About the Bhavana Society
Traditions, Monastics & Community
The Bhavana Society is a community of monastics and lay people living according to the precepts and practices laid down by the Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama, over 2500 years ago.
How to Achieve Success of Life through Buddhist Meditation
The purpose of Buddhist life is living peacefully, happily, successfully with a light heart and…
Fear and How to Overcome Fear: A Buddhist Perspective
Buddhist wisdom still appropriate for our modern times.
The Buddha’s Technique of Meditation (Serenity and Insight)
The attainment of Enlightenment or Buddha-hood is the most excellent position in the world. All…
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01 Jan 2019
Bhavana is closed during this two month period for the private retreat of Bhavana's monastic sangha.
Please choose other dates for visits. Thank you.
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26 Mar
The Four Noble Truths (suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the way leading to the… Read More
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25 Apr
Registration opens on Monday, March 25th at 9:00 a.m. This retreat is to introduce beginners… Read More
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19 May
Vesak is the commemoration of the three main events in the life of the Buddha Gotama, all of… Read More