Upcoming Offerings
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Events
Holding Steady Through the US Elections
with Kittisaro & Thanissara
AN EVENING REFUGE
Daily, November 2 - 8 • Dana based • On Zoom
5:30 – 6:10 pm Pacific
8:30 – 9:10 pm Eastern
As we move through the uncertainty and intensity surrounding the US elections, we invite you to join us for forty minutes daily of refuge, meditation, chanting, and shared presence.
Together, we'll draw on the grounding practice of the Dharma, strength of community, and compassion to steady ourselves, tend to what arises, as we remember what matters most.
All are welcome. Come as you are.
After the World We Knew
with Alnoor Ladha, Lubna Masarwa, Rima Vesely-Flad & Thanissara
SACRED MOUNTAIN SANGHA BENEFIT
Sunday Dec 6th • Tiered Contribution • On Zoom • Recorded
9:00 – 11:00 am Pacific
12:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern
5:00 – 7:00 pm UK
7:00–9:00 pm South Africa
Sacred Mountain Sangha invites you to an end-of-year gathering and benefit: a conversation among spiritual teachers, activists, thinkers, and movement builders reflecting on what these last years have revealed, and what they now ask of us. Rather than asking how Dharma and spirituality can help us adjust to an increasingly untenable world, we want to ask a more radical question:
How might spiritual wisdom help us move beyond business as usual altogether?
Proceeds support Sacred Mountain Sangha’s teachings and keep them accessible to all.
Retreats
Being Dharma: Residential Retreat for Dedicated and Experienced Practitioners
with Kittisaro, Thanissara, Yong Oh & Djuna Devereaux
MONTHLONG RETREAT
April 6 – May 6, 2027 • Big Bear Retreat Center, CA
This retreat synthesizes essential teachings and practices from Theravada and Mahayana traditions, offering a graduated sequence of complementary and mutually supportive Dharma approaches that guide the practitioner into liberating insight and realignment within the inherent intuitive wisdom of our natural state of being.
Regular Practice
EVERY SUNDAY
Sacred Mountain Sunday Sangha
with our core teachers
9:00 - 10:20 am Pacific
12:00 - 1:20 pm Eastern
7:00 - 8:20 pm South Africa
5:00 - 6:20 pm UK
Weekly • Dana- based • Drop in anytime • On Zoom
Sunday Sangha sessions are weekly opportunities to be in community, practice together, and receive dharma reflections from SMS core teachers. Sessions include chanting, meditation, a short Dharma reflection, and close with an optional period for community sharing and Q&A.
Everyone is welcome.
EVERY MON, WED & FRI
Guardians of the Sacred Chanting Circle
with emikoYoshikami & Kareem Ghandour
Mon, Wed & Fri • Dana- based • Drop in anytime • On Zoom
8:30–9:00 am Pacific
11:30 am–12:00 pm Eastern
4:30–5:00 pm UK
6:30–7:00 pm South Africa
This chanting circle, inspired by Dharma teachings, combines sacred chants, protective mantras, and meditative prayers to help uplift and protect ourselves and all beings. It is also an offering to uplift our world. This circle, also inspired by the Buddha, who recommended his disciples do protection chants, particularly in times of peril, strife, and difficulty. In this spirit, we offer this practice. All welcome to drop in as you are available.
MONTHLY, SATURDAYS
Full Moon Kuan Yin Ceremony
with teachers and sangha leaders
Monthly • Dana- based • On Zoom
Throughout the year, we gather on the Saturday closest to the full moon each month to offer the Kuan Yin Compassion & Renewal Ceremony. Drawing from the Chinese Mahayana tradition, this practice honors the eternal vow of bodhicitta—offering compassion, healing, and protection to all beings. Drawing from the Chinese Mahayana tradition, this practice honors the eternal vow of Bodhicitta—offering compassion, healing, and protection to all beings.
Upcoming ceremonies:
Nov 28th, 11 am - 12.30 pm PT
Dec 19th, 9 - 10.30 am PT
Jan 23rd, 11 am - 12.30 pm PT