT
·
Online
Online
Dharma Students,

This Saturday, June 27th, Bhante will be holding his Sutta Study class in two modes: in-person and online. We will study the Book of Eights. See a PDF of this chapter here. To participate through Zoom, you must register on the BAUS website here.

| As usual, the class will begin at 9:30 am ET with a 40-minute meditation: 30 minutes of mindfulness of breathing and 10 minutes of loving-kindness. The meditation will be followed by the sutta discussion, starting at 10:10 am and lasting until 11:20 am ET. To find the time in your own time zone, you can use the world clock. (Zoom link below) |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|

An Online Course in the Anguttara Nikaya

Numerical Discourses, The Book of Eights, Sutta No. 30.
The schedule will be as follows:

9:30 to 10:10 am: Meditation

10:10 to 11:20 am: Sutta study

| The sutta study class will be conducted over Zoom at the link given here: |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|

| Zoom Link for Sutta Class |
| ------------------------- |
|

| Passcode: Sambodhi |
| ------------------ |
|

| Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: Sambodhi

One tap mobile

+16468769923,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (New York)

+13126266799,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (Chicago)

Dial by your location

+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: 26115386

| Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIeabgixD |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- |
|
6 attendees
Bhikkhu Bodhi live from BAUS, NY (Zoom)
Sat, Jul 11 · 12:30 PM PDT
·
Online
Online
Dharma Students,

This Saturday, June 27th, Bhante will be holding his Sutta Study class in two modes: in-person and online. We will study the Book of Eights. See a PDF of this chapter here. To participate through Zoom, you must register on the BAUS website here.

| As usual, the class will begin at 9:30 am ET with a 40-minute meditation: 30 minutes of mindfulness of breathing and 10 minutes of loving-kindness. The meditation will be followed by the sutta discussion, starting at 10:10 am and lasting until 11:20 am ET. To find the time in your own time zone, you can use the world clock. (Zoom link below) |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|

An Online Course in the Anguttara Nikaya

Numerical Discourses, The Book of Eights, Sutta No. 30.
The schedule will be as follows:

9:30 to 10:10 am: Meditation

10:10 to 11:20 am: Sutta study

| The sutta study class will be conducted over Zoom at the link given here: |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|

| Zoom Link for Sutta Class |
| ------------------------- |
|

| Passcode: Sambodhi |
| ------------------ |
|

| Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: Sambodhi

One tap mobile

+16468769923,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (New York)

+13126266799,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (Chicago)

Dial by your location

+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: 26115386

| Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIeabgixD |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- |
|
5 attendees
Bhikkhu Bodhi live from BAUS, NY (Zoom)
Thu, Jul 16 · 12:30 PM PDT
·
Online
Online
Dharma Students,

This Saturday, June 27th, Bhante will be holding his Sutta Study class in two modes: in-person and online. We will study the Book of Eights. See a PDF of this chapter here. To participate through Zoom, you must register on the BAUS website here.

| As usual, the class will begin at 9:30 am ET with a 40-minute meditation: 30 minutes of mindfulness of breathing and 10 minutes of loving-kindness. The meditation will be followed by the sutta discussion, starting at 10:10 am and lasting until 11:20 am ET. To find the time in your own time zone, you can use the world clock. (Zoom link below) |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|

An Online Course in the Anguttara Nikaya

Numerical Discourses, The Book of Eights, Sutta No. 30.
The schedule will be as follows:

9:30 to 10:10 am: Meditation

10:10 to 11:20 am: Sutta study

| The sutta study class will be conducted over Zoom at the link given here: |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|

| Zoom Link for Sutta Class |
| ------------------------- |
|

| Passcode: Sambodhi |
| ------------------ |
|

| Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: Sambodhi

One tap mobile

+16468769923,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (New York)

+13126266799,,81229609505#,,,,*26115386# US (Chicago)

Dial by your location

+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505

Passcode: 26115386

| Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIeabgixD |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- |
|
5 attendees