New Year’s

Silent Meditation Practice

in honor of the awakening of the historical Buddha

all are welcome for morning and evening silent meditation sessions in the Dharma Studio, Dec 31-Jan 2. 

According to Buddhist lore, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, Shakyamuni Buddha experienced Enlightenment when he saw the morning star rise, after 7 days & nights of sincere yet arduous meditation. This Year, that morning falls on January 2. 

Buddhist practitioners around the world honor this time each year through retreats & intensive practice.  At the Dharma studio we will have silent periods of daily meditation sessions for three days, ending in the final morning of Jan 2.*  Please join us for any or all of these sessions. 

Each session consists of two periods of meditation, 50 min each, with a break in between.

 Schedule and etiquette for meditations 

Tuesday, Dec 31: 7-9 pm.

Wednesday, Jan. 1: 7-9 am

Wednesday Jan 1: 7-9 pm

Thursday, Jan 2, Morning of Buddha’s awakening: 6-8 am followed by tea 

Please observe complete silence once you arrive. Make sure your cell phones is silenced and or turned off.

You may enter or leave before or after any session

Doors open 30 minutes early with tea available at the big table.

Please arrive on time to park and get settled before the session begins.

Hang coats and hats on the coat rack outside the studio, and leave shoes neatly on the rug outside. Please leave purses safely just inside the studio. Do not eat or drink in the studio during sessions. 

During a meditation session, you may leave the studio to use the restroom down the hall. 

Stools, benches, and meditation mats are available. 

The meditation sessions will be 50 minutes with no instruction. 

There is no charge to participate.

The Dharma Studio is located in Suite 340 at 1111 Godfrey SW. Please contact Lianghua Su Jill Eggers at jilleggers9@gmail.com, or 616 308-8023, with any questions.