The Bhavana Society of West Virginia

This is the YouTube Channel of Bhāvanā Society Forest Monastery and Meditation Retreat Center in High View, West Virginia. On this Channel you can find recordings of talks, retreats, and other activities that took place here at Bhavana Society.

http://www.bhavanasociety.org/

Please also find us on Twitter here:  https://twitter.com/BhavanaSociety

Who We Are

About the Society, its traditions, monastics and community

The Bhavana Society is a community of monastics and lay people living according to the precepts and practices laid down by the Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama, over 2500 years ago.  The Pāli word “Bhāvanā" means mental cultivation and the Society is dedicated to the practice of Theravadan Buddhist meditation which refers to the oldest school of Buddhism.  Located in rural West Virginia, the monastery and meditation center provides opportunities for people to come to organized retreats as well as personal retreats and personal visits of varying lengths.