Shambhala Meditation Center

I spent a day of mindfulness there and found a deeper awareness just by being around the monks and nuns. I highly recommend a visit there. I’m planning on going back for an extended stay.

This is a Mindfulness practice center. Everyone was so kind and generous. I'll take away many valuable lessons and will definitely return!

The Buddhist Youth Association was founded based on the teachings of the Buddha with the mission to help its members live a spiritual, healthy & happy life through 3 methods of listening, contemplation & practice. The first two methods of listening & contemplation is easy for me, it’s the last discipline of practice that is hard.

This was my first camp and temple at AnBangBuddhist and I was so glad to attend. I was at peace and relaxed with no worries. My friend Nancy recommended it and I thank her so much for that. Our group sharing was a great release for me. I was able to let go of my inner bad feelings. It was very professional and organized. The food was good. The staff was the best. The accommodations were clean and comfortable. Hopefully I will have a chance to go again.

The natural beauty of the grounds of Magnolia Grove make it an awesome place to connect with your higher self. The practice of mindfulness helps to establish a peaceful existence with todays world, while learning how to take positive steps in creating change.

I attended the Open House in July 14, 2018. It was a wonderful experience. Magnolia Grove is a peaceful, beautiful, friendly place. The monks and nuns are so welcoming and kind.

This will be my 3rd retreat to Magnolia Grove! Emerging from Deep, dark, rich Mississippi soil : This meditation center and Monastery is a setting where Deeper insight into our true nature can be nourished and experienced. Interbeing, emptiness of separate self, impermanence, "letting go" are important "tools" for our nourishment, and for expanding our well-being. With this awareness we can travel the path towards personal and world peace for ourselves, those we love, and the...

My wife and I just returned from a New Year retreat at Magnolia Grove Monastery. It was titled "Planting Seeds of Joy" and was quite possibly the most beautiful experience of my life. The community of monks, nuns, brothers and sisters are the most loving, kind and helpful group of people I have associated with. Practicing across traditions imbued a deeper sense of gratitude and joy for my own personal journey of spirit. Eternal thanks to Brother Radiant and all those at Magnolia Grove, you are a light and blessing to our world!

I've been reading Thich Nhat Hanh for 14 years. No author has been more transformative in my life. My understanding of Thay's teachings has deepened much from a single weekend at Magnolia Grove. The books and his online dharma talks cannot transmit the profound reverberations of the bell, the instant equanimity, the sense of stability, centeredness. They cannot transmit the experience of mindful eating amongst a community, the deliberateness of mindful walking, and the beauty of children's songs and chants in the meditation hall. Most of all, the books and the online dharma talks cannot transmit the peace, nobility, and joy in the faces of the monastics, the immediate calm and happiness one feels being in their gaze of nonseparateness. Inter-be with them as soon as you can.

You won't find a kinder, more welcoming community anywhere. The monastics of Magnolia Grove work every day to make the world a more compassionate place through the simple but deep techniques advocated by their teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. They may surprise you with their good humor and delicious vegan food. It's worth a visit purely as an interesting and enjoyable experience, even if Buddhism isn't your thing.