Welcome to Sunray

We are an international spiritual organization dedicated to world peace and reconciliation.
Our Peace Village is a sanctuary based upon the Cherokee Peace Villages.

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Indigenous Voices on Self-Determination

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2024 Please join us for an historic panel discussion bringing together Indigenous leaders from Turtle Island/North America and Asia who will speak of their experiences on self-determination and sovereignty, this year’s theme of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, what it means to their communities, cultures and existence as Indigenous peoples. Learn more … Read More

40th Annual Wow! Invitation to Join

Sunray’s 40th Annual Native American Elders and Youth Gathering July 26 – 28th, 2024 THIS YEAR’S THEME: Earth Awareness: How Our Hearts Resonate with the Voice of Myriad Galaxies Please take a moment to watch our video: Greetings Sunray Community. You are invited to Sunray’s 40th Annual Native American Elders and Youth Gathering, July 26 to 29 2024! As co-chairs … Read More

Heart Awareness, Wisdom Revealed

Gate Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate Bodhi SvahaThe Heart Sutra resonates with the wisdom within “Beyond words, beyond thought, beyond description, Prajñāpāramitā, Unborn, unceasing, the very essence of space. Yet it can be experienced as the wisdom of our own awareness: Homage to the mother of the buddhas of past, present and future.” Prajñāpāramitā Series, Lotsawa House Sunray Meditation Society invites you to join … Read More

Sunray Saturday Practice

Dear Relatives, We are grateful for the opportunity to practice together. All are invited to our Sunray Saturday Morning practice across the ZOOM platform (instructions follow). Every Saturday, practice begins at 7am Pacific Time – which is 10am Eastern Time at the Peace Village – with three rounds of the dance, then a concise basic practice, approximately 50 minutes total. The Sunray Basic Meditation, … Read More

Boston Sunray Meditation Circle

Dear Relatives, We are grateful for the opportunity to practice together. All are invited to our Boston Sunray Meditation practice across the ZOOM platform (instructions follow). Every Tuesday, practice begins at 7pm Eastern Time – with three rounds of the dance, then a concise basic practice, approximately 50 minutes total. The Sunray Basic Meditation, Diamond Body Practice, Medicine Wheel Mandala, Dance of … Read More

The Sunray Peace Village Peace Stupa

Built by Drikung Kagyu monks from India and Sunray community members in 2001, the Peace Stupa is a Buddhist reliquary statue that represents the Mind of Enlightenment. This sacred peaceful place for prayer and contemplation was envisioned by Venerable Khandro Dhyani Ywahoo and the Ywahoo Lineage. (see note) The Peace Stupa is a Stupa of Reconciliation and is one of … Read More

Return of an Ancient Tradition: The Sunray Peace Village Clan Pole

by Reinhard Reitzenstein During the Vermont Sunray Peace Village Clan Pole dedication ceremonies, a Deer Clan elder declared this the first clan pole erected on Cherokee land in roughly 150 years. A perusal of articles by early visitors to North/South Carolina and Georgia areas reveals that clan poles could be found near the entry to Native villages. In the 1800’s … Read More

Natural Treasures Revealed

I have visited this mountain many times in all seasons. I will try to learn its indigenous name. Its steep slopes, rocks, trees, flowers and trails draw me like a magnet. I sense that its granite clarity unfurls a benign energy over the surrounding country. I wonder how many other people, now and in earlier times, have felt the … Read More

LIVING TO BE: Crystallization of Harmony

As we know, on this level of existence, the life of human beings, the life of humanity, the life of animals, plants and the entire planet is in constant change and transformation. The dewdrops of each dawn are both new and at the same time connected to the water vapor of the preceding nights and days … and ultimately, they … Read More