May Everyone Be Happy Pause, Reflect, Feel the Difference Within
Learn time-honored techniques to calm your mind, relax your body, and awaken authentic joy. Experience how the transformative power of focused awareness and mindfulness can gently reshape your life.
Discover Focus, Inner Peace & True Happiness
Meditate under the sky near the iconic Washington Monument
Program Highlights
Date: August 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Washington Monument Grounds, 130 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Washington Monument Grounds, 130 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
*Only a 7-minute walk from Smithsonian Metro Station (Blue, Orange, Silver lines)
*Only a 7-minute walk from Smithsonian
Metro Station (Blue, Orange, Silver lines)
Metro Station (Blue, Orange, Silver lines)
Sit in Stillness - Comfortably
Planning to bring your own cushion? You can, but why not receive one from us?
The first 150 to register will receive a free meditation cushion at the event. These are limited and going fast — once they’re gone, they’re gone! Claim yours now and arrive ready to relax.
The first 150 to register will receive a free meditation cushion at the event. These are limited and going fast — once they’re gone, they’re gone! Claim yours now and arrive ready to relax.
Planning to bring your own cushion?
You can but why not receive one from us?
The first 150 to register will receive a free meditation cushion at the event. These are limited and going fast — once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Claim yours now and arrive ready to relax.
You can but why not receive one from us?
The first 150 to register will receive a free meditation cushion at the event. These are limited and going fast — once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Claim yours now and arrive ready to relax.
Register Now
What Brings So Many to Meditate with Us
At the heart of our program is a shared journey helping people deepen their spiritual wisdom and, in doing so, discover genuine peace and happiness within themselves. Here’s how we guide this transformation:
Cultivating Noble Qualities
Learn to nurture virtues like generosity, patience, charitable giving, and managing anger, which create harmony both within and around us.
Fostering Wholesome Thoughts
Develop thoughts rooted in loving-kindness, compassion, mindfulness, and focused concentration; keys to living a balanced and joyful life.
Walking the Noble Eightfold Path
Understand how the daily practice of right view, right intention, and other path factors helps collect good karma and bring lasting peace.
Ticketing & Directions
Upon registration, you will receive a digital ticket by email, complete with event details and a location map to help you find us easily. Bring your own meditation mat. Please plan to arrive 15–20 minutes early so you can settle in. So join us for a calm and mindful start to the session.
Hyrdation for your Mind and Soul
As a token of our appreciation and to ensure an undisturbed meditation session, every participant will receive:
Reusable Water Bottle: Stay hydrated while supporting a healthier and more eco-friendly lifestyle.
Reusable Water Bottle
Stay hydrated while supporting a healthier and more eco-friendly lifestyle.
What You’ll Experience
- Explore how self-awareness can dissolve stress and negative thoughts.
- 3-4 short guided meditations in one session, making it beginner-friendly.
- Insightful discussions on the “why, what & how” of each meditation technique.
- A peaceful space to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with your inner self.
Buddha Meditation Center
Bringing mindfulness, compassion, and inner peace to the community through meditation programs, youth sessions, day-long practice events, daily blessings, and Dhamma sermons led by dedicated Buddhist monks.
Why Join Us
See What Makes This Experience Special
Authentic Guidance
Learn directly from practicing Buddhist monks who offer compassion and clarity.
A Community Experience
Meditate alongside others in a welcoming space, surrounded by a peaceful atmosphere.
More than Just Relaxation
Discover how tranquility can gently dissolve stress and open the door to genuine happiness.
Practical Techniques for Daily Life
Acquire simple yet powerful meditation techniques to nurture a happier, more centered life.
What Others Have Experienced
Discover how past participants found calm, clarity, and renewed energy through these guided sessions. Real stories of transformation moments shared by those who joined us before.
FAQ
Anyone is welcome, beginners, experienced meditators, and people of all backgrounds. The session is designed to be accessible and meaningful for everyone.
No. This program’s registration is completely free as a charity wellness initiative by the Buddha Meditation Center.
Not at all. The session includes guided meditations and discussions that are easy to follow, even if you’re trying meditation for the first time.
We recommend wearing comfortable, modest clothing suitable for sitting. Feel free to bring a small cushion, mat, or water bottle if you like.
Through the Lens of Peace
Visual glimpses from our recent sessions, captured with presence and care, honoring the spirit of our shared journey.
Photography Notice
As you journey inward at Meditate with a Monk, our team will be capturing the beautiful energy, peaceful moments, and heartfelt connections throughout the event.
These moments will be shared in our online photo gallery — a space to revisit the calm, reflect on your experience, and share it with loved ones.
Visit our website after the event to explore the gallery and feel the stillness all over again.
These moments will be shared in our online photo gallery — a space to revisit the calm, reflect on your experience, and share it with loved ones.
Visit our website after the event to explore the gallery and feel the stillness all over again.