Sunday Evening Meditation
Lone Star Buddhist Meditation Center
Find Calm on Sunday, Carry Positivity into Monday.
Meditation is one of the most beautiful ways to discover inner peace in life. Why? Because the mind is the chief of all actions. Everything we do begins with the mind.
We all strive for happiness—but if your mind is not happy, your life cannot be happy. Every action is preceded by thought. If you start your day with an impure mind, your actions will reflect that impurity.
Meditation helps us cultivate mindfulness. Without mindfulness, our daily actions can easily turn harmful. Deep within the mind lie roots of greed, hatred, and delusion—these are the forces that lead us astray.
But here’s the good news: when you become mindful, you can stop these harmful thoughts before they take control. Meditation is the key to this transformation.
So, join us and learn to practice mindfulness through powerful meditation techniques. Let’s train the mind, purify our thoughts, and create a life filled with peace and wisdom.
Meditation Practices
Loving Kindness Meditation
The Buddha taught us to cultivate loving-kindness just as a mother cherishes her only child — with boundless care, compassion, and protection. In the same way, he encouraged us to expand this love to all living beings throughout the world.
When you practice loving-kindness meditation with such a pure heart, your perspective begins to change. You start to see every parent as your own parents, every human as your family, and every friend as your dearest companion.
Think about how, even when you become upset with your parents, siblings, or relatives, your anger doesn’t last long — because love soon overcomes it. In the same way, when your heart is filled with loving-kindness, anger and resentment fade away. You begin to embrace all beings with the same warmth and understanding you have for those closest to you.
Breathing Meditation
The Buddha taught that by practicing mindfulness of breathing, one can gently calm the restless mind and cut through mental distractions with ease. Many people struggle because they cannot stop their thoughts at will — the mind keeps wandering, caught in endless chatter.
But the Buddha showed us a simple yet profound path to peace: breathing meditation. By bringing awareness to each in-breath and out-breath, our thoughts begin to settle, like dust sinking in still water. In this calmness, the mind becomes clear, steady, and free from unwanted thoughts.
Through this practice, we discover a deep serenity within — the quiet joy of a mind at rest.
Schedule for This Session
Every Sunday · 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 5:30 pm | Introduction |
| 5:45 pm | Loving-Kindness Meditation |
| 6:15 pm | Dhamma talk |
| 6:30 pm | Breathing Meditation |
| 7:00 pm | Closing |
Cost
Kindly requested: $15A $15 contribution is kindly requested to support utilities and other essential expenses
Join us on this peaceful evening and experience the joy of meditation and mindfulness — a beautiful way to calm the mind, open the heart, and nurture inner peace.
Registration is required.
Venue
Lone Star Buddhist Meditation Center
12415 N Eldridge Pkwy, Cypress, Texas. 77429