Sitting Groups, Sanghas and Practice Centers in Maine (alphabetized and listed by tradition)

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1 Sitting Groups, Sanghas and Practice Centers in Maine (alphabetized and listed by tradition) THE TRADITION OF THICH NHAT HANH: ARUNDEL Dharma Gates Abounding Sangha Contact: Stevie Westmoreland steviewestmoreland@gmail.com AUGUSTA Peaceful Heart Sangha Contact: Marty Soule - martysoule@gmail.com BANGOR Still Water Sangha Contact: Theodate Lawlor theodate52@gmail.com BATH Open Heart Sangha Website: Contact: Chalmers Hardenbergh editor@atlanticnortheast.com BETHEL Mountain Heart Sangha Contact: Cynthia Handlen cynthia.handlen@gmail.com FARMINGTON Full Moon Sangha Contact: Mary and Joe Rankin fullmoonsangha@gmail.com HALLOWELL Peaceful Heart Sangha Contact: Greg Fahy Gregory.fahy@maine.edu KENNEBUNK Ripples of Peace Sangha Contact: Sally Keene ripplesofpeace@gmail.com LINCOLNVILLE True Heart Sangha Contact: Peggy Smith psmith@tidewater.net ORONO Grateful Heart Sangha Contact: Sandy Cyrus Peaceful Harbor Sangha Contact: David Hughes hughes- david@maine.rr.com YARMOUTH Open Heart Sangha Contact: Dave Trafton

2 TIBETAN BELFAST / TOPSHAM / SOLON Dharmata Maine Website: sites.google.com/site/dharmatamaine. Contact: In Belfast: Judy or Katie ; In Topsham: Susan , In Solon: Chip Carpenter or yurthhollow@juno.com Description: Sanghas meet weekly for meditation and to watch a recorded teaching of Anam Thubten, a non- sectarian Tibetan teacher who received early training in the Nyingma tradition and later, with a Master Yogi, Lama Turlo in Tibet. His teachings are for everyone regardless of religion, spiritual orientation or meditation experience. Anam Thubten visits Maine annually for a 5- Day Retreat and for special gatherings, via skype. FMI about Anam Thubten visit Dharmata.org Schedule: Belfast Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm at 216 Main St.; Brunswick- Topsham Fridays, 7-9pm at 56 Elm St in Topsham; Solon Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm at 167 Eaton Hill Rd. FREEPORT Tashi Gatsel Ling Website: Contact: Karen Macrae, Director , tashigatselling@gmail.com Location: 20 Independence Drive, Freeport Description: Tashi Gatsel Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist center founded in the Gelugpa lineage under the spiritual direction of Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen Lobzang Tsetan. Our mission is to provide a welcoming environment where aspiring and engaged Buddhists, as well as anyone who is just curious, can explore Tibetan Buddhism through events, regular programming, and teachings by recognized Tibetan Buddhist teachers. We hold a Medicine Guru Puja monthly on the full moon open to everyone. We host a weekly "Discovering Buddhism at Home" study group, a weekly meditation group, a monthly book club and sacred cinema featuring Buddhist themed films. /BRUNSWICK Brunswick/Portland Shambhala Center Website: Contact: Bill Barry (207) billbarry51@gmail.com Location: 81 Oak Street, Portland and 19 Mason Street in Brunswick Schedule: Sitting on Sunday in Portland from 9-11am, Sitting on Sunday in Brunswick 9- Noon, and on Thursday evenings at 7pm. /SCARBOROUGH Rigpa Maine Joaneliz@maine.rr.com Contact: Joan Elizabeth ( ) Description and Schedule: Rigpa Fellowship is under the direction of Sogyal Rinpoche. This small group meeting is on Tuesday nights at 6pm. Anyone is welcome, no experience is necessary. Palden Sakya Maine Dharma Study Group Website: vikramasila.org Contact: Jenny at jenny@vikramasila.org Location: Rosemont Neighborhood, please call FMI Description and Schedule: This group will focus on Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of

3 Life (books available). Beginning on Tuesdays starting March 4 10:30-11:30 (please arrive by 10:25 as doors will be locked at 10:30 to minimize disruption). Bring your own meditation cushion. $5 suggested donation goes to support future programs - 10:30 sitting meditation and a 11ish break for Dharma study Vajra Vidya info@portlandmainebuddhism.org or pcomas@gmail.com VIPASSANA/INSIGHT WESTBROOK The Insight Community of Southern Maine Website: insightcommunityofsouthernmaine.org (for up- to- date scheduling info) Contact: Dhamma leader, Sally Bowden- Schaible (207) icsm@insightcommunityofsouthernmaine.org LivingWell Main Street Description: An unaffiliated, secular- leaning community devoted to the study and practice of core Buddhist teachings predominantly influenced by the Nikaya of the Pali Canon as taught at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the vipassana movement of western Theravada Buddhism. Schedule: ICSM offers vipassana and brahma- vihara meditation on Tuesday evenings from 5:45-7:00. Buddhist study and meditation and are also offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, respectively, of each month from 10:00- noon. All are welcome; no experience necessary. YARMOUTH Casco Bay Mindfulness Sangha Contact: Phyllis Chinlund (207) chinlund@maine.rr.com ZEN FALMOUTH Oceangate Meditation Group Contact: David Jordan at davidajordan7@gmail.com or Nancy Hathaway at hathaway.n@gmail.com. Description: The evening includes tea, sitting, walking, talk and discussion. The practice is facilitated by dharma teachers affiliated with the Kwan Um Zen School. FREEPORT Flying Point Zendo Contact: Phoebe Prosky (207) pprosky1@comcast.net Location: Please call for directions Description: Soto Zen meditation. Practice includes checking- in on practice issues/orientation, reading from Zen Mind, Beginners Mind and the Tao and brief discussion, two twenty minute sittings, Kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting the Heart Sutra, after which we observe silence as we leave the Zendo. Beginners and experienced meditators welcome. Schedule: Sunday evenings monthly, 7-9.

4 OAKLAND Treetop Zen Center Website: treetopzencenter.org Description and Schedule: Treetop Zen Center provides a place to practice Zen meditation in central Maine. There are meditation sessions twice weekly (Wednesdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 9am), weekend retreats, and two annual week- long retreats. A study group exploring the basic teachings of the Buddha is running through May 21st. Peter Seishin Wohl is the resident teacher. CBZG (Casco Bay Zen Group) Contact: Bill Bisson (207) Wbisson1@gmail.com Dawn Redwood Zen Community Contact: Connie Cross ccross1@maine.rr.com Location: Allen Avenue Unitarian Church, 524 Allen Avenue, Portland Portland Zen Center Website: portlandzencenter.com Contact: Deborah Luhrs or Chris at chriszen05@yahoo.com info@portlandzencenter.com Description and Schedule: The Portland Zen Center meets on Wednesday evenings from 7:15-8:15 at 150 St. John St. at WholeHeart Yoga Center. To schedule an orientation on the 1st or 3rd Wednesday at 6:30 pm, please call ahead. Great Tides Zen Contact: Dosho Port wildfoxzen@gmail.com SURRY Morgan Bay Zendo Website: Contact: info@morganbayzendo.org TOPSHAM Northern Light Zen Center Website: nlzc.org Contact: (207) nlzc@gwi.net Location: 202 Meadow Rd Schedule and Description: Evening practice is on Wednesdays from 6:30 8:30. WEST BATH Great River Zendo Website: Contact: Tim Buckley zenshin@greatriverzendo.org

5 OTHER TRADITIONS Nagolaka Website: nagalokabuddhistcenter.org Contact: Dharmasuri (207) or (207) Location: 1 Forest Avenue, Portland Description and Schedule: Portland weekly meditation sessions are Mondays at 6:30 pm, Wednesday 7 PM, Thursday noontime, and Sunday at 8:30 am. Free and open to the public. Natural Meditation Sangha janeburd@maine.rr.com Contact: Jane Burdick (207) Buddhist 12- Step Meeting Contact: Kudra (207) kudramac@gmail.com Location: 81 Oak Street, Portland Description: The group is focused on sharing support while bringing together contemplative practice and a commitment to sobriety. Newcomers will learn basic meditation techniques to enhance, not replace, their own recovery program in a familiar and comfortable environment. Experienced meditators will discover new ways to deepen their current practice while supporting the group. Meeting format includes: meditation instruction, sitting practice, an offering in the form of brief comments or a reading, sharing personal experience, strength, and hope and ending with a dedication of merit/prayer. Schedule: Monday evenings from 6:30-7:30