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August 20, 2007
Anathapindika's Park, Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Annapolis, MO

Dhamma Greetings Everyone!

     This report gives you an idea of what is going on in our center right now. There are seven people here from California, Michigan and Washington helping us at the moment. We hope you will offer your support for this new American Buddhist Adventure! Those who come to this center find a new angle for understanding the the Buddha Dhamma which deepens their meditation practice and leads to deep clear insights about what the Buddha actually taught.
 

More images:  Picture Board 2007  (incl. Tours: Florida Buddhist Vihara, Thai Conference Tampa Bay, Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel NY, Burmese Pagoda in NJ).

We hope you will take some time to explore our website at www.dhammasukha.org  and listen to some amazing Dhamma talks, read some articles and books and take in some videos. A new and even better website will be coming soon to upgrade this one! You will find the talks and media here to be refreshingly consistent and clear. This is because the material comes directly out of the Pali Texts. The guiding teacher attempts to repeat the Buddhas words as closely as possible while giving instruction. The website will offer you a fine opportunity to learn how precise the Buddha actually was with his original teachings on meditation and the cessation of suffering and how applicable this teaching actually is in today's world. It's a really fun and great experience to have this teaching clearly put together for you concerning the Dhamma and then actually be able to take it directly home with you into daily life when you leave the retreat. Please take some time to have a listen and take a look at what is going on here. This is an American Buddhist experience you won't want to miss trying for yourself.

      The support of our students and interested supporters from all over the world is what keeps Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center growing. Slowly and surely we move in the direction of completing our plan to develop more programs for Teaching the Dhamma to Americans without cultural overlays and offering them an opportunity to develop their own American Buddhist Forest Tradition.

      Most immediately we need to house Venerable Bhante Vimalaramsi properly for colder weather. Then we need to move forward on the bath house building. After than we will proceed with the new Kitchen/Dining Hall to supply more indoor space for walking meditation also.

      In the future we look forward to building a co-housing area on a portion of the 30 acres of forestland we hold to help support this budding monastery/temple and make an alms-round a reality for the monastics. Future phases will include a training center and eventual Buddhist University for male/female monastics to be trained 'equally' as in the time of the Buddha. We will continue on a further expansion of our support system for Meditators and scholars who wish to take long-term retreats to practice meditation and do research into what the Buddha actually taught in a very concentrated open way. A later phase will be to set up a retirement center for Senior monks and nuns and a hospice for all people to have an opportunity for a dignified death surrounded by loved ones;

     This project is very exciting and we hope you will lend your full support to our advisory board and Abbott, Venerable Bhante Vimalaramsi, in 2008 as he embarks to make history for American Buddhism by being the first Representative for the United States of America to the World Buddhist Summit Council in Kobe, Japan. This Fifth Summit Conference in April 2008 will attempt to face the Challenges for Buddhism in the 21st Century and bring together thoughts about viable solutions of nearly 40 countries worldwide being represented at the Conference. This gathering will continue its dedication to  reclaiming the original practice of Buddhist meditation in order to help move the World forward towards Peaceful co-existence and World Peace.
    Please follow the Support Us link to help!

Metta blessings and smiles to you all.
Sister Khema, Chairperson
United International Buddha Dhamma Soc.
Anathapindika's Park, Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center