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April 2025

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • Reiki with Patti Eriksen - By Appointment
  • Tuesday Morning Meditation at the Temple
  • Yoga with Sheri Dressler at the Temple
2
  • Refuge Recovery
  • Wednesday Evening Meditation
3
  • 1st Thursday Drum Circle at Blue Lotus Temple
  • Elkhorn, WI Meditation
4
  • Silent Meditation at the Temple
5
  • Yoga with Jayson
  • Saturday Morning Meditation
  • Sri Lankan Dinner at Blue Lotus
6
7
  • Meditation and Dhamma at Arlington Heights Senior Center
  • Women's Refuge Recovery Meeting at Blue Lotus Temple
  • First Monday Meditation and Sutra Discussion
  • Monday Evening Meditation
8
  • Reiki with Patti Eriksen - By Appointment
  • Tuesday Morning Meditation at the Temple
  • Yoga with Sheri Dressler at the Temple
9
  • Refuge Recovery
  • Wednesday Evening Meditation
10
  • Elkhorn, WI Meditation
11
  • Silent Meditation at the Temple
12
  • Yoga with Jayson
  • Saturday Morning Meditation
  • Mindful Creativity: Monthly Class at Blue Lotus - MAKING LOTUS LANTERNS
  • Vegan All You Can Eat Buffet at Blue Lotus!
  • Mantra Music Kirtan with Ananda Lila Kirtan
13
  • Virtual Dhammapada Class & Discussion
14
  • Blue Lotus Book Club with Vimala
  • Women's Refuge Recovery Meeting at Blue Lotus Temple
  • Monday Evening Meditation
15
  • Reiki with Patti Eriksen - By Appointment
  • Tuesday Morning Meditation at the Temple
  • Yoga with Sheri Dressler at the Temple
16
  • Refuge Recovery
  • Q&A with Bhante San via Zoom and In Person
  • Wednesday Evening Meditation
17
  • Elkhorn, WI Meditation
18
  • Silent Meditation at the Temple
  • 3rd Friday Monthly Drum Circle at Blue Lotus
19
  • Monthly Sri Lankan Breakfast at Blue Lotus
  • Buddha Kids - In Person at the Temple!
  • Saturday Morning Meditation
  • Gongtopia at Blue Lotus Temple
20
21
  • Meditation at Arlington Heights Senior Center
  • Women's Refuge Recovery Meeting at Blue Lotus Temple
  • Monday Evening Meditation
22
  • Reiki with Patti Eriksen - By Appointment
  • Tuesday Morning Meditation at the Temple
  • Yoga with Sheri Dressler at the Temple
23
  • Refuge Recovery
  • Wednesday Evening Meditation
24
  • Elkhorn, WI Meditation
25
  • Silent Meditation at the Temple
  • Sound Bath with Lori Lea
26
  • Yoga with Jayson
  • Saturday Morning Meditation
  • Metta Sound Healing and Meditation
27
  • Virtual Sutta Study with Vimala
28
  • Blue Lotus Book Club with Bhikkhuni VImala
  • Women's Refuge Recovery Meeting at Blue Lotus Temple
  • Monday Evening Meditation
29
  • Reiki with Patti Eriksen - By Appointment
  • Tuesday Morning Meditation at the Temple
  • Yoga with Sheri Dressler at the Temple
30
  • Refuge Recovery
  • Wednesday Evening Meditation

Temple Hours

The Temple is open and attended :

  • Monday 10.00 am – 04.00 pm

  • Tuesday 10.00 am – 04.00 pm

  • Wednesday 10.00 am – 04.00 pm

  • Thursday Closed

  • Friday 10.00 am – 04.00 pm

  • Saturday 09.00 am – 12.00 pm

  • Sunday Closed

Meditation Schedule

  • Monday: 7:00PM to 8:00PM – In Person

  • Tuesday: 10:00AM to 11:00AM – In Person
  • Wednesday: 7:00PM to 8:00PM – In Person
  • Friday: 6:00AM to 7:00AM – *Silent meditation
  • Saturday: 10:00AM to 11:00AM – In Person
  • *Fourth Monday of the Month: Blessing Ceremony: 7:00PM to 8:00PM – In Person
  • Outside of Temple Meditation:

    • Thursdays at Matheson Memorial Library in Elkhorn, WI: 6:00PM to 7:00PM
    • Every second Tuesday of the month at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Geneva, IL: 7:00PM to 8:00PM