Welcome

New 4 Week Introduction to Mindfulness class starts in April. Please see the following link for more information and on how to register: http://buffalodharma.org/news/spring-mindfulness-class. 

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community is a non-profit group based in the Buffalo, NY area. We offer non-sectarian meditation practices based on the early teachings of the historical Buddha in a warm and friendly atmosphere. While the group emphasizes the Buddha’s instructions on Mindfulness or Sati (also called Vipassana or Insight Meditation), practitioners trained in other traditions and people new to meditation have found our non-sectarian approach welcoming. Prior meditation experience is not required and people of all religious and secular backgrounds are welcome. You can find out more about the group’s vision and mission on the About page of this website.

In the spirit of One Dharma, the Events tab and the Upcoming Events postings on the right side of this and nearly every page on the site list by date other meditation groups and special Dharma related events in the Buffalo area. However, besides the Monday Buffalo Mindfulness Community group that meets at Trinity, all other groups and the events they sponsor reflect the vision and mission of that specific group and may differ from Buffalo Mindfulness Community. For details about a group other than the Monday evening Buffalo Mindfulness Community group, please attend that group and direct any questions to the facilitator.

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community first began meeting weekly in 2003 at the Little White Church on the perimeter of the University at Buffalo North Campus. The owners of the Little White Church rented the building to another group in June of 2010. After a few months of looking for a new space the Buffalo Mindfulness Community began meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church in the city of Buffalo, 371 Delaware Avenue (between Edward and W. Tupper).

Buffalo Mindfulness Community is currently on hiatus from our weekly sittings secondary to a planned renovation of the Marfield room at Trinity. Anyone new to mindfulness who would like some help starting a home based mindfulness practice until our weekly sessions resume can email info@buffalodharma.org and a Mindfulness Toolkit will be emailed upon request. When our sittings resume, chairs for sitting meditation will be provided, floor sitters please bring your own cushion and zabuton (mat). The format for our weekly sessions will be as follows: 2 rounds of sitting and walking meditation (~25 minutes for each sitting and ~5 minutes for each walking period) followed by an audio taped dharma talk by a recognized mindfulness meditation teacher lasting ~30 minutes. The group actually ends around 8:30 pm but an extra half hour has been allotted to allow people time to mingle if they so desire.

Buffalo Mindfulness Community also periodically sponsors introductory classes on mindfulness, lectures and one day retreats. Our next four week introduction to Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness meditation class will start on Thursday, April 19 at Daemen College in Amherst from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. This class was created for people new to mindfulness meditation. Therefore, people who already have an established meditation practice should not register.  The class will consist of short lectures, guided meditations, handouts, and question and answer periods. Registration and or questions about the four week class can be sent through this website’s Contact Us tab or simply by e-mailing to: info@buffalodharma.org. Alternatively you can also call 716-626-9016 ext. 205 to ask questions but email confirmation will still be required because class materials will be emailed. Please note that previous classes have filled to capacity so register early. If the April class becomes full you can pre-register for the summer 4 week introduction to mindfulness class tentatively scheduled for August. Location and exact dates will be posted as soon as they become available.

The Buffalo Mindfulness Community has no organized religious affiliation but is rooted in the non-sectarian and universal teachings of the historical Buddha. Visit the following link to explore the question about whether Buddhism is a religion: http://www.buddhanet.net/nutshell03.htm