Please join us for Summer Sunday Sits at our Vermont location in Lowell.
These events will feature a guided meditation, dharma talk, and Q&A with our teacher Renshin, as well as a mini-potluck social afterwards. This is a wonderful opportunity to practice the living Dharma together. Neighbors, villagers, friends, and guests are all welcome.
Everyone is welcome here, so feel free to invite friends and family for this gathering. They do not need to have been to MAPLE before, or have a meditation practice. Kids of any age can come swim in the pond, explore nature, and experience the joys of spiritual community. We have a baby who often sits with us in the zendo!
Pets will be on a case-by-case basis, so please ask before bringing any animals.
After the meditation period, we’d like to spend the evening with you—so there will be time for snacking and socializing. If you wish, you’re welcome to share the gift of food or beverage. It’s okay if you do not bring any food at all, but if you do, please do NOT bring meat, peanuts, or mushrooms. Please label dairy, eggs, nutritional yeast, and gluten.
Alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis are not permitted.
Please do not use any beauty or body care products which contain the ingredient “fragrance” or “parfum” before arriving. We have those of us who are sensitive to this, and it is debilitating. We have plenty of clothes available to change into upon arrival if you arrive fragranced, and we may check through a quick sniff test. You may read more details about this here.