GR Zen Buddhist Temple is a very awesome space to learn about Buddhist principles and…read morelearn/practice Zen meditation, as well as connect with others who are trying to do the same. As I'm sure you've heard before, Buddhism is much less a religion as it a philosophy or more accurately, it's a continuously ongoing practice. You don't have to identify as any kind of Buddhist to attend their services (In fact, I myself don't identify as Buddhist). The community there is very diverse in age and ethnicity, and even those that come from many other spiritual/religious backgrounds. There are a handful of different priests and priestesses who come from a variety of Zen traditions. While the temple itself is rather small in size (and most Sunday mornings, they pack a full house), it's a very relaxing and clean space for meditation and service. The ambience is calm and welcoming. And after the Sunday service and meditation, there's a tea social period (sometimes with a yummy vegetarian potluck) that I enjoy very much. There are always tons of volunteer opportunities within and outside the Temple and plenty of community engagement opportunities. I've not been attending this temple for very long, but I now try to at least make it to the Sunday morning service every week and have attended some of the other meditation lessons that they offer on other days of the week, which has proven to be very fruitful for my meditation progress. They have been a fantastic resource in that regard, but the lessons in Buddhism and engagement with serious meditation practitioners have also been extremely helpful to me. p.s. Little Buddhas are welcome too. During the 10am Sunday service, the kids are taken care of/given Buddhism lessons by one of the monks or nuns in a separate area of the Temple.

Wonderful spiritual place to visit and just relax in the atmosphere. Su Co the head Nun is a…read morewonderful person and will make you feel welcomed. When I visit the Mason area I always stop here.

The bahn mis are decent. I ordered the grilled pork, it was tasty and not too fatty. Good protein…read moreto veggie ratio. My mom and brother said they liked their shredded chicken bahn mi. My matcha milk tea was ok. The tapioca boba was soggy. I prefer mine slightly chewy. I requested 50% sweetness but it was still too sweet. There's 6 tables of four inside and 3 tables for two outside. The interior shares a space with another business (same owner?), an indoor kids playground. It got a bit noisy at times.

We went in just to get a couple teas and a dessert, we got a cinnamon milk cake which I was hoping…read morewould be way better It was very dry and not much flavor, The Toro milk tea was lacking in flavor The peach tea was pretty good as for staff there was only three people total working One of them was doing everything from the counter to serving food to also working at the place next door which is combined. It took us 15 minutes to get everything we ordered and we only had three things One of which was already prepared. It was super loud due to the play place next door.

Calm and Serene temple. I was so happy to see idols of all Hindu Gods at one place. Following some…read morePooja to Shiva on the day we went, they allowed the devotees to take Aarthi which we felt so divine. A great place to meditate and find peace.

A fantastic building with a great bunch of people that use the building to better themselves…read morewithin. I attended the Great Lakes Masonic Convocation, hosted by the Pythagoras Lodge of Research & Information # 3 and had a wonderful time. If you are in the area, give them a call and ask about the building or the members within, I am sure they will not disappoint!

A beautiful building, very welcoming and respectful…read more Meeting these men was a pleasure indeed.