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.

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.

IMC-USA Offers Vipassana training in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

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 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.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.