Welcome to Chicago Buddhist Meditation Group!
We are a Chicago meditation meetup group organized by lay practitioners. We meet weekly to support each other in our meditation practice and to study Buddhist teachings from diverse traditions. We welcome anyone – beginners and seasoned practitioners alike – who are interested in meditation or in learning more about Buddhism to join us. Sign up for our newsletter or just come and sit with us!
Chicago Buddhist Meditation Group is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Upcoming Meditation Meetups
How to join us online:
VIA ZOOM: Visit https://zoom.us/j/727507599 (video + audio)
BY PHONE: 312-626-6799 / Meeting ID: 727507599# (audio only)
If Zoom is new to you, watch this video on how to join a Zoom meeting.
May you be healthy. May you be well. May you be at peace.
Meditation Mini-Retreat (ONLINE only)
On the 4th Sunday of each month, we do a mini-retreat with this schedule: 3:15 PM: Zoom link opens 3:30 PM: Slow Moving Meditation - to help settle our body […]
Find out more »Meditation + Dharma Sharing (ONLINE only)
On the 1st Sunday of each month, we do some Dharma Sharing where members take turn to present a Dharma topic and lead a discussion, with this schedule: . […]
Find out more »Meditation + “Teachers’ Corner” Dharma Learning (ONLINE only)
On the 2nd Sunday of each month, we read / watch / listen to a teacher's Dharma teachings following meditation, with this schedule: 3:15 PM: Zoom link opens […]
Find out more »Meditation + Dharma Story + Tea (ONLINE only)
On the 3rd Sunday of each month, members take turn to tell a Dharma/Buddhist story and we chat about it informally with this schedule: 3:15 PM: Zoom link opens […]
Find out more »Meditation Mini-Retreat (ONLINE only)
On the 4th Sunday of each month, we do a mini-retreat with this schedule: 3:15 PM: Zoom link opens 3:30 PM: Slow Moving Meditation - to help settle our body […]
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Dharma Learning — Latest Topics
The Most Basic Truths
On Sunday, March 12th, 2023, after meditation we watched a Dharma talk from Jack Kornfield entitled “The Most Basic Truths: Gateways to Freedom“. In this talk, Mr. Kornfield discusses a […]
Boundlessness and our fear of it
On Sunday, February 12, 2023, after meditation, we listened to a Dharma talk by Soto Zen teacher, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, on “Boundlessness.” Zenju first clarified that boundlessness could not be […]
Seeing Anew, with Beginner’s Mind
On Sunday, January 8, 2023, after meditation we listened to a Dharma talk podcast by Vipassana teacher, Jack Kornfield, on “Seeing Anew.” Starting by quoting Shunryū Suziki Roshi: “the goal […]
Handling Difficult Thoughts and Emotions
On Sunday, December 11, 2022, after meditation we watched a Dharma talk from Bhante Sujatha entitled “A Buddhist Approach to Handling Difficult Thoughts and Emotions.” In his talk, Bhante Sujatha […]