Http://esg.suburbandestiny.com

Mission

Reach out to those interested in Buddhism.

Organize meditation and dharma study at public places and at private homes.

Provide an environment for the study and practice of Buddhism.

Connect people with Buddhist organizations in Northern VA & DC.

Events & Locations

Meetup Discussion and New Member Orientation	Tuesdays, see the Arlington, Fairfax , Washington Buddhist Meetup, Woodbridge Buddhist Meetup for time and locations. No preparation or experience required, please RSVP.
Meditation	After attending a meetup/orientation, join the mailing list to find out when and where.
Dharma Study	Works a bit like a book discussion group. Attend orientation meeting's above and join mailing list to find out when and where. Also advertised through ReadersCircle.org

Events are organized and hosted by volunteering members, so except for the events organized through Meetup.com, and ReadersCircle.org dates and places will be announced on the mailing list.

Mailing List

Join announcement list (primarily announcements)

Join ESG discussion list (all messages broadcast to all members on list)

Follow same links for unsubscribing

Handouts

New Member Handbook

Meeting Signup sheet (MS Word Doc)

Attending & Hosting Meditation

Attending & Hosting Dharma Study

Volunteering & Hosting

Event Announcement- Long Form, Short Form

Flyer

Links to Other Buddhist Organizations in Northern Virginia

Organizer Contact

This website is run by me, Matthew Martin. The events are run by the members and while the group is still new I'm the default facilitator organizer for everything. I can be emailed at matt (at) suburbandestiny . com. My cell is 1-571-247-6010

Explanation of Name

There is a story in the Buddhist tradition of five blind men who are studying an elephant. One man holds the tail and says the elephant is like a rope, one holds the leg says it is like a tree, one holds the ear and says the elephant is like a sheet of paper, and so on. It seems a fitting metaphor for the experience of lay Buddhism in modern America- a lot of people studying the same thing, coming to different conclusions, but still finding it worthwhile to study together to find out what an elephant really is.