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. Details about our weekly sitting appear below and you can read the About page on the website to find out more about our 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.
Our Home
Our community meets each and every Wednesday at The Little White Church (Newman Center) on Frontier Road at the corner of the Audubon Parkway.
This location, on the perimeter of the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus, has ample and free parking.
Meditation begins at 7:30pm (doors open around 7:00pm) and sessions end around 9:00pm. All people are welcome and all events are free.
The format is as follows:
- First Round of Sitting Meditation (~25 minutes)
- First Round of Brief Walking Meditation (~5 minutes)
- Second Round of Sitting Meditation (~25 minutes)
- Second Round of Brief Walking Meditation (~5 minutes)
- Dhamma Talk or Third Round of Sitting (~30 minutes)
The Buffalo Mindfulness Community has no organized religious affiliation but is rooted in the non-sectarian and universal teachings of the historical Buddha.
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