offers the most complete selection of different Buddhist practices available in our region. Wonderful Buddhist teachers come to Little Rock to share the Dharma at EBS throughout the year, some of whom also come up to the Fayetteville-Eureka Springs areas to give talks and lead retreats. The EBS website at www.ebslr.org is an eye-opener. You will find talks, workshops, and regular meditation practice schedules of groups of Buddhist students in the Tibetan Nyingma and Sakya linages; in the Zen Kwan Um, Mindfulness, and Rinzai lineages; in the Theravadin Vipassana tradition, and more. EBS also presents children’s programs and coordinates the Dharma Friends Buddhist prison ministry. You can also subscribe to the EBS online newsletter.

under the able direction of Lama Chuck Stanford, is a huge resource in this part of the country, with many lively ongoing classes (including ones on meditation and on providing meditation instruction); short retreats with world-renowned Tibetan Buddhist lamas; and annual pilgrimages to India. Lama Chuck also is involved in an active prison outreach ministry. The Rime movement began in 19th century Tibet and inaugurated greater communication and cooperation between the different Buddhist lineages there-- so Rime groups tend to be eclectic and ecumenical. The Rime Center is well worth the 4 hour plus drive to Kansas City. For more information, call 816-471-7073 or visit www.rimecenter.org.

(Vietnamese Zen.) Rt. 1, Box 184A, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 Contact Tina Moon (501) 253-6984.

offers courses, programs, and retreats for learning mindfulness meditation and fostering mindful living. Based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn at U of Mass, the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program provides the foundation for the Center. Participants learn new ways to reduce the stress of everyday life and improve coping skills using simple exercises in meditation, relaxation, and yoga. For more information about upcoming retreats and programs (including some from time to time in NW Arkansas), contact Sandy Pope at 501/821-3463, or visit their website at www.bemoremindful.com.

203 East Dunklin Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101, is a non-sectarian Buddhist group, but it relies on the Theravadin Pali) texts. Sunday Services: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM with discussion from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tuesday Meditation: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM;
Wednesday Meditation: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday Meditation: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Contact: Rev. H. B. Dhammaruchi, Phone: (573) 635-9544. Website: www.vipassanabuddhistchurch.org.

A regional organization that offers vipassana (or Insight Meditation) retreats. It offers an extensive website of vipassana groups in the Heartland, including groups in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana -- the most comprehensive single collection of listings for Buddhist practice groups of this type which we have found to date. The site can be found at http://www.geocities.com/~madg/.

Its coordinator can be contacted at Mid America Dharma, 455 E. 80th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64131, (573) 874-0881.

5840 S. Memorial Drive, Suite 305, Tulsa, OK 74145, is an interfaith meditation center offering six-week classes in mindfulness meditation; ongoing meditation classes three times per week; daily meditation sittings seven days a week; individual spiritual direction and meditation therapy by appointment; guest speakers; retreats; special events. Executive Director: Sr. Ellen Finlay. Contact Person: Cynthia Burgess Phone & Fax: 918-663-4747 Website: www.sjcenter.com.

Meets Tuesdays, 5:30- 6:30 weekly at Nancy Smith’s house. For more information contact Nancy at (918) 749-8265, or Susan Singh at (918) 749-7004.

“The Insight Meditation Community of Mid-Missouri,” is a wonderful on-line resource that lists 3 Insight Meditation groups in Columbia, MO, and one in Jefferson City. Upcoming retreats and other news, dharma essays, and meditation instructions for beginners are also posted on this fine site. Coordinator, Ginny Morgan. (573) 817-9942. You can access Show Me Dharma on the web at http://dharma.missouri.org/meditate.html.