Discover more about Tibetan Buddhist (Vajrayana) Meditation and practices with other like minded individuals. Practitioners of all levels from beginners to more advanced are welcomed. CONTACT RATNASHRI-TAMPABAY.Com FOR MORE INFORMATION

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The Clear Water Zen Center is an authentic Zen Buddhist practice center. The training is disciplined and can be rigorous. Although we socialize before and after our sittings, our focus is on meditation and carrying our practice into daily life. Although there are many benefits that flow from spiritual growth, our purpose is not to get benefits but to create the conditions that allow our inherent Buddha nature to become manifest. Buddhists do not worship the Buddha and Zen Buddhism is a religion …

We are an open-minded, welcoming, social community for people interested in consciousness and egolessness. (mindfulness, awareness, meditation) We have come to realize that we are Not our Ego (false self). We are a social and educational community for people interested in: 1) Shedding their egos (as much as we can) to reveal one's true self and 2) Practicing / learning about consciousness, awareness, meditation... which helps us become more selfless and emotionally balanced, resulting in more …

BUDDHISM FOR TODAY!! Socially engaged Buddhist organization for everyday living! Sunday Dharma Service - Every week at 4pm Service includes: Sutra Recitation, Meditation, Dharma Talk, Hoza (Circle of Compassion), and social time with refreshments Lotus Sutra Study - Thursdays at 7pm (Social Hall Library) Dharma Center located at: Octagon Arts Complex, 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater, FL  33764 For more information, please contact Rev. Ozuna at:  (727) 560-2927

Our meetup group provides a peaceful and inspiring environment in which people from all walks of life can learn about Buddhism and meditation. Our meetups provide a year round program of meditation classes that offer practical advice on how to apply Buddha's teachings to our daily activities. We are dedicated to helping people everywhere find meaning in their lives and to the development of genuine inner peace and happiness in the world. If there is not a meetup scheduled please feel free to d …

We are independent travel hounds looking to explore the world, meet other travelers and take trips to exotic, unusual, adventurous locations around the globe.   We will also take in local travel and internationally related events.   Our social meet-ups in the Sarasota area are gatherings to meet others, talk travel, try exotic foods, share local adventures, discuss upcoming trips and brag about past adventures. Our adventure possibilities are endless! You do not need to be an experienced travele …

Katsel Meditation Tampa is a Buddhist Meditation center in Tampa Bay, Florida, open to everyone in the community and dedicated to the study and practice of The Buddha's teachings. Our center is part of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Our mission is to maintain, honor, preserve and spread the traditional teachings of the Buddha. We wish to provide a spiritual sanctuary for people seeking to cultivate a peaceful mind through meditation practices and positive ethical conduct.

This is a Garchen Rinpoche, Drikung Kagyu Lineage Center, named Drikung Dharmatara Ling, Island of Achi. It is open to all interested in improving themselves and their way of life, and to start on the path to liberation. http://www.drikung.org/ The Drikung Kagyu Order was founded in 1179 by Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön. It is headed by the two Kyabgon Rinpoches, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang and His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chungtsang. While Chungtsang Rinpoche resides in Lhasa, Chetsang …

Tu Viện Quan Âm, Quan Am Buddhist Monastery, Is a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist Temple in the Pureland tradition. However, our teacher, Thích Đồng Lưu, wishes for his disciples to have a knowledge of  all of Buddhism. We sponsor a class in Plant City.Mahayana Buddhist Meditation has come to Plant City. We are covering the basics of meditation according to Mahayana Buddhist principles and the most basic teachings of Buddhism. There are often classes called Buddhism 101, but since I am not a colleg …

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Dzogchen is a term for our real condition, our true nature. Dzogchen practice is a direct method for discovering our real state and abiding in it.  This wisdom tradition is extremely ancient and was established in Tibet in the 8th century.  Although commonly associated with Tibetan Buddhism, Dzogchen practice is not restricted to Buddhists.  This is because Dzogchen is not based on a doctrine, creed or precept.  Dzogchen practice works directly with the actual fact and personal experience of Bei …

We are a Karma Kagyu Tibetan meditation center dedicated to offering a space in which Buddhism can continue to grow. We welcome anyone interested in studying the teachings of the Buddha and practicing meditation.

Practical, common-sense meditation instruction, retreats, downloads and more. Weekly beginner and continuing series meetings offered in Tampa and St Pete. Meditation -Tampa.com offers crystal-clear teaching on mindfulness and insight meditation practice that is practical, approachable and livable. As the Buddha said: "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." With this in mind, Medi …

By and for people in and around Tampa who want to improve the world using the Lotus Sutra and the guidance of Nichiren Shonin.

It's 2013 and there's no time like the present to grow your soul with new friends and great experiences...Or with great friends and new experiences! This MeetUp was started to find like-minded people who enjoy exploring ways to grow in a way that benefit the soul.  After visiting Sedona, Arizona many times I found that when I was there it was not considered 'strange' to talk to someone about 'holistic health,' 'energy work,' 'souls' or 'soul growth' and just about everyone was open-minded and co …

Drong Ngur Jangchub Ling is a Buddhist learning and meditation center under the spiritual direction of Drupon Thinley Nyngpo Rinpoche, retreat master and Buddhist philosophy teacher. Practitioners of all levels, from beginners to more advanced are welcomed. CONTACT ratnashri-tampabay.com  FOR MORE INFORMATION

Based primarily in a Korean Zen Buddhist foundation, but you do not need to be Buddhist to attend. All faiths or no faith practice welcome. You only need an interest in mediation and a more peaceful and relaxed mind and life. We look forward to meeting and practicing with you. Every Sunday from 10am to 11::15am Location: Arbor Greene Community Center (in the aerobics room) 18000 Arbor Greene Dr, Tampa, FL 33647-3137 Tell gate gaurd you are there for the meditation class at the clubhouse. Visit o …

Meditation St Petersburg FL provides crystal-clear instruction and meditation guidance for those with all levels of experience, from beginners with no time on the cushion to those interested in advanced retreats. The center makes efforts to provide the highest-quality meditation teaching and varying-length retreats as an opportunity for the earnest and joyful practice of the core liberation teachings of mindfulness, as taught by the Buddha. Our teachers, or spiritual friends, are Western practit …

Buddhist Meditation Center Tampa organizes meditation classes and courses based on the discourses and earliest teachings of the Buddha. Our resident monks who spiritually guide the group based on the authentic teachings of classic Buddhism come from Sri Lanka's ancient forest tradition and are well trained meditation teachers. The instructions given include guided meditation for beginners as well as silent retreats for advanced practicioners. We teach various forms of concentration (jhana) as we …

ZEN Zen Wisdom is thought to be the most refined spiritual possession of Asia, with its origin in India, its development in China, and its practical application in Japan. Wherever there is poetic action, a religious aspiration, a heroic thought, there is Zen. Zen is direct- goes straight to the point- requires no mediator. It is the greatest gift the Orient can make to the Occident. ZAZEN: Formal Zen meditation. Meditation has been said to occupy in Buddhism the place of prayer in other religio …

Walking Tree Zen is a new Zen group (Sangha) in Sarasota. We welcome all to join us for weekly meditation practice, zazen. We also offer occasional weekend retreats, study and fellowship. We practice in the White Plum lineage under the guidance of our teacher and number one swell and generous guy, Sensei Peter Seishin Wohl. Peter has received Dharma Transmission in a well-known and widely respected Soto Zen lineage and is also a Zen priest. But enough about him. Zen practice is ultimately about …

Shambhala Vision is rooted in the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature can be developed in daily life so that it radiates out to family, friends, community and society. In action, Shambhala is both a spiritual path of study and meditation that helps us work with our minds, as well as a path of serving others and engaging with our world. These vital and timely teachings open the door to the compassionate care of ourselves and others.