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.


Spring Peacekeeper Teachings 2024

Registration Now Open for Spring Peacekeeper Teachings April 13 – 14, 2024 Pacific Coast also meets Friday evening April 12 Participate  online through video streaming provided by ZOOM.us and/or Participate in-person (pre-registration is required) *See schedule for dates and times of teachings in your selected region Join us this Spring Peacekeeper session, where we will explore the theme: Dance of … Read More

World Water Day 2024

Water is a miraculous substance. It is responsive, has memory and in its pure state in nature is a liquid crystal. Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo has referred to water as “field potential”. By mass, we are 66% water. If you include cellular water, we are over 99% water, which would make us miraculous beings.   On a practical level, water is … 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

Transformations

Dear community of explorers, dear dancers in the light: We are humans of good heart and like mind. This Gregorian year is coming to conclusion and I am grateful for the accomplishments of our community in creating opportunity of study and spiritual practice. These times have me reflecting on the idea of community, family, the human family – and looking at the appearance … Read More

Sunray Fall Workshops 2023

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE COMING EARTH CHANGES IN 2024 IN PRACTICAL WAYS with Grandfather Mike Bastine and Grandfather John Volpe This event was held on Saturday, November 18, 2023. You can still register until March 30, 2024 to receive the recordings. This registration is for recordings only. Recordings will be emailed to you upon completion of your registration. You’re … 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
Clan Pole

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
Mt Abraham, Fall

Peacekeeper Teachings

Students from many spiritual paths learn skills to carry peace to their families, communities, and the world.


Mountain in Winter with Moon

Ceremonial Fires

Ceremonies honoring the traditional Tsalagi 12-month planting cycle.


Drummers in the Arbor

Elders Gathering

Annual gathering where people of many nations come together to pray, share and study.


Tara Statue

Buddhist Teachings

Compassion and the understanding that our thoughts, words and actions shape our experience.