While full-on monasteries are common in Asia and India, even in Europe, it’s
great to hear about a few that exist in North America in full form, not just
retreat centers. Anyway, here is part of this article about the spiritual
community from the monastery website.
A Great Buddhist Resource: Mahamevnawa Meditation Monastery Florida
The residential monastic community and lay practitioners as well as outside
members and supporters equally contribute to the life and activities of
Mahamevnawa Florida through their dedicated work. This includes offering daily
meals for free to the resident meditators (monks & lay people), cleaning,
maintenance, shopping, office work, and running courses. In addition, the
resident community principally supports the daily maintenance and functioning of
Meditation Monastery.
All our study programs are available for everyone, including introduction to
Early Buddhist teachings and meditation practices, daily devotional pujas
(chanting meditations) and weekend retreats and many other courses throughout
the year.
To read more of the original article, click
here.
It seems that they have a good mix of lay and ordained practitioners. Do you
know of other monasteries in North America? Please leave a message and let me
and others know about them.
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