Awakin Community Night

Awakin Community Night, hosted at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB), brings together a vibrant and heartfelt gathering of souls committed to growth and awakening. The evening welcomes participants from the Awakin Retreat, along with students and teachers from Dharma Realm Buddhist University (DRBU) and the affiliated schools at CTTB. Through shared practice, meaningful conversation, and community connection, the event fosters both inner transformation and the deepening of collective bonds. It’s a beautiful opportunity to bridge diverse experiences and learn together in sacred presence.

About City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB), located in Ukiah, California, is one of the first and largest Buddhist monasteries in the United States. Founded in 1974 by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, it has become a spiritual, educational, and cultural sanctuary for people from around the world. Spread across nearly 700 acres, CTTB includes meditation halls, a monastic community, Dharma Realm Buddhist University, schools for children and youth, and spaces for retreats and practice. The monastery emphasizes a life of simplicity, virtue, and service, providing a supportive environment for those dedicated to cultivating wisdom, compassion, and mindful living. Its unique integration of study, practice, and community makes CTTB a rare spiritual refuge in the West.

About Awakin Retreat: 
The Awakin Retreat is a contemplative gathering guided by the principle of “awakening, but together.” Inspired by the bodhisattva ideal—embodied by figures like Guanyin, St. Francis of Assisi, Gandhi, and Mother Teresa—the retreat invites participants to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and compassionate action in unison. Set in serene settings such as Redwood Vihara Monastery in California, the retreat weaves personal practices like silent meditation, chanting, and mindful walking with group-centered circles and storytelling, fostering mutual reflection and engaged listening. It’s a space to align inner transformation with collective purpose—shifting from anxious urgency to creative possibility, and inviting participants to co-create new ways of responding to the world’s challenges with an open heart.