Universal Door Meditation Center

11/16/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧
SUNDAY - NOV. 16, 2025

𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂:
“To become a Buddha is to completely cut off the fetters that bind the mind.”

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
🔔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Dear Students, Meditators, Practitioners, and Friends,
Universal Door Meditation Center invites you to join the special Awakened meditation retreat every Sunday, guided by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien to awaken the inherent Buddha Nature within each person and directly experience the Ultimate Truth.

🔶 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆:
𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
The Universal Door Awakened monastic sangha will guide beginners in Awakened meditation practice, helping them to experience and gradually live in Awakened stillness, returning to one’s true nature, and liberating the suffering and attachments.
𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗤&𝗔:
Wisdom mind opening Dharma talk by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien and Awakened Zen Master Thich Thong Hoi awakening the Buddha Nature in each person, helping to free the delusions and attachments.
𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟭 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮
𝟭 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟮 𝗣𝗠
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝟮 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
15202 Dora Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77498.
𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩: (682) 274-2245

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅: (Please complete registration by Saturday, in order to enter the retreat fresh and clear)
https://forms.gle/rnJCC6aih8pf1RzD7

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒆𝒆: $𝟓𝟎
The retreat fee covers the expenses associated with the retreat. Beyond that, heartfelt donations of any amount to deepen your connection with the Awakened One are welcome. It is extremely meaningful because when we give up our attachments, whether time, money, or energy, we grow in our capacity to receive the immeasurable benefits of the Awakened Path.
We look forward to your presence with family and friends to experience and embody the Buddha Nature in the serene space of our Meditation Center.

🔶We encourage all participants to attend Dharma talk and lunch from 10 AM to 1 PM; the other activities in the schedule are optional.

Sincerely, 🌻

11/12/2025

Ready experience who you truly are? It's not too late to register for our 1 Day Awakened meditation retreat... please see attached flyer for details... see you in Awakened World soon!

11/10/2025

"𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬."
-Awakened One Thich Thong Hoi

Ajahn Marut flew all the way from Thailand to meet Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien in Houston, Texas... Why? In his own words, Ajahn reveals what happened in just "a single meeting..."

11/09/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧
SUNDAY - NOV. 09, 2025

𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂:
“Why Is It Essential to Attain Buddhahood and Liberation in This Lifetime?”

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
🔔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Dear Students, Meditators, Practitioners, and Friends,
Universal Door Meditation Center invites you to join the special Awakened meditation retreat every Sunday, guided by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien to awaken the inherent Buddha Nature within each person and directly experience the Ultimate Truth.

🔶 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆:
𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
The Universal Door Awakened monastic sangha will guide beginners in Awakened meditation practice, helping them to experience and gradually live in Awakened stillness, returning to one’s true nature, and liberating the suffering and attachments.
𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗤&𝗔:
Livestream the Wisdom mind opening Dharma talk by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien and Awakened Zen Master Thich Thong Hoi awakening the Buddha Nature in each person, helping to free the delusions and attachments.
𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟭 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮
𝟭 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟮 𝗣𝗠
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝟮 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, Nov. 09, 2025
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
15202 Dora Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77498.
𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩: (682) 274-2245

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅: (Please complete registration by Saturday, in order to enter the retreat fresh and clear)
https://forms.gle/rnJCC6aih8pf1RzD7

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒆𝒆: $𝟓𝟎
The retreat fee covers the expenses associated with the retreat. Beyond that, heartfelt donations of any amount to deepen your connection with the Awakened One are welcome. It is extremely meaningful because when we give up our attachments, whether time, money, or energy, we grow in our capacity to receive the immeasurable benefits of the Awakened Path.
We look forward to your presence with family and friends to experience and embody the Buddha Nature in the serene space of our Meditation Center.

🔶We encourage all participants to attend Dharma talk and lunch from 10 AM to 1 PM; the other activities in the schedule are optional.

Sincerely, 🌻

11/08/2025

✨ A SACRED NIGHT AT UNIVERSAL DOOR MEDITATION CENTER – SUGAR LAND, TEXAS ✨
November 05, 2025

In the stillness filled with the Presence of Awakening at Universal Door Meditation Center in Sugar Land, Texas, this evening, two practitioners, Tĩnh Nguyen and Tue Hoa, who have for many years been awakened, guided, and nurtured by the two Awakened Zen Masters Thich Dieu Thien and Thich Thong Hoi, have made their Great Vow to shave their heads and enter novice monastic training with one unwavering aspiration:

To Become a Buddha – Liberate source of ignorance – and to Wake Up the World

What is deeply moving is that Tĩnh Nguyên, originally from a Christian background and American by culture, has truly awakened to the Ultimate Truth. With courage and clarity, she let go of ego-identity, religious conditioning, cultural imprinting, and her former worldly life, in order to walk the Path of Awakening, the Path of Truth and Absolute Inner Freedom.

🌱 The shaving of the head is not a ritual. It marks a sacred turning in life, a complete offering of oneself, and an expression of absolute trust in the Awakened Ones and the Buddha, that They will guide them to realize Buddhahood and Liberation in this very lifetime.

From today forward, both will begin a month-long intensive retreat at Universal Door Meditation Center in Thailand, a journey of returning to the Pure Awakened Mind and entering the Living Source of Awakening where the Awakened Ones abide.

🙏 We wholeheartedly rejoice with both practitioners
who possess the rare conditions and the courage to return to their True Home and to commit themselves to the Path of Ultimate Truth.

A new beginning.
A new life.
A sacred journey to returning Home.

We are deeply grateful… thank you dearest Awakened Ones for always supporting and guiding us no matter what.

With 3 sincere bows,
The Awakened sangha of Pho Mon- Suoi Tu

11/05/2025

💫𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒕 Sienna by Johnson Development 𝑫𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 ✨

At this year’s Diwali Festival of Lights in Sienna, Missouri City, something deeper than sparkling lamps and joyful dances illuminated the night. Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien (AZM TDT)—founder and enlightened guiding teacher of the Universal Door Meditation Center in Sugar Land—offered a profound wisdom talk and guided meditation on “Returning to Who We Truly Are — the Awakened Mind.”

The festival’s organizers had long sought a way to help people experience the true meaning of Diwali—not only during the celebration but in daily life. When AZM TDT was invited, the event blossomed into a moment of awakening. Amid a world full of chaos and confusion, she guided everyone to touch the timeless truth within.

Amid the lively sounds and excitement, the crowd came together for a rare 45-minute stillness —to experience something beyond religion or culture: the Awakened Light inside each person. Through her talk, AZM TDT helped the audience awaken their innate wisdom and recognize who they truly are—and are not.
The session concluded with a moving dance and song performed by her students, carrying her radiant message:
“🎼𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒏𝒆𝒔—
𝑰’𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚, 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔.
𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏… 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏.”

Her message touched hearts and reminded everyone that Diwali is not just a Festival of Lights, but about becoming the light—of wisdom, peace, and compassion—and sharing it in our homes and communities.

The celebration reflected AZM TDT’s Great Vow: to awaken the Awakened potential in all beings and free the root of suffering. As this truth continues to spread, such moments are quietly lighting up the world—one heart, one community, one celebration at a time.

11/03/2025

"𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗠! 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽."
- 𝗔𝗷𝗮𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁 (𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱)

-Is it possible to Awaken in this lifetime?
-What is the moment of Waking Up like?
-What does it mean to liberate the ego?
-What is Awake World like?
-How can Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien dissolve our stuck points so instantly?
-How can just one word breakthrough illusions of many lifetimes?

In this short clip Ajahn Marut who traveled all the way from Thailand, with the purpose to truly find how Who Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien is... Why do people call her the Living Buddha? How does an Enlightened One live? What are the 5 Awakened Natures that Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien lives with?

All of Ajahn's questions were answered in his one week retreat as he got to live close to Awakened Ones Thich Dieu Thien (founder of Universal Door Meditation Center, Houston Texas and Awakened One Thich Thong Hoi co-founder of Suoi Tu Meditation Center, Dallas, TX.) to experience, witness, and see for himself the Ultimate Truth.

https://youtu.be/OuvAi04dwtw?si=DRfehTvrS7d4Alv6

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10/31/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧
SUNDAY - NOV. 02, 2025
𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂:
“Awakening in Delusion Is Not Yet True Awakening”

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
🔔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Dear Students, Meditators, Practitioners, and Friends,
Universal Door Meditation Center invites you to join the special Awakened meditation retreat every Sunday, guided by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien to awaken the inherent Buddha Nature within each person and directly experience the Ultimate Truth.

🔶 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆:
𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
The Universal Door Awakened monastic sangha will guide beginners in Awakened meditation practice, helping them to experience and gradually live in Awakened stillness, returning to one’s true nature, and liberating the suffering and attachments.
𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗤&𝗔:
Wisdom mind opening Dharma talk by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien awakening the Buddha Nature in each person, helping to free the delusions and attachments.
𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟭 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮
𝟭 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟮 𝗣𝗠
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝟮 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, Nov. 02, 2025
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
15202 Dora Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77498.
𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩: (682) 274-2245

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅: (Please complete registration by Saturday, in order to enter the retreat fresh and clear)
https://forms.gle/rnJCC6aih8pf1RzD7

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒆𝒆: $𝟓𝟎
The retreat fee covers the expenses associated with the retreat. Beyond that, heartfelt donations of any amount to deepen your connection with the Awakened One are welcome. It is extremely meaningful because when we give up our attachments, whether time, money, or energy, we grow in our capacity to receive the immeasurable benefits of the Awakened Path.
We look forward to your presence with family and friends to experience and embody the Buddha Nature in the serene space of our Meditation Center.

🔶We encourage all participants to attend Dharma talk and lunch from 10 AM to 1 PM; the other activities in the schedule are optional.

Sincerely, 🌻

10/31/2025

"𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿?"
𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗭𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗻

https://youtube.com/shorts/TyYHBJVl388?si=1KFKAU68-afNOogf

Please click the link below for the full interviewhttps://youtu.be/ovVa2k8qnPc?si=KtcCVZuPtxcJy56T

10/27/2025

🌟1-day Awakened Meditation Retreat🌟
☘️Theme: Return to Unborn Mind to Merge with Awakened Source
🗓️Oct.18, 2025

“I’m here to find out how to end my ego system.”
“How can I liberate from the attachments that cause me to suffer?”
“For so many years I have gone in and out of the Clear Mind, but how can I stay in there permanently to become Awakened?”

Sincerely seeking enlightenment and liberation, these are just a few of the many voices who shared in the opening circle of the powerful 1-day retreat; the two dozen participants came to experience Awakened Stillness, and return to their true self to realize who they truly are and liberate who they are not, and merge with the Awakened Five Natures of Awakened Source. Guided directly by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien, opening wisdom to show clearly how from ignorance, not knowing who we truly are, the illusion of false self grows bit by bit, into strong attachments, fostering further greed and repeated suffering. Bringing each person back to reclaim who we truly are, the lotus buds of awakening appeared throughout the room!

One highlight was a senior monk from Thailand, who overcame many obstacles inside and out, traveled great distances despite serious health issues, seeking guidance and Enlightenment from Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien. He shared candidly with everyone how in the first minute of meeting the Awakened One, “in just a few simple words,” everything burst open. “I told her I was here to learn, expecting she would respond with normal human language, but then her instant and direct response, ‘There is nothing to learn’ hit me like a knock-out punch, BOOM!” In that moment, his ego fell apart, allowing him to merge into the Awakened Five Natures (Wisdom, Compassion, Serenity, Awakened Tools and the Great Vow) of the Awakened Zen Master! Filling the group with inspiration, his sharing came together with the experience of others to create a field of lotus flowers blossoming throughout the afternoon!

Please come and join us Nov. 15 for the next retreat, to experience for yourself who you truly are, liberate ego and suffering, and bloom your lotus! 🪷

10/26/2025

✨The Business Journals, a long-established local publication in the United States, has featured an article introducing Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien, who brings forth the Light of True Love, Wisdom, and Peace, spreading across the world . 💫

We invite everyone to read the article! 👇

Seeking a spiritual life as a vocation is as complicated as it is rewarding. Thich Dieu Thien’s journey took her to Thailand before she settled in Texas.

10/25/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧
SUNDAY - OCT. 26, 2025
𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂:
“All Buddhas — the Enlightened Ones — live by the Supreme Wisdom of Prajñā and thereby enter Perfect and Complete Enlightenment.”

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
🔔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Dear Students, Meditators, Practitioners, and Friends,
Universal Door Meditation Center invites you to join the special Awakened meditation retreat every Sunday, guided by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien to awaken the inherent Buddha Nature within each person and directly experience the Ultimate Truth.

🔶 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆:
𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
The Universal Door Awakened monastic sangha will guide beginners in Awakened meditation practice, helping them to experience and gradually live in Awakened stillness, returning to one’s true nature, and liberating the suffering and attachments.
𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗤&𝗔:
Wisdom mind opening Dharma talk by Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien awakening the Buddha Nature in each person, helping to free the delusions and attachments.
𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟭 𝗣𝗠
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮
𝟭 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟮 𝗣𝗠
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝟮 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
15202 Dora Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77498.
𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩: (682) 274-2245

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅: (Please complete registration by Saturday, in order to enter the retreat fresh and clear)
https://forms.gle/rnJCC6aih8pf1RzD7

🔶𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒆𝒆: $𝟓𝟎
The retreat fee covers the expenses associated with the retreat. Beyond that, heartfelt donations of any amount to deepen your connection with the Awakened One are welcome. It is extremely meaningful because when we give up our attachments, whether time, money, or energy, we grow in our capacity to receive the immeasurable benefits of the Awakened Path.
We look forward to your presence with family and friends to experience and embody the Buddha Nature in the serene space of our Meditation Center.

🔶We encourage all participants to attend Dharma talk and lunch from 10 AM to 1 PM; the other activities in the schedule are optional.

Sincerely, 🌻