There is no Sunday Service on October 22nd. Please join us at the Tower Grove Park for the Walk to Feed the Hunger. See details here: https://www.maba-usa.org/event/buddhistglobalreliefwalk/
2017 Calendar
Weekend Gardening Workshop October 7-8, 2017
October 1, 2017| 2017 CalendarWEEKEND GARDENING WORKSHOP October 7-8, 2017 9:00 am – 5:00 pm As we meditate and learn the Dharma, so should we take opportunities to put our teachings into practice. Join our landscapers, Bret and Ryan, on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8, for a hands-on gardening workshop. We will learn how our work practiceMore ›
5 K(arma) Walk to Feed the Hunger
September 3, 2017| 2017 Calendar5 K(arma) Walk to Feed the Hungry
Dizang Blessing Ceremony
August 25, 2017| 2017 CalendarMindfulness Day Mini-Retreat
August 24, 2017| 2017 CalendarMindfulness Day Mini-Retreat on Saturday, August 26, 2017 starting at 12:45 pm at at the Thai Buddhist Temple, 890 Lindsay Lane, Florissant, MO 63031.
Children Half-Day September 17th
June 29, 2017| 2017 CalendarOur Children’s Program is this Sunday, September 17th. We will be discussing the importance of loving and respecting our friends, and our craft will be making friendship bracelets! Please RSVP with tracytb@hotmail.com if your child(ren) are attending so we have enough supplies.
Pāramitā Retreat July 22nd – 23rd
June 7, 2017| 2017 CalendarPāramitā Retreat at MABA Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23, 2017, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Mid-America Buddhist Association Monastery via Hwy. 94 and Schindler Rd. – Augusta, MO (35 minutes from Chesterfield) www.maba-usa.org for directions and information The Practice of the Six Pāramitās (Perfections) This retreat will be let by Master Jiru and MABA’s twoMore ›
MABA closed Sunday May 7th
May 5, 2017| 2017 CalendarDear Friends, Major flooding of the Missouri River has taken its toll. Due to Hwy 94 closures from DD to T (west of Weldon Spring all the way past Augusta), we need to cancel Sunday, May 7. Hope to see everyone on May 14, and of course, for VESAK DAY, May 21. Turn around. Don’tMore ›
Refuge and Precepts Retreat
May 4, 2017| 2017 CalendarRefuge and Precepts Retreat at MABA Saturday, June 3, 2017 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Refuge and the Precepts: Right Speech and Right Mindfulness “Understanding What It Means to Take Refuge and the Precepts” This one-day Retreat is designed to allow beginners to gain experience in what it means to Take Refuge and to practice theMore ›
MABA’s Upcoming Events and Practice Schedule
April 15, 2017| 2017 CalendarThis Sunday, April 16th at MABA, our regular schedule continues (Classes and study groups will start at 9 am. There is an orientation video for first time visitors in the library at 9 am) 10 am Sitting Meditation 10:40 Walking Meditation 10:55 Dharma Talk (see schedule below) 11:30 Chanting in English MABA has a new Study GroupMore ›