The overarching purpose of our practice is to help us achieve a clear, direct state of mind and being in which dukkha can find no place to take root. Since this state does not depend on anything outside ourselves, no place or date is any more “religious” than any other. Times and locations of our gatherings are a matter of convenience, tradition and need.

We gather weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays for meditation and discussion (sometimes Dhamma talk or a presentation).

Regular Meeting times are:

Wednesday evening 7:00 to 8:45
Pure Land of Iowa
Suite D (Pureland Hall)
8364 Hickman Road
Clive, IA 50322
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Thursday evening 7:00 to 8:45
Phothisomphan Meditation Monastery
Wat Phothisomphan
2560 SE 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50320
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