Welcome

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community is a non-profit group based in the Buffalo, NY area.  We offer non-sectarian meditation practices based on the early teachings of the historical Buddha in a warm and friendly atmosphere.  While the group emphasizes the Buddha’s instructions on Mindfulness or Sati (also called Vipassana or Insight Meditation), practitioners trained in other traditions and people new to meditation have found our non-sectarian approach welcoming.  Prior meditation experience is not required and people of all religious and secular backgrounds are welcome. You can read the About page on the website to find out more about the group’s vision and mission.

Please note that the Upcoming Events column listed on the left side of this and every page on the website also lists other meditation groups and special Dharma related events in the Buffalo area.

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community had been meeting each and every Wednesday at the Little White Church on the perimeter of the University at Buffalo North Campus since 2003.  The owners of the Little White Church rented the building to another group in June of 2010 and this group will now be using the building during the evenings. Therefore, the Buffalo Mindfulness Community is currently looking for a new building that can accommodate up to 30 people and allow enough room for walking meditation for our weekly vipassana (mindfulness) meditation session.    

Until a new space is found, the Buffalo Mindfulness Community will continue to stay active by sponsoring recognized vipassana meditation teachers coming to Buffalo to offer teachings of the Dharma. Our next scheduled event will be with either Spring Rain Sangha teachers Randy Baker and Jim Bedard or Shinzen Young.  These teachers lead retreats roughly 30 minutes from Buffalo, NY in Niagara Falls, Ontario (Shinzen) and Batavia, NY (Spring Rain Sangha).  Please visit their websites at: http://www.shinzen.org/ and http://www.springrainsangha.com

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community will also continue to foster the spirit of One Dharma by having the website continue to be a portal for most Buffalo Dharma groups. The hope is for one day to have a Buffalo Dharma Center that will be a safe and welcoming place for all people, regardless of tradition or no tradition, to have a dedicated building to hear and practice the teachings of the Buddha.

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community has no organized religious affiliation but is rooted in the non-sectarian and universal teachings of the historical Buddha.  Visit the following link to explore the question about whether Buddhism is a religion: http://www.buddhanet.net/nutshell03.htm