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Southern Dharma Retreat Center

Vision:

To bring about personal and collective awakening based in mindfulness (samadhi), wisdom (pañña), and ethics (sila).

Mission:

To offer meditation retreats, provide dharma instruction, and support communities, grounded in Buddhist practice traditions.

Values:

  • We value awakening and recognize that all beings have the capacity to transform their hearts and minds.
  • We value stewardship and make decisions and actions that take the benefit of the Center, its stakeholders, and its living community into account.
  • We value hospitality and seek to create an environment where everyone may feel welcome.
  • We value compassion and believe that everyone should be free from suffering.
  • We value inclusivity and intend to serve all people, no matter their race, age, income level, gender identity, or spiritual tradition.
May 23, 2025  
Executive Director Featured
$72,000 yearly
Southern Dharma Retreat Center (SDRC) is seeking an Executive Director with a wise and warm-hearted leadership style that embodies the Dharma, communicates with clarity and care, empowers others, and stewards Southern Dharma with integrity, inclusivity, and love for all beings. The next Executive Director will provide strategic leadership, organizational oversight, resource development, and representation in the community to sustain the organization’s mission, financial health, and 47-year legacy. The Executive Director leads a small team of staff and reports to and collaborates with the Board of Directors. Mission: To offer meditation retreats, provide Dharma instruction, and support communities, grounded in Buddhist practice traditions. Vision: To bring about personal and collective awakening based in mindfulness (sati), wisdom (pañña), and ethics (sila). The next director of Southern Dharma will be highly aligned with its organizational values: Awakening...
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Southern Dharma Retreat Center

Southern Dharma Retreat Center Hybrid (Hot Springs, NC, USA) Full-Time