Buddhist meditation in Honolulu
The Buddhist meditation in Honolulu calendar features events of interest to folks curious about practicing meditation within a classical Buddhist setting.
Please let me know of any mistakes or suggestions for this calendar via the contact page.
Buddhist meditation in Honolulu: weekly groups
Bodhi Tree Meditation- Mondays
This free, drop-in class is co-taught by Thanh and Xuan Huhnh, who also offer their monthly Mindful on the Ridge offerings the 2nd Weekend of the month – Sat/ Sun 10am to 3pm.
Kailua Insight Meditation Group- Wednesdays
I recommend this warm and friendly group! They met Wednesdays at 6:30 PM HST on Zoom. Please contact Rachel for the Zoom link–> r_siciliano@yahoo.com
Aloha Sangha – Thursdays
Join us for weekly guided mindfulness sessions Thursdays 6 to 7:30pm. See our the meetings page on this site.
Broken Ridge group – Saturdays
Saturdays 4 to 6pm. They also have a monthly half-day retreat from 12:30 to 6pm. Contact Greg gpai@hawaiiantel.net
Vipassana Hawaii- Sundays
Online Sunday meditation 2-4pm. Free- sign up here–> Vipassana Hawaii
Special Programs this Summer
The Path to Mindfulness: Finding The Silence Within
A silent 5 day non- residential retreat at the beautiful Broken Ridge Korean Temple in Palolo Valley: July 15 thru 19/ 9am to 5pm.
Step-up your practice-engage in a more immersive meditation experience in the largest Korean Buddhist temple outside of Korea.
You will undertake intensive meditation while sitting, walking and eating, all in Noble Silence.
This retreat offers an authentic Buddhist practice of Insight or Vipassana meditation. I have attened two of these retreats and recommend them highly.
For information and to sign up: contact Greg Pai –> gpai@hawaiiantel.net
Annual 6 day intensive retreat at traditional Burmese meditation center in Pearl City
June 29 to July 4, 2024
This one needs some context and a caveat-> this is for folks who are curious about what intensive meditation in an Asian setting looks and feels like. Good news- you don’t have to get any shots or buy anti-malaria pills; you don’t even need a passport!
But if you have the curiosity and the patience to explore intensive meditation in the Mahasi Sayadaw lineage in the traditional Burmese Buddhist context, this could be an incredibly rewarding experience.
(Note: I have practiced in this kind of traditional setting for years and can recommend it wholeheartedly).
You can also attend this as a non-residential retreat and sleep at home. The retreat will be held at the Panditarama Hawaii Meditation Center at 1819 Ho’omalo’lo Street Pearl City.
There are no fees, in keeping with Buddhist tradition. But you do need to register for this. For more information and to register, please email charles_aung@hotmail.com.
This traditional retreat consists of alertnating periods of sitting and walking meditation from 5am to 9pm with breaks for meals and a talk at 5pm in Burmese and English.
I will attend the first three days; if you have any questions or concerns about participating- just reach out to me via the contact me page on this site and and we can set up a time for a phone call.
8 week Mindfulness 101 on Zoom: July 2 thru August 20
Hawaii Association of International Buddhists (HAIB) offers an introductory class on Buddhist mindfulness meditation on 8 Tuesday evenings 7-8 pm July 2 thru August 20, 2024. This program is open to the public with a recommended donation of $10-$20 per session.
The course will be taught by Dr. Thanh Huynh, who has been studying and practicing mindfulness meditation (vipassana) since 1984.
He and his wife Xuan lead the weekly sittings at Bodhi Tree Dharma Center on Judd Street and weekend retreats at a Hawaii Loa Ridge private park in East Honolulu– see our Aloha Sangha calendar page for information about these)
To register for this course, follow this link-> Minfulness 101 on Zoom. Payment/ donations for this course can be made here: Hawaii Buddhists Donate and mention this course on the tribute gift line.
On-going monthly programs
The Mindful on the Ridge Group holds monthly retreats on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday of the month. For more information, an dto sign up, see their Mindful on the Ridge Meetup Group.
The Broken Ridge Meditation Group holds monthly half-day retreats from 12:30 to 6PM on the 1st Satuday of the month. See calendar above.
The La’i Peace Center holds a monthly Day of Mindfulness + Service on the 2nd Sunday of the month followed by their Monthly Study Group. For more information about these, email them here–> sakyadhita.hawaii@yahoo.com
If you wish me to add events to this calendar, please contact me using this siteʻs contact page. Thanks.
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What a wonderful resource this is! Thank you so much Tom and Katina!
Thanks, Rob. Yes, we so so young back then!
Thank you for providing the meditation gatherings!
Me Juliet and my husband Russell have both been meditating for years, we lived in Maui for 21 years, would like to visit Honolulu in September to meet you & join meditation events.
Please advise us your September events, where is the closest place to lodge.
With Appreciation,
Deep Bow,
Juliet & Russell
joy_yoga@yahoo.com
Hi Juliet and Russell- so wonderful to hear from you two! You are asking a very good question. The community I try to write for and organize is pretty much the so-called mindfulness or Buddhist Insight meditation community here on O’ahu. It’s kind of small. Our special events like the ones on this calendar mostly happen in the summer. At the moment I don’t know of anything happening in September; but if/ when I do I will for sure put them on this calendar here. Anyway, to hear about what’s going on in our community I would highly suggest signing up to our newsletter here–>> https://www.alohasangha.com/signup/
Thanks again for getting in touch.
tom