Dear Devotees and Friends,This Saturday we plan to celebrate Buddhism’s most holy and inspiring holiday, the full moon of May, called Vesak. Join our all-day celebration offering early morning, mid-morning and afternoon observances. And meet Ayya Saccika visiting from Germany. Program is drop-in, welcome to arrive any time – but you don’t want to miss any […]

Dear Devotees and Friends, We welcome you to join upcoming activities at the Vihara. Spring yard beautification project at the Vihara this Sunday morning: “Gardening work – dirty your hands, purify your heart!” (March 17th 9am+.) Help make this place of goodness & healing look inviting on 1st impressions! Link for more info – such as why join […]

When: March 1- March 3rd. “Bright Mind Retreat” MEDITATION RETREAT WITH AYYA SUDDHAMMA At Greatwoods Zen Center Indoor accommodations and camping sites are availablle.This retreat is founded on generosity.Everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of finances.Venerable Ayya Sudhamma has been a Buddhist monk for over 20 years. Previously a lawyer, she was the first American […]

Overwhelmed? The Buddha’s Remedy to Stress from Current Politics & Climate” A day with Ayya Sudhamma focused on the solution. We will meet at Great Woods Zen retreat center (not far from the Vihara) for a half day of meditation and teachings. The center is nestled in 28 beautiful acres of woods out Hickory Grove […]

  We are coming up on the five-year anniversary of our center’s (Charlotte Buddhist Vihara’s) opening ceremony which took place on a full moon day, in July 2013. ~ Five years of goodness, service, of introducing people to Buddhism and meditation, Dhamma teaching, spiritual development, and countless acts of generosity and kindheartedness. ~ Now that’s […]

Details Let’s enjoy a couple of hours outdoors together in lovely Reedy Creek Park! We will hike around, find our perfect spot, and sit in meditation for maybe half an hour. Then we can decide upon a picnic spot, and go enjoy a picnic together. Let’s meet at the Nature Center at 11:00 am sharp! […]

Details There’s no greater holy occasion than the full moon of May for Buddhists, this year near the end of May. Not only the final birthday of our great Teacher, it marks his enlightenment day and the date of his passing away. The holiday is called Vesak. In some Buddhist countries in southeast Asia the […]

New Year’s Eve Daylong Meditation Retreat – Sun Dec 31st – Great Woods Sunday, December 31, 2017 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Tenative) The exact hours are tentative, more details later. Bring your own lunch. * New Year’s Eve Daylong Meditation Retreat – Sun Dec 31st – Great Woods Sunday, Dec 31, 2017, 9:00 AM Location details […]

*special* DAYLONG RETREAT Sun April 2 with Ayya Sobhana, Great Woods (10am-4pm) Sunday Retreat – A special time for meditation and invigoration in nature. RSVP Here Ayya Sobhana Bhikkhuni, Abbess of Awakening Forest Monastery and member of the Dhammadharini Buddhist nuns’ community in California, has kindly agreed to come share Dhamma teachings. She will be […]