Welcome to Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Bhante Vimalaramsi is the abbot of Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center (DSMC) and and is the teacher of the on-site residential retreats. He offers public talks nearby, by invitation. Sister Khema teaches 8 day monthly Online retreats and teaches offsite 4-5 day meditation/workshops, on request while residing, writing and editing at DSMC. A full schedule of retreats are offered this summer and fall in the practice of Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM).See our registration retreat pages for further details. Bhante is now in Australia and a new series of retreats will be offered there. He has a full schedule of retreats in Indonesia hosted by Brenda ie-Mcrae and after that Sri Lanka. Then back to the US in April for a N. California retreat in the Monterrey Bay area south of San Jose, California.
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What is "TWIM"
Dhamma Sukha and Bhante Vimalaramsi offers meditation practice that is based on the earliest teachings of the Buddha and not the later commentaries. We call this Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM). We use the Majjhima Nikaya and the other Nikayas as our only basis for teaching. By employing the "relax" step, which is "tranquilize" in the suttas, an aware relaxed state develops, which is conducive to very deep states of meditation. Metta- Lovingkindness (The Practice of the Brahma Viharas) and Anapanasati or Breath are what are taught. From here the student embarks on a journey to the goal of Buddhism: Awakening in this very life. Meditation progress can be very fast when it is taught exactly like it is in the suttas. The Buddha said this practice is akāliko immediately effective! Start with TWIM here...
Bhante declares that we are closest to the "Suttavada" Sect that originally stated that they only used to suttas and the vinaya.
Dhamma Sukha and Bhante Vimalaramsi offers meditation practice that is based on the earliest teachings of the Buddha and not the later commentaries. We call this Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM). We use the Majjhima Nikaya and the other Nikayas as our only basis for teaching. By employing the "relax" step, which is "tranquilize" in the suttas, an aware relaxed state develops, which is conducive to very deep states of meditation. Metta- Lovingkindness (The Practice of the Brahma Viharas) and Anapanasati or Breath are what are taught. From here the student embarks on a journey to the goal of Buddhism: Awakening in this very life. Meditation progress can be very fast when it is taught exactly like it is in the suttas. The Buddha said this practice is akāliko immediately effective! Start with TWIM here...
Bhante declares that we are closest to the "Suttavada" Sect that originally stated that they only used to suttas and the vinaya.




