New Moon Fire Celebration Sunday Dec 29, 9:00 A.M. EST SUNRAY PEACE VILLAGE, LINCOLN, VT ALL ARE WELCOME Dear Friends of Sunray near and far, You are invited to Sunray Meditation Society and the Peace Village’s New Moon Fire on Sunday, December 29. Lighting of the Fires will be at 9:00 AM following the Stick Dance. Please join us by offering your … Read More
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
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
Dear Relatives, We are grateful for the opportunity to practice together. All are invited to our Sunray Saturday Morning practice across the ZOOM platform (instructions follow). Every Saturday, practice begins at 7am Pacific Time – which is 10am Eastern Time at the Peace Village – with three rounds of the dance, then a concise basic practice, approximately 65 minutes total. The Sunray Basic Meditation, … Read More
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). Special Announcement: Practice will be cancelled on Tuesday, Dec 24th. Join us when we resume on Dec. 31st. Every Tuesday, practice begins at 7pm Eastern Time – with three rounds of the dance, then a concise … Read More
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
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
I have visited this mountain many times in all seasons. I will try to learn its indigenous name. Its steep slopes, rocks, trees, flowers and trails draw me like a magnet. I sense that its granite clarity unfurls a benign energy over the surrounding country. I wonder how many other people, now and in earlier times, have felt the … Read More
As we know, on this level of existence, the life of human beings, the life of humanity, the life of animals, plants and the entire planet is in constant change and transformation. The dewdrops of each dawn are both new and at the same time connected to the water vapor of the preceding nights and days … and ultimately, they … Read More
Sunray Meditation Society’s Inspirational Messages Series In this Issue: Replacing Fear with Courage & Replacing Doubt with What We are Certain Ofby Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo The Amazing Month of July 2020 Donation of Statues of Ksitigarbha, Bodhisattva and Protector of the Earth Community Resources: Our Children During These Uncertain Times by Renee Blanco-Fisher The Big Question: HOW DO I GET … Read More