Cenla Meditation Group

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Cenla Meditation Group

Mindful living in meditation and community since 2011. A group for those who want to learn more about meditation and living mindfully. Beginner friendly.

No meditation experience required. Discover how mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation promotes peace & happiness. All are welcome regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Cenla Meditation Group, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions are tax-deductible for income, gift, and estate taxes. Our EIN is 46-3227450.

06/11/2026

“First train in the preliminaries.”

- the first of 59 Tibetan mind-trainings, known as Lojong

06/09/2026

We begin our Summer practice series this evening on The Path to Peace: Practicing with the Jhanas. This series will cover traditional Buddhist meditation practices that are accessible for beginners and experienced meditators. We meet at 6:30pm on Tuesdays. Free to attend. We meet at River Oaks Square Arts Center.

06/02/2026

We have meditation practice at 6:30 pm this evening (and every Tuesday) at River Oaks Square Arts Center. Beginner friendly. Free to attend.

06/01/2026

We wish everyone a happy Pride month. We are proud to have been a safe and affirming space for all in Central Louisiana since we first started in 2012. The light in us sees and recognizes the light within you now and always. Namaste, friends 🙏🏻❤️🏳️‍🌈

05/31/2026

Happy Vesak Day on which we celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of the Buddha. It’s an auspicious day to chant, meditate, listen to the dharma, visit a shrine, practice generosity, or make offerings of candles, flowers, or incense.

05/27/2026

“The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection;
The water has no mind to receive their image.”

- from Zenrin Kushu

05/20/2026

“Nowhere in either the Pāli or Sanskrit sūtras is the Buddha seen as either omnipotent or as a creator. He does not seek our worship, and we do not have to propitiate him to gain boons.

He does not reward those who follow his teachings and punish those who don’t. The Buddha described the path to awakening from his own experience.

His intention is only to benefit sentient beings according to their individual inclinations and temperament.”

—His Holiness the Dalai Lama in BUDDHISM: ONE TEACHER, MANY TRADITIONS

Image: © Marilyn Silverstone/Magnum Photos. The DALAI LAMA at the opening of Tibet House Delhi, October 1965

05/19/2026

We will be meeting for meditation practice and talking about Right Concentration to conclude our series on the eightfold path this evening. We meet at 6:30 pm at River Oaks Square Arts Center. Beginner friendly. No experience necessary. Free to attend.

05/12/2026

We have meditation practice at 6:30 pm this evening at River Oaks Square Arts Center. Beginner friendly. Free to attend.

Address

1330 2nd Street
Alexandria, LA
71301

Opening Hours

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Telephone

+13182293811

Website

http://cenlameditation.org/

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