Ahjan Samvara ( Geoff Malone )

And so it is a special time to gather, and look up at the night sky if you can. 

Koyasan is also a UNESCO World Heritage destination!

Best Wagyu in Kyoto!

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~ When a Buddhist monk with thirty years of practice receives a terminal diagnosis—ninety days to live—everything he thought he knew about life, death, and the nature of reality is shattered in an instant.

So begins an extraordinary journey to Mount Kurama, one of Earth's most sacred sites, where ancient energies have pulsed through the forests for millennia. There, Ajhan encounters Miki - a woman who carries frequencies from distant stars, who sings in the language of light itself, and who serves as a living bridge between dimensions.

This is not a book about belief.

It is a transmission.

We hope you find it as healing as the journey it recapitulates upon.

Some ways to close out the year consciously:

Reflect

Let go of baggage

Forgive

Practice gratitude

Consider "What I'll take with me"

November 2025 Update Current themes of Samvara (Geoff Malone)'s UNA-related work include:

Environmental Harmony – such as Indigenous land restoration at Yosemite and Yellowstone

Global Cooperation & Peace-building – promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue

Humanitarian Aid & Human Rights – spotlighting Indigenous sovereignty and water justice in the Navajo Nation

Health & Wellness – integrating Buddhist mental health approaches within global well-being frameworks

Sustainable Oceans & Cultural Heritage – covering the UN's Ocean Legacy Project and WWII shipwreck cleanup initiatives

Every troublemaker presents a spiritual crossroads: Will you descend into reaction and karma, or rise to wisdom and compassion?

Bringing spiritual practice into the world is an expression of universal care and compassion, deepened through engagement.

That “boring” job you think doesn’t matter?

Look deeper.

"A nation’s original capital city has a special Dharma that can be accessed to create peace and spread spiritual teachings. Capital cities are rooted in spirit and Dharma. They are places of power for human life that people were naturally drawn to for spirituality first, resources second, and protection third..." Full text can be found at: 

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Even in your darkest moments, the Dharma offers a path forward.

In every conflict, there exists a solution where both sides can win.

Ajhan Samvara, Retired Spiritual Teacher

Samvara Spiritual Teacher (b. Geoff Malone) established the Awakened Mind Buddhist Meditation Center, located in San Francisco, in 1999.

As of 2023, he has retired from teaching meditation and mindfulness to focus on global humanitarian work, sharing the Buddhist wisdom and compassion that he's cultivated throughout his career and personal life. Ajahn Samvara brings his 20+ years of Buddhist training to help advance the United Nations' current goals, as well as to advance initiatives like addressing mental health and creating a powerful global alliance of interfaith spiritual leaders.