Chicago Buddhist Meditation Group

Chicago Buddhist Meditation Group We are a nonprofit. We practice meditation, and study Buddhist teachings from diverse Buddhist traditions, to cultivate compassion and wisdom for all.

Sun 5/17 : The Bamboo Acrobat This week, after walking and sitting meditation, Sam will share the story from the Sedaka ...
05/15/2026

Sun 5/17 : The Bamboo Acrobat

This week, after walking and sitting meditation, Sam will share the story from the Sedaka Sutta over vegan snacks and tea. In this Sutta, the Buddha teaches that “looking after oneself, one looks after others; and looking after others, one looks after oneself.”

Together, we’ll discuss how supporting our own practice supports the well-being of those around us.

- https://mailchi.mp/657417cefc17/the-bamboo-acrobat_260517

Sun 5/10 : What We Nurture This coming Sunday, after meditation, we will listen to a recorded conversation with the Dhar...
05/08/2026

Sun 5/10 : What We Nurture

This coming Sunday, after meditation, we will listen to a recorded conversation with the Dharma teacher Sylvia Boorstein. She will talk about life, family, children, and, of course, motherhood.

Happy Mother's Day!

- https://mailchi.mp/1c14295c4b41/what-we-nurture-260510

Sun 5/3: The Ever-Changing Me This Sunday, after meditation, Palm will lead us in exploring Anatta, or “no-self.” We wil...
05/01/2026

Sun 5/3: The Ever-Changing Me

This Sunday, after meditation, Palm will lead us in exploring Anatta, or “no-self.” We will examine how the self is understood as fluid and continually changing through the five aggregates, and how clinging to these aggregates leads to suffering.

See you there!

- https://mailchi.mp/e9e680708d98/no-self_260503

Sun 4/19: A Bucketful of River This week, CBMG will resume our regular hybrid format! After meditation, over vegan snack...
04/17/2026

Sun 4/19: A Bucketful of River
This week, CBMG will resume our regular hybrid format!
After meditation, over vegan snacks and tea, Alan will share story that serves as a multifaceted allegory of Buddhist practice and is open to various interpretations. Come join the discussion!

- https://mailchi.mp/20e154ff9b0b/a-bucketful-of-river-260419

Sun 3/29 (in-person): 5th Sunday Mini-Retreat Join us in-person this Sunday, Mar. 29th, for an additional Meditation Min...
03/27/2026

Sun 3/29 (in-person): 5th Sunday Mini-Retreat

Join us in-person this Sunday, Mar. 29th, for an additional Meditation Mini-Retreat on this fifth Sunday of March.

We will have two sessions of sitting, with walking meditation in-between.

Come join us for some extra cushion time!

- https://mailchi.mp/754e3b9e353b/20260329-mini-retreat

Sun 3/15 : Two Kinds of Monks - This week we are meeting in-person only. After sitting and walking meditation, Alan will...
03/13/2026

Sun 3/15 : Two Kinds of Monks

- This week we are meeting in-person only. After sitting and walking meditation, Alan will share the Dhammapada tale — The Scholar Monk and the Arahat.

In this story, the Buddha weighed in on the achievements of two monks who had pursued different aspirations and reaped different results.

Join us!

- https://mailchi.mp/dedf66ed99e4/scholar-monks-vs-arhart_260315

Sun 3/8 (in-person): Our 2 Consciousnesses - After our meditation, we will watch a recorded talk in which the Ven. Thubt...
03/05/2026

Sun 3/8 (in-person): Our 2 Consciousnesses

- After our meditation, we will watch a recorded talk in which the Ven. Thubten Chodron explores the differences between the "Conceptual & Non-conceptual Consciousnesses", how they support our practice in different ways, and how we can develop awareness of their operations in daily life.

- https://mailchi.mp/26fffc46811c/2consciousnesses-260308

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