Welcome

Open Door Meditation Community is based in southern Maine. We meet virtually over Zoom every Tuesday and in person on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays in Portland.

All practice levels are welcome.


Upcoming Events

  • Mindful Mondays on Old Orchard Beach with Cassiah Sahl Mondays 5/18 - 8/24, 6:00 - 7:00 pm Details >>

  • Sutta Study with Adam Pepi Tuesday 5/19 Details >>

  • When This, That: A Daylong Retreat on Dependent Origination with Beau Demkar Saturday 5/30 Details >>

  • BIPOC Circle Mini-Retreat with Lynn Teo Sunday 5/31 Details >>

  • Sangha Social Wednesday 6/10 Details >>

  • Daylong Retreat with Chas DiCapua: Liberation From Unwholesome Mindstates and Emotions Friday, 6/26, 6:30pm - 8:00pm & Saturday, 6/27, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Details >>

Save the Date

  • Being Nature in Nature: A Three-Night Forest Retreat with Susa Talan and Amy Bird Thursday 8/27 - Sunday 8/30 Details >>

  • Fifth Annual Open Door Wilderness Retreat with Susa Talan and Chas DiCapua, Thursday 9/3 - Monday 9/7 (Labor Day weekend) Registration is open! Details >>


Our mission is to create and support a welcoming, thriving, diverse, and inclusive Buddhist insight meditation community (sangha) in southern Maine.