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We are an international spiritual organization dedicated to world peace and reconciliation.
Our Peace Village is a sanctuary inspired by the Cherokee Peace Villages.

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Dear Relatives, May we rekindle the fire of clear mind and right relationship in these changing times. The Healing Celebration is a practice taught to us by Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo and was from her ancestors, Nellie Ywahoo and Eonah Fisher and Eli Ywahoo. This is a special time on the planet and we can recognize our own inherent wellness. … Read More

41st Annual Native American Elders and Youth Gathering

Registration Now Open! We’re thrilled to announce that registration is open for the 2025 Sunray Native American Elders and Youth Gathering at Sunray Peace Village in Lincoln, Vermont, Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27. Workshops offered Monday, July 28. This Year’s Theme: Light is Consciousness. All matter is consciousness, and all is interdependent. Hosted by Ven. Dhyani … Read More

Lodge Building Weekend

Join in Building a Sweat LodgeFriday, July 11th through Sunday, July 13th Greetings Friends, Last summer, Chief Lee Plenty Wolf of the Lakota Nation suggested to us that we need to build a larger, more easily accessible sweat lodge. Currently, we have a small lodge in the forest down a very narrow and bumpy path, where we hold lodge ceremony … Read More

Boston Sunray Meditation Circle

Dear Relatives, We are grateful for the opportunity to practice together. All are invited to our Boston Sunray Meditation practice across the ZOOM platform (instructions follow). Every Tuesday, practice begins at 7pm Eastern Time – with three rounds of the dance, then a concise basic practice, approximately 50 minutes total. The Sunray Basic Meditation, Diamond Body Practice, Medicine Wheel Mandala, Dance of … Read More

Sunray Saturday Practice on Vacation until September 6

Dear Saturday Morning Meditators, May you all have a wonderful July and August, full of joy and discovery. Saturday morning meditation will be on vacation, and will resume September 6th. July is full of wonderful activity here at the Peace Village; we look forward to seeing many of you here. Wherever this time takes you, may you be blessed. Love, … Read More

Reflections from the Peace Pole

Dear Sunray community, We are in the harvesting moment and I wish to thank all of you who have participated in and contributed towards this year’s Elders and Youth Gathering occurring the last weekend in July 2024. At the 40th Gathering, I was deeply touched by the resonance of communities around the world and the leaders who came to share with us prayer and … Read More

Smoke offerings at the Peace Stupa, Sunray Peace Village

The Tibetan Community of Burlington VT and Sunray Meditation Community joined in prayer, smoke offerings, practices and feast by the Peace Stupa on Saturday June 22, 2024. As an auspicious day of Zamling Chisang Day, which means Universal Prayer and Purification Day, the Tibetans go to the mountain tops to burn incense and prayers flags. Several monks and the Tibetan … Read More

The Sunray Peace Village Peace Stupa

Built by Drikung Kagyu monks from India and Sunray community members in 2001, the Peace Stupa is a Buddhist reliquary statue that represents the Mind of Enlightenment. This sacred peaceful place for prayer and contemplation was envisioned by Venerable Khandro Dhyani Ywahoo and the Ywahoo Lineage. (see note) The Peace Stupa is a Stupa of Reconciliation and is one of … Read More

Return of an Ancient Tradition: The Sunray Peace Village Clan Pole

by Reinhard Reitzenstein During the Vermont Sunray Peace Village Clan Pole dedication ceremonies, a Deer Clan elder declared this the first clan pole erected on Cherokee land in roughly 150 years. A perusal of articles by early visitors to North/South Carolina and Georgia areas reveals that clan poles could be found near the entry to Native villages. In the 1800’s … Read More