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  • Monthly Sunday Sit – “Sunday Unplug” Day

    Ekoji 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    This monthly event will be different each time. This month we'll have a "Sunday Unplug" Day: an opportunity to deepen our practice and unplug with teacher and sangha support.

  • Canceled Cancelled: Ekoji Sangha Day

    Ekoji 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Sangha Day is a time to have fun and celebrate that diversity. All members, their families and friends, and the public at large are invited to enjoy food, music and other fun activities at Ekoji.

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    Lunch & Wisdom Walk to the State Capitol

    Richmond Hill 2209 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, United States

    The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), Ekoji Buddhist Sangha of Richmond, and Williamsburg Buddhist Sangha invite dharma practitioners from across the Commonwealth (Buddhists, Hindus, and others) for a day of connection, reflection, and public presence.

    We with gather at Richmond Hill, share in a vegetarian lunch, then take a silent, meditative walk down to the lawn near the Virginia General Assembly building. The route is about a mile each way. This is not a protest, but a peaceful expression of our shared values.

  • Monthly Sunday Sit – “Sunday Unplug” Day

    Ekoji 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    This monthly event will be different each time. This month we'll have a "Sunday Unplug" Day: an opportunity to deepen our practice and unplug with teacher and sangha support.

  • Monthly Sunday Sit – Freedom is Just This

    Ekoji 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    The Buddha provided the wanderer Bahiya with a profoundly direct and brief model that dislodged his familiar sense of self. Upon hearing this teaching, Bahiya instantly and fully realized the fundamentally awake, free nature of reality. Could we directly experience a hint of what Bahiya did? Could we open a thread in our practice that leads in this direction? We will explore this and more in this half-day retreat.

  • Daylong Retreat: Caring for the Heart-Mind, Caring for the World

    Living Water 1000 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States

    During this Daylong Retreat we will explore the practice of nurturing a kind and caring attitude toward our own heart-mind. In Pali, the language of the Buddhist scriptures, the word citta encompasses both "heart" and "mind," reflecting the deep connection between heart qualities, like kindness and compassion, and mental states. And we explore how, when we care for our citta, we also care for the world.

  • New Year’s Day Fellowship Walk

    Dorey Park 2999 Darbytown Road, Henrico, VA, United States

    This year is our second annual New Year's Day walk! After a short walk (no more than 1 mile), we will have a brief meditation and then share food. At Dorey Park, meet at the end of the road at the last parking lot next to the pond. Please wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes.

  • Sunday: Unplug

    All Events Sunday: Unplug January 4, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Practical Information Date: Sunday December 8 Hours:  9:00 AM check in (Zoom only), then a reflection from 3:00 - 4:30 PM on Zoom and in-person at Ekoji Location: Zoom / Ekoji Buddhist Sangha, 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Richmond. (Google Maps) Teacher: Carolyn […]

  • Mindfulness – the Great Medicine: Foundational Mindfulness as Taught by the Buddha

    Ekoji 3411 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Do you sometimes find it difficult to manage stress and anxiety, or experience peace in a world of constant distractions? We will explore the foundational teachings on mindfulness in a 5-week course. The course will provide instructions for meditation to develop mindfulness while emphasizing application of these practices to challenges and problems in our daily lives.