Anattasati Magga is a sangha, or Buddhist community, devoted to the practice of Zen Buddhism. We offer meditation, services, Dharma discussions and lectures, retreats, meditation supplies, and more. The Sangha practices in Asheville and Bryson City, North Carolina, and in Sonora and Lotus, California and follows the tradition of Soto Zen.
Connie hays will teach The Four Immeasurables - Equanimity Dharma class after the Service ends. There are many options and opportunities for engagement with the Dharma at Anattasati Magga. Lay Teacher Nancy Spence (Sujata Yasa) founded Anattasati Magga in response to the needs of those lay people seeking no limits to the depth of their practice.
Connie hays will teach The Four Immeasurables - Equanimity Dharma class after the Service ends. There are many options and opportunities for engagement with the Dharma at Anattasati Magga. Lay Teacher Nancy Spence (Sujata Yasa) founded Anattasati Magga in response to the needs of those lay people seeking no limits to the depth of their practice.
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Anattasati Magga is a Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha for the Laity in Asheville and Bryson City, NC, and in Sonora and Lotus, CA. Our Sangha house in Asheville is located on 7 quiet acres in West Asheville surrounded by trees. Our Sangha exists to develop the practice of Zen Buddhism for the Laity.
We follow the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha as developed and practiced in the Soto tradition, including The Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, and Preceptual Living.Nancy Spence founded Anattasati Magga in response to the needs of those laypeople seeking no limits to the depth of their practice.
We follow the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha as developed and practiced in the Soto tradition, including The Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, and Preceptual Living.Nancy Spence founded Anattasati Magga in response to the needs of those laypeople seeking no limits to the depth of their practice.
Donate to the Margie Meares Retreat Scholarship Support Fund, which provides cost registration for a member needing financial assistance to participate in an Anattasati Magga retreat. If you would like to help the Sangha in other ways, there are several skills and goods that are on our wish list. Perhaps you could spend a few hours landscaping the grounds.
Anattasati Magga's four programs include the Sangha, InnerVision, The Center for End of Life Transitions, and the Carolina Memorial Sanctuary. The Mission of Anattasati Magga is to end suffering; to end fear of life and death transitions; to enhance the quality of life of all beings; to offer opportunities for personal growth.
We are a Sangha, or Buddhist community, for laypeople - which means we are open to beginners as well as those who have been practicing for many years. If it's your first time here, please consider the following ways to get involved and learn more. If you haven't visited our Sangha before, the best way to familiarize yourself with our offerings is by attending an orientation through Zoom.
Since her first reading of the teachings of Gotama Buddha in A Buddhist Bible in 1976, Nancy Spence-Edwards has avidly and sincerely practiced offering the Buddha, the Dharma, and Sangha. To deepen her own practice, she began lay training at Vichara Bodhiyana Monastery in Greeley Hill, California, under Jay Dupont, Roshi.
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