Welcome!
Deep in
the heart of America,
amongst the rolling hills
and forests of the Ozarks,
we humbly welcome you to the
newest and rarest experience
with Basic Buddhism here in
America. Here, beyond the
cacophonous existence and
stress-filled routines of
the mainstream society,
Venerable Bhante U
Vimalaramsi has
come to teach Tranquil
Wisdom Insight Meditation
and (Metta) Loving Kindness
Meditation in a manner you
will be delighted you tried!
In a beautiful forest
retreat setting, we offer a
unique opportunity for you
to practice your meditation
with a teacher whose clear
understanding of the Pali
Suttas is expressed in
concise and easily grasped
English.
We are
honored to invite you to
come to the land that will
be known as Jeta's Grove and
to Dhamma Sukha Meditation
Center located in Iron
County, MO just outside of
Ironton, MO. This is a
different type of Buddhist
experience than most you may
find here in the States.
Studying meditation here you
may discover, for the first
time, the usefulness of
meditation in today's fast
moving modern world, or
deepen an already
established personal
practice by continuing it
throughout each day, even
when off the pillow!
In Pali,
Dhamma Sukha means "Happy
Teachings". By visiting us,
listening to some of our
talks, and developing a
meditation practice ,we hope
you will find more joy and
happiness in you life. Our
teacher,
Bhante Vimalaramsi
is an American Buddhist
Monk teaching Metta
Vipassana or sometimes
called Tranquil Wisdom
Meditation using the
directions given in the Pali
Suttas. U Vimalaramsi is
the author of a book called
"The Anapanasati Sutta: A
guide to Mindfulness of
Breathing and Tranquil
Wisdom Meditation"
that has now been translated
into five languages we know
of including Russian, Dutch,
Korean and English.
Sections of the book have
also been translated into
Spanish for teaching
meditation. A combined
approach of study is used to
practice meditation, listen
to Dhamma talks from the
suttas, and then use
contemplations to conclude
insights. Eventually, after
some time, one reads for
oneself the suttas and
the meaning comes alive and
crystal clear. The practice
never becomes boring in this
way and will become easier
and more fulfilling each
time one goes to the cushion
to see what happens next. We
invite you to experience
Dhamma Sukha Meditation
Center for yourself.
Please
join us.
Dhamma Sukha Meditation
Center’s mission is to
preserve and teach original
Buddhist Tranquil Wisdom
Meditation as found in the
earliest Buddhist texts.
The Center hopes to
foster a deepening personal
spiritual meditation
practice following the
precise instruction the
Buddha left us and to bring
peace and tranquility into
our daily lives. We seek
compassionate community
engagement through
understanding clearly the
true nature of our
experience in this
existence. We serve others
by the development of this
location for the deepest
work supporting the greater
Sangha at large. Our center
strives to create a
supportive environment for
meditation, Buddhist
studies, research and
writing for monastics and
lay persons with an
opportunity for
compassionate service and
charity work for the
community at large. Jeta’s
Grove seeks to create an
island of tranquility for
all.
More about
Jeta’s
Grove & Dhamma Sukha
Meditation Study Center.
Our purpose is to
preserve and teach Buddhist
Tranquil Wisdom Meditation
as found in the earliest
texts. This includes
Breathing and Loving
Kindness Meditation and
understanding clearly the
Buddha Dhamma. The center
strives to provide a support
structure and guidance for
those wishing to live the
Buddhist 8-Fold Path in the
noblest form. To this end,
the Buddha's teachings are
clearly taught by
facilitating a weekly
meditation sitting and
Dhamma talk, weekend
retreats, private retreats
and periodic supportive
events with our resident
teacher, Venerable Sayadaw
Gyi U Vimalaramsi (Bhante
Vimala)
and the free
distribution of books, tapes
and CDs.
The center also supports
guest monastics from various
traditions who wish to learn
to present Meditation in
clear English or just pursue
extended retreat periods of
from 3 months to one year,
under the supervision of a
master teacher. Training for
lay persons is available
towards ordination in the
form of 1-4 year programs or
a program with the goal of
teaching meditation as a lay
person. Tranquil Wisdom
Meditation is found in the
original Buddhist Pali texts
carefully preserved by the
Theravadian tradition
including specific lessons
on meditation, called Suttas,
that the Buddha originally
taught his disciples.
People from all religious
traditions can benefit
greatly from this meditation
training and are welcome to
participate in our events
and to learn about Peace
through understanding the
true nature of things as
they truly are in this life
experience, which is at the
heart of the Buddhist
teachings.
Because we see the
Buddha’s teachings as
priceless, our center
follows the tradition of not
charging fees for events and
instead the events are
supported solely by
individuals’ contributions (dana).
The goal is kept to receive
the amount needed for
covering operations costs
only.
Our center is supported
solely through such
contributions and the
pledges and kindnesses of
students and supporters of
the Dhamma.
*** We are a Missouri 501
(c) (3) Religious non-profit
corporation with articles
that read: "...for
religious, charitable, and
educational purposes....",
and all donations "are"
fully deductible under the
IRS code.
Other offerings?
· Want a talk given at
your church about how the
Buddha taught Loving
Kindness and Compassion?
· Would you like to have
meditation taught at your
location to a group?
· Want to learn how
meditation can help your
health and sleep?
· Need further
assistance: Contact KK at:
sisterkhema@
yahoo.com
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