Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center

Woodstock, IL 60098, USA

2.7k Followers

The Blue Lotus, founded by Venerable Bhante Sujatha, is a welcoming community temple based in Woodstock, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. We open our doors — and our hearts — to people of all backgrounds and faith traditions to practice meditation, learn about Buddhism, and share in community together. Our commitment is simple: to practice compassion in all that we do and to add more love to the world. Guided by Buddhist principles, our mission is to nurture peace of mind, compassion for all beings, and spiritual growth through loving-kindness meditation and mindful awareness. May you be well, happy, and peaceful.

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Reviews

Natalie Ryan

Dec 4, 2025

It sessions like these that remind me why this app is called "insight" timer! This stuck to me like spiritually mindful glue thank you so much for the tools to utilize when faced with opposition. Incredible.

Adri

Dec 1, 2025

Thank you for this sincere meditation of well-wishing in the Buddhist tradition. May all beings be well, safe, healthy and peaceful. 🤓🙏🏻

sharon HW

Sep 6, 2025

Thank you. That was perfect. Loving kindness meditation followed by mindfulness of breath is one of my favorite ways to practice. There is something especially warm, friendly, and gentle about Sri Lanka style Buddhism that I deeply appreciate. 🙏🏻🩷

Rebecca

Aug 30, 2025

Excellent spiritually grounded meditation. I appreciated the chanting and simplicity.

sharon HW

Aug 21, 2025

Perfect and peaceful. I appreciated being guided through universal loving kindness followed by mindfulness of breath, and the chanting was wonderful.

Rebecca

Jun 27, 2025

Great, calming. The perfect amount of stillness and direction when the mind wanders

Jamie K

May 29, 2025

Lovely meditation! It is one of my favorites that I come back to over and over. Thank you!! 🙏 ❤️

Tatyana S

May 16, 2025

Beautiful loving kindness meditation . Much love and gratitude for your guidance ❤️🙏🕊️

Heidi

Apr 2, 2025

The chanting took me to a place deep inside as well as far away. Beautiful. Powerful. Ancient. Thank you. 🙏🏼

Estefi R

Feb 25, 2025

It felt like I was back at the Vipassana Meditation Retreat chanting practice! Thank you!!

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