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Won Buddhism of Manhattan has served, for the last seventeen years, as a spiritual home for New Yorkers. The Manhattan Won Buddhist Temple, which is also the site of the Won Buddhist UN Office, was founded in 1994. It is a place of peace and restoration, and a place to learn and practice Won Buddhism and meditation. Won Buddhists follow Sotaesan's vision of living the teaching of Buddha with simplicity and commitment in our highly modern and materialistic society.

Meditation Retreat at Won Dharma Center

Everyday Practice with Joy: The Dharma of Good Habits

Date: Fri - Sun, May 18 - 20, 2012
Location: Won Dharma Center

Do you feel that you are not reaching your practicing goals? Does the pursuit of your everyday meditation practice feel at times burdensome? Join us this weekend and learn about the power of cultivating good habits.

TAI CHI and Won Motion with Laura

Tai Chi and Won Motion with Laura Samuels

5 Mondays (Jan. 16 - Feb. 13) 6:00-7:15 pm

Keep your New Year’s Resolution to be healthier, stronger, and deepen your meditation practice! Learn Tai Chi exercises that are designed to balance your Chi (internal life energy). Members will learn the Chi Wah (balancing the Chi) and both Yin/Yang Chi transformations (bringing fire to water and water to fire).

Individual Meditation Instruction

Individual Meditation Instruction

For those who cannot join our public gatherings, our Reverends offer hour-long individualized instruction on how to meditate at the temple to anyone who wants to learn meditate and the Buddha’s teachings.