Dhammakaya International Meditation Center
Classes We Offer
In-person sessions below or contact dimcnj257@gmail.com for special interests.
Basic Meditation Practice
Saturday 3:30 p.m. (ET)
We meet every Saturday for Basic Meditation Practice which is opened to both new and experienced meditators. We want to make meditation practice accessible to everyone, so there is no fee or reservation required for the class. Donation is welcome.
The door is normally open at 3:15 pm. and the meditation practice starts at 3:30 p.m. If you are new to this class, please arrive 5-10 minutes before class begin for registration and short introduction. In your next participation, you are not required to arrive early to re-register, however, we require that you arrive no later than 3:30 so that it will not disrupt meditators who are sitting in the meditation room.
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Chanting and Meditation
Tuesday 7 p.m. (ET)
Every Tuesday night, we have a session that begins with 15 minutes chanting followed by a guided meditation. Meditation time for this session is typically longer than the Basic Meditation Practice on Saturday. If you have learned some basic meditation from Saturday class already and are ready to sit silently for about an hour, we are happy to have you join us in this class. A reservation is not required.
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Full Moon Meditation
Full Moon Night 9 p.m. (ET)
We meet once a month every full moon night for wisdom talk, candle lighting, loving kindness meditation, and Q&A with Buddhist monks. All are welcomed. You can bring family and friends to enjoy this peaceful candle lighting event. Please feel free to join us at Dhammakaya Meditation Center 257 Midway Ave, Fanwood, NJ 07023 at 9 - 10 PM on the following dates.
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*Full Moon Meditation Schedule for 2024:
Thursday, January 25
Sunday, February 25
Monday, March 25
Tuesday, April 23
Thursday, May 23
Friday, June 21
Sunday, July 21
Monday, August 19
Tuesday, September 17
Thursday, October 17
Friday, November 15
Sunday December 15
Also, the Full Moon Meditation will be lived on Zoom at 9 PM.
Zoom: ID# 970 1192 2337, PASS:072
or copy and paste this Zoom link to your browser: dmc.tv/2564/usa-eng/1
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Afternoon Break Relaxation
Open in Fall and Winter only
Thursday 1 p.m. (ET)
This session is closed in April - August 2024. It will be reopened in September 2024.
Breaks in a workday are important. The science clearly shows that taking a cognitive timeout helps us to work better and feel better. We concentrate better and feel less stressed when we purposefully detach from work and enjoy a real break by finding a quiet cozy area to close our eyes to relax body and mind.
If finding a right spot in your house or your workplace to meditate alone is quite challenging, you are welcome meditate with a group at DIMC every THURSDAY 1-1:45 p.m. During the forty-five-minute session, you will be guided to relax yourself deeply by doing body scan, visualization, mantra, and loving kindness meditation. The session is donation based.
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Unlike Tuesday and Saturday classes, this day-time class has fewer participants, and we may need to cancel it on the day that we believe no one will attend (due to weather, holidays and etc.) or when the room is not available. Thus, to make sure that the classes is not closed or canceled on the particular Thursday that you are planning to attend, we highly recommend that you write an email to dimcnj257@gmail.com by Wednesday evening especially on your first visit. ​
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