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 […]
Picnic and Meditation Event at Reedy Creek Park
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! […]
*special* Vesak: THE BIG Celebration- Buddha’s B’day (and more!) Sunday May 20
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
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
*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 […]
Celebrate 2,600 years of Buddhist Nuns!
Saturday, September 17, 2016 10:30 AM to 1:45 PM at the Charlotte Buddhist Vihara located at 3423 Stonehaven Drive, Charlotte, NC (map) Full Schedule: 9:00-10:15 am – Optional Hard-Core (silent non-guided) Meditation followed by break; 10:30 am – Dhamma teaching focused on ancient poetry of earliest enlightened Buddhist bhikkhunis (nuns); 11:30 am – Refuge & […]
Party/Potluck for 3rd Anniversary of Charlotte Buddhist Vihara
Party/Potluck for 3rd Anniversary of Charlotte Buddhist Vihara Saturday, July 23, 2016 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Charlotte Buddhist Vihara 3423 Stonehaven Drive, Charlotte, NC To celebrate the founding of the Charlotte Buddhist Vihara we will have a relaxed community get-together starting at 10:00 am, with a few short speeches at 11:00 am, and potluck lunch at Noon.At 2:00 […]
Half-day Meditation Retreat & Climate Change Action: “Our Interconnected Planet”
Sunday, June 12, 2016 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM The Charlotte Buddhist Vihara and Great Woods Zen center call on you to join the Sunday June 12th international “Sacred Earth Sacred Trust” effort to reduce climate change. Please read the details of the call for all governments to act now to limit global warming to […]
Achie Satima to Visit Charlotte Buddhist Vihara
We would like to welcome Achie Satima who will be a guest at the Charlotte Buddhist Vihara from February 3rd until March 2nd 2016. Ven. Satima was born in Sri Lanka 80 years ago. In her youth she trained as an educator and moved to the USA. For 20 years she worked in a Montessori […]
5-Night Retreat at Southern Dharma Center
Join Ayya Sudhamma as she co-leads Ayya Sobhana’s annual 5-night retreat at Southern Dharma Center in the NC mountains. March 26th-31st. Several of our meditation friends have already made plans to be there. https://www.southerndharma.org/retreat_sobhana.shtml