Schedule for Sunday Services via Zoom: • 9:15 am — Guided Meditation • 9:30 am — Sitting Meditation • 10:00 am — Chanting (in English) • 10:15 am — Break • 10:25 am — Meditation Discussion • 10:45 am — Book Study Group (reading On the Path) Winter Retreat Calendar December 27 – Sunday ServicesMore ›
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Mindfulness Day
August 13, 2019| BuddhismThe annual Mindfulness Day, sponsored by the Buddhist Council of Greater St. Louis, will be held at the Thai Temple in Florissant on August 17. The topic is “Mindfulness to Happiness,” and MABA’s own Don Yeye will be one of the speakers and sign copies of his book “Six Pathways to Happiness.” More information mayMore ›
Buddhist Culture and Arts Day
September 18, 2018| MABA NewsJoin us on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 9:30am to 4:30pm in a celebration of Buddhist traditional arts.
Coming Soon in November 2018! All Proceeds will go to MABA.
September 16, 2018| TeachingPāramitā 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 ›
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 ›
Postponing the Opening of the Blue Lotus House
April 4, 2017| 2017 CalendarDear Friends, Great progress has been made in the Blue Lotus House. However, the round Manjushri Hall will not be completed by Sunday. We have decided to postpone the opening until Vesak Day, Sunday, May 21. This will be an auspicious day with many people from all the different Buddhist groups in attendance. We lookMore ›
Sign up for April 29 Beginners Retreat at MABA and Study Group Info
March 31, 2017| MABA NewsDear Friends, 1) 2017 Beginners Retreat. This is our first retreat of the year. We encourage all new people and continuing members to attend. Coming to a one-day monthly retreat is a great way to improve one’s practice. Seeing how calm and clear our mind can become in one day inspires us to practice regularlyMore ›
