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The Buddhist Network of Greater Baltimore is a loose affiliation of Buddhist centers and practice groups in the Greater Baltimore area. Representatives from the various groups started to meet informally in late 1999 in order to open lasting lines of information, communication, friendship, and cooperation, and to plan our first joint event, Baltimore's first annual Buddha Day Celebration. The BNGB can be reached at info@bngb.org. |
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Our Calendar
Announcements of regular practices and special events in our groups are posted on our calendar of events. If you are a representative of one of our groups and would like to have access to editing the calendar, please write to bngb-owner@yahoogroups.com. |
Our Mailing List
News about Buddhist events in the Baltimore area is posted to our announcements list. If you would like to receive announcements of upcoming events, please enter your email address in the form below:
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The following are the groups which are members of the BNGB. You may want to view this map to see where they are all located.
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Please note that all of these groups are Buddhist. Unless otherwise noted, they are not secular meditation centers and all agree on this common definition of what it means to be Buddhist: A Buddhist is someone who understands the dangers of samsara, recognizes the Three Jewels -- Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha -- as the ultimate protection, and determines to rely sincerely upon them throughout his or her life and to endeavor to refrain from harming any sentient being. |
Kadampa Buddhism | |
Vikatadamshtri Buddhist Center | |
| School: | Kadampa Buddhism (NKT) |
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| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche Resident Teacher: Gen Kelsang Atisha |
| Contact: | Gen Kelsang Atisha |
| Phone: | (410) 243-3837, Fax: (410) 243-3837 (call first to alert us) |
| Address: | 2937 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 |
| Webpage: | http://www.MeditationInMaryland.org/ |
| Email address: | Peace@MeditationInMaryland.org |
| Description: | Kadampa Buddhism offers the path of wisdom and compassion. We offer instruction in all levels of Buddhist meditation, including regular daily and weekly practices, retreats, courses and study programs. |
Nichiren Buddhism | |
SGI-USA Baltimore Community Center | |
| School: | Nichiren Buddhism |
| Contact: | Steve Harvey |
| Phone: | 410-877-3071 |
| Address: | 1583 Sulphur Spring #118 Arbutus, MD 21227 |
| Webpage: | http://www.sgi-usa.org/ |
| Email address: | sgibaltimore@comcast.net |
| Description: | Basic practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for individual happiness and world peace. Discussion-type meetings in members' homes; also study meetings and conferences, etc. Many different types of activities with an extremely diverse membership. |
Theravadan Buddhism | |
IMC-USA | |
| School: | Theravada |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Mother Sayamagyi and regional teachers |
| Contact: | Orin Hargraves |
| Phone: | 410-346-7889 |
| Address: | 4920 Rose Drive, Westminster, MD 21158 |
| Webpage: | http://www.carr.org/~imcusa/ |
| Email address: | imcusa@carr.org |
| Description: | IMC-USA Offers Vipassana training in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. |
IMCW-Baltimore | |
| School: | Insight Meditation/Vipassana/Mindfulness |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Tara Brach, Spritual Director; Trish Magyari, Resident Teacher |
| Contact: | Trish Magyari |
| Phone: | 443-939-0232 |
| Address: | 810 West 36th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211 |
| Webpage: | http://www.imcw.org/ |
| Email address: | trish@mindful-healing.org |
| Description: | We meet every Sunday 5-6:30pm (6-7:30 between Memorial Day and Labor Day) in the 2nd floor meditation room Second Wind at Breathe Books Hampden; periods of sitting, walking meditation and mindful movement; short dharma talks and discussion to apply mindfulness and compassion to daily lives. Newcomers, please call/email first. (See 'Other locations' under Classes on the IMCW homepage.) |
The Mindful Way | |
| School: | Insight Meditation |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Lee Halfpenny, Don O'Rourke, and Walter Schwidetzky |
| Contact: | Lee Halfpenny |
| Phone: | 410-377-2913 |
| Address: | 108 Westdale Court, Timonium, MD 21093 |
| Email address: | leehalfpenny@yahoo.com |
| Description: | The Mindful Way meets every Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the Towson Universalist Unitarian Church on Dulaney Valley Road just north of the Baltimore Beltway. It also holds first Sunday 3 hour sits with a bagel break (at Walter's home) and also sponsors day long and weekend retreats. |
Tibetan Buddhism | |
The Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center | |
| School: | Shambhala Buddhist Lineage (Kagyu, Nyingma, Shambhala) |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | The Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche |
| Contact: | Julie Heegaard (Center Director) Linda Catling (Shambhala Training Director) Judy Bond (Nalanda Director) Olivia Fite (Outreach and BNGB rep., email junefite@yahoo.com) |
| Phone: | 410-243-7200 |
| Address: | The Marylander, 3501 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD 21218 |
| Webpage: | http://www.baltimoreshambhala.org/ |
| Email address: | info@baltimoreshambhala.org |
| Description: | The Baltimore Shambhala Center is part of an international organization of Shambhala Centers that offers Tibetan Buddhist study and practice. Also offered are Shambhala Training (a series of secular weekend workshops of talks and meditation based on basic innate wisdom and courage) and Nalanda Path, (a series of experiential designs and practices integrating a contemplative perspective and meditative principles into everyday life). The Nalanda Path (or Gate) offers single-day theme-oriented events as well as Dharma Art Weekends. Check our Web site for up-to-date information on ongoing events and introductory and intermediate classes. |
The Bodhicitta Foundation | |
| School: | Drikung Kagyu |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Acharya Lama Gursam |
| Contact: | Lance Bergerson |
| Phone: | 410-308-9950 |
| Address: | 12-A West Aylesbury Road, Timonium, MD 21093 |
| Webpage: | http://buddhism.inbaltimore.org/ |
| Email address: | lance302@msn.com |
| Description: | The Bodhicitta Foundation is a center in Baltimore for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Our intention is to provide authentic Tibetan Buddhist meditation within a respectful environment that will inspire all attendees to quickly advance in their practice. Our center offers a Sunday Meditation practice from 11 AM to 1 PM. Practitioners of all levels are welcome. |
The Ja Ling Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Center | |
| School: | Rimey Tibetan Buddhist Tradition |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Teachers: Geshe Ngawang Kalsang, Khenpo Tsultrim, Geshe Yishey Chendo Director/Founder: Sherab Dolma (Barbara Apolonio) |
| Contact: | Tenzin Bhuchung (Director/Translator, Buddhist Studies Program) |
| Phone: | 443-520-2140 |
| Address: | 1417 East Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 |
| Webpage: | http://www.jaling.org/ |
| Email address: | Jalingcenter@aol.com |
| Description: | The Ja Ling Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Center aims to share the Tibetan Buddhist cultural heritage with the people of Maryland. We do this by inviting Tibetan Buddhist Lamas from all the different schools to teach and be part of our community. Ja Ling is inspired by the Rimey (non-sectarian) tradition movement, following the example of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by acknowledging that each of the different schools ultimately share the same philosophical views and practice while having their own unique attributes. We conduct Buddhist Teachings, meditations, and Tibetan Language classes every week. Please check our website for the monthly schedule of teachings. |
Zen Buddhism | |
Baltimore Dharma Group | |
| School: | Soto Zen. Buddhists and non-Buddhists are welcome here. |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Rev. Dai-En Bennage, Mt. Equity Zendo; Resident Teacher: Zuijun Esho Gambert |
| Contact: | Zuijun Esho Gambert |
| Phone: | 410-567-5405 |
| Address: | 220 Wendover Road, Baltimore, MD 21218 |
| Webpage: | http://web.mac.com/bdgzendo/iWeb/BDG/HOME.html |
| Email address: | bdgzendo@mac.com |
| Description: | BDG offers a wide variety of practice and study opportunities: Meditation Instruction, Sunday Morning Zazen and Service, Children's Service, Monday Night Zen Stitches, Thursday Night Study Group, and Spring and Fall Zazenkai, or One Day Retreat. Always call before you visit the first time. |
Burning House Zendo | |
| School: | Rinzai Zen |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Eido Shimano Roshi |
| Contact: | Mutei Doug Murphy |
| Phone: | 410-698-4648 |
| Address: | 3504 Harford Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 |
| Webpage: | http://burninghousezendo.org/ |
| Email address: | mutei@aol.com |
| Description: | Burning House Zendo gathers three times each week and periodically for longer retreats. Please call or email with any questions or to inform the sangha of your plans to attend. Directions to 3504 Harford Road are available on our webpage. |
Fresh Breeze Mindfulness Sangha | |
| School: | Practice in the tradition of Vietnamese Zen; open to all who aspire to live mindfully, regardless of religious background or affiliation. |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| Contact: | Carol Fegan, Chan An Cu |
| Phone: | 410-323-2180 |
| Address: | 5824 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212 |
| Webpage: | http://home.earthlink.net/~freshbreeze/ |
| Email address: | freshbreeze@earthlink.net |
| Description: | Every Saturday 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at Govans Presbyterian Church: sitting and walking meditations, sutra readings and dharma discussions in the style of Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's practice center in France. Newcomers, please call/email for orientation before your first session. |
Howard County Dharma Group | |
| School: | Soto Zen |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Steve Hagen |
| Contact: | Jeff Soulen |
| Phone: | 410-419-4659 |
| Address: | Ellicott City, Maryland |
| Webpage: | http://www.hocodharmagroup.org/ |
| Email address: | info2@hocodharmagroup.org |
| Description: | The Howard County Dharma Group provides a place for those who wish to establish, maintain, and deepen a meditation practice with the support and encouragement of others. We gather every Thursday evening for zazen (sitting meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation), monthly on Sunday morning for zazen, kinhin, and a recorded Dharma Talk by Steve Hagen, and periodically for longer retreats. Please see the website for more information. |
Kanromon Jail Practice Group | |
| School: | Soto Zen |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Zuijun Esho Gambert |
| Contact: | Zuijun Esho Gambert |
| Phone: | 410-567-5405 |
| Webpage: | http://web.mac.com/bdgzendo/iWeb/BDG/Kanromon.html |
| Email address: | bdgzendo@mac.com |
| Description: | Entering a detention center is to enter into a Hell Realm. How can we transform the jail into a Buddha Land, insanity into peace and joy? This is a very powerful practice, both for the incarcerated, and for the meditation facilitators. |
The Lotus Heart Mindfulness Community | |
| School: | Vietnamese Zen in the Tradition of Plum Village |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| Contact: | Michael Goodman, Nguyen Tinh |
| Phone: | 410-833-6685 |
| Address: | 810 West 36th Street Baltimore, MD 21211 |
| Webpage: | http://lotusheartsangha.com/ |
| Email address: | m_goodman33@hotmail.com |
| Description: | Sunday mornings from 8:30-10:30: Each week, we enjoy a combination of guided, silent, and walking meditation designed to help us reduce stress, relax, and experience the happiness that is available to us in the here and now. In each sitting, we will practice the art of stopping, calming, resting, and healing in order to renew ourselves and cultivate peace and joy. |
Zen Community of Baltimore, Clare Sangha | |
| School: | Soto-Rinzai Zen in the White Plum lineage |
| Teacher/Spiritual Director: | Bruce Seiryu Blackman, Sensei |
| Contact: | Bruce Blackman and Carl Pohlner, BNGB Representative |
| Phone: | 703-255-4769 |
| Address: | Holy Trinity Spiritual Center, 8400 Park Heights Ave North, Pikesville, MD 21208 |
| Webpage: | http://www.zcbclaresangha.org/ |
| Email address: | info@zcbclaresangha.org |
| Description: | Our interfaith group offers Zen training and support in the Maezumi tradition coming through American teachers Bernie Glassman and Robert Kennedy. See Website for schedule of Saturday sittings (meditation, chanting, dharma talk, optional interviews), orientation/text study meetings, and quarterly retreats. ZCB links with groups sitting weekly in Baltimore and Silver Spring, and groups offering retreats outside Baltimore. |
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Please send comments and questions to info@bngb.org. |
This page was last updated on: 2008-03-12 20:36:59 |