Olean Meditation Center

Our Vision is to be a non-sectarian sanctuary elevating personal well-being and spiritual living.

 

Our Mission is to:

· provide regular opportunities for meditation practice and instruction.

· host retreats and inter-faith dialogues;

· offer facilities for residential solitary and group retreats, and

· sponsor programming that nourishes the interconnected development of mind, body, and spirit.

 

At Olean Meditation Center you will find:​

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Welcome ~ Olean Meditation Center offers unconditional acceptance and a hospitable environment to all who visit. We provide multiple levels of support to individuals who are engaged in spiritual practice.

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Natural Simplicity ~ We value what promotes our being at peace with ourselves and our environment; our facilities and surrounding grounds offer quiet restfulness amidst natural beauty. In silence we discover that we don’t need to add anything or fix anything, but just be present in the moment.

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Inspiration ~ We honor and rejoice in the spiritual progress of one another and believe that contact with accomplished masters is a rare and precious jewel that fuels our journey.

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Compassion ~ Behind the mission, and underlying our policies and practices, is the desire to reduce the suffering of all sentient beings. This heart-centered approach is what we see as the only way to be of service.

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The Olean Meditation Center acknowledges and honors the ancestral lands of the Seneca people, also known as the Onondowaga, or “the Great Hill People” of the Haudenosaunee (ho-dee-no-SHOW-nee) Confederacy. We recognize that the land we live, work, and play on is covered by The Dish and One Spoon Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a pledge between the First Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. It is also covered by the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, between the United States Government and the Six Nations Confederacy, affirming Haudenosaunee land rights and sovereignty in the State of New York. We are grateful for the opportunity to share this land with the Seneca people.

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