Name: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Item: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Author: dhammasukha

Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center, deep in the heart of America, among the forest and rolling hills of the Ozarks, we wish to welcome you to a new and rare experience in Basic Buddhism right here in America. Beyond stress-filled routines of mainstream society, Venerable Bhante Vimalaramsi gently guides you to learn the Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM) practice and Loving Kindness Meditation (metta) presented in a manner that will truly delight you. In this beautiful forest retreat setting, a unique opportunity is offered for you to practice meditation under the guidance of a new American tradition in Buddhism called Buddhist American Forest Tradition. Here you will receive the support of a teacher whose experience and clear understanding of the Pali Suttas is expressed in concise and easily grasped English. This is a real pleasure to experience.

We are honored to invite you to Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center (DSMC) located in Iron County, MO just outside of the town of Ironton. This is a different experience than usually found within the United States. Here, you will learn a very practical meditation that can be easily carried over into daily life to help you in today’s stress-filled world. During this kind of meditation it is not uncommon for you to momentarily see and experience actual relief from suffering and confirm a true understanding of how relief works. Perhaps you will deepen an already established personal practice. You might find for the first time that you can take the meditation off the pillow and carry it with you. Certainly you will discover a new depth of understanding the Buddhist teaching.

In Pali, ‘Dhamma Sukha’ means ‘Happy Teachings’. By visiting, listening to live Dhamma talks, asking questions, and developing a very useful meditation practice, we know you will find more joy and happiness in life. Our teacher, Bhante Vimalaramsi is an Mahathera American Buddhist Monk teaching a Metta –Vipassana approach called Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation. (TWIM) follows the concise instructions found in the Pali Suttas.

Ven. Vimalaramsi is the author of the well-known book “The Anapanasati Sutta: A guide to Mindfulness of Breathing and Tranquil Wisdom Meditation”. He has also authored “The Breath of Love” a book revealing the TWIM practice, Metta instructions, Forgiveness approach, Walking meditation; and also recently “Moving Dhamma: Volume One” to be followed by a “Moving Dhamma Volume Two” both of which contain the most used Suttas from the Majjhima Nikaya and their explainations by Bhante. All are available online through Amazon. Other articles are found at the Dhammasukha.org website.

Parts of this approach have now been translated into 12 languages including Spanish, Korean, Burmese, Indonesian, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Vietnamese, and English. Many parts have been translated into Spanish to assist Hispanic countries.

A combined approach of study where one listens in the evenings directly to Dhamma talks from the suttas along with the teacher’s commentary and Q&A sessions combined with personal practice is the pattern of training. Students observe how mind operates during both sitting and walking meditation. They uncover insights and test what was heard from the texts for themselves. Each day they interview with a guiding teacher who monitors their progress and may suggest testing certain solutions for any difficulties. Eventually, after some time, they begin to follow the suttas for themselves and their meaning comes alive crystal clear after certain parts have been redefined into easier terminology. In this way students are guided by the voice of another as the Buddha suggested.

This practice never becomes boring. Its just easier to understand each time one goes to the cushion. In the proper frame of mind one sits just to find out what happens next. Please join us.

Mission Statement

Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center’s mission
is to research, practice, preserve and teach
original Buddhist teachings and meditation
as found in the earliest Buddhist texts to ease

suffering and promote peace in this world.

The Center endeavors to foster a deepening personal spiritual meditation practice following the precise instructions the Buddha left for us to bring peace and tranquility into our daily lives and the world.

We seek compassionate community engagement through understanding clearly the true nature of our experience in this existence and offer to share this knowledge with any who wish to learn more about it.

We compassionately serve others through the development of this location for the deepest work and develop future supports for the greater Buddhist Sangha at large.

We strive to create a supportive environment for meditation practice, Buddhist studies, research, and writing by monastics and lay persons alike and to provide an opportunity for compassionate service and charity work for the community at large.

DSMC seeks to create an island of tranquility for all.

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