Kadampa Meditation Center Florida

Wishfulfilling Jewel with food offering
2026-05-31 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-24 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. This prepares our mind for a 15-minute meditation on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and increase our pure Dharma realizations.
This practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food or beverage, packaged or prepared, as an offering if you wish. Fruits, vegetables, cookies, crackers, dips, and bottled beverages include some examples of common tsog offering items.

How to Solve Our Human Problems
2026-05-31 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-05-24 11:00 - 12:30 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Discover practical methods to overcome life’s everyday challenges in our meditation series, How to Solve Our Human Problems, based on the teachings of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. We will focus in particular on understanding and transforming anger—a destructive habit that often leads to pain, regret, and strained relationships. Through simple meditation techniques, you’ll learn how to respond with clarity, patience, and purpose, allowing you to become more effective and at ease in daily life. As conflict and frustration begin to dissolve, you may find that meditation doesn’t take time away from your life, instead it frees your energy for what truly matters.
Everyone welcome!

Melodious Drum
2026-05-29 15:00 - 18:30 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Kangso | Melodious Drum
Prayer
This monthly practice consists principally of prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or Bodhisattva whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from attaining spiritual realizations, and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their practice. Dorje Shugden always helps, guides, and protects pure and faithful practitioners by granting blessings, increasing their wisdom, and fulfilling their wishes.

WALK INS WELCOME!
There is no registration for this prayer.

Meditations for a Meaningful Life
2026-05-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim”, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years ago the Buddhist sage Atisha consolidated the 84,000 teachings of Buddha into the Lamrim, which are 21 essential meditations, revolutionizing the practice of Buddha’s teachings. Since then, Lamrim has flourished throughout the world and it perfectly fits within our modern lifestyle. It is simple, scientific, and incredibly potent.
The Lamrim takes us step-by-step through carefully crafted meditations so we can purposefully nourish the qualities in our mind that lead to our happiness and reduce our painful thoughts and feelings.
In this class, we will go one-by-one through the Lamrim, drawing out how we can personally use these meditations and create our own meditation practice. There will be a special emphasis on the art of meditation and how to really make our meditations effective.
Join us afterwards for lunch in our World Peace Cafe! Lunch is available for purchase at check in and will be served after the class.

Teacher Training Program (TTP)
2026-05-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
The Teacher Training Program (TTP) is designed for students who wish to become qualified teachers of Modern Buddhism. There are twelve subjects and fourteen texts taught in TTP, including the six texts taught in FP. Students are also required to observe certain commitments and to complete a number of meditation retreats each year. Enrollment must be approved by the Resident Teacher. Find out more information HERE.

Quick Path (HYT)
2026-05-28 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-05-21 16:30 - 18:00 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
This session is open only to those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments from the New Kadampa Tradition. If you have not received this empowerment please join us for another puja, such as Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim Meditation. Quick Path is the tantric practice of Vajrayogini, a female enlightened being.
WALK INS WELCOME!
There is no registration for this prayer.

Foundation Program (FP)
2026-05-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
The Foundation Program gives students the opportunity to engage in a more in-depth and structured approach to the practices of meditation and Buddhism. The structured curriculum allows us to develop a genuine experience of the Dharma while integrating it into our modern way of life. Participating in this program helps cultivate confidence in meditation, from fundamental techniques for addressing daily challenges to advanced practices that lead to ultimate happiness and lasting inner peace. Find out more HERE.

Heart Jewel with Silent Meditation
2026-05-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-26 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
The Heart Jewel prayer and meditation practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. It is used by many Kadampas as their main daily practice.
Through these beautiful prayers we can overcome obstacles to our Dharma practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.
Practice details: In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa. Then we make prayers and requests to purify any negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. A pause for personal silent meditation is included. It is a very meaningful and enjoyable practice, especially when performed in a group setting.

Lunchtime Meditation
2026-05-27 12:15 - 12:45, 2026-05-25 12:15 - 12:45, 2026-05-20 12:15 - 12:45 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
These lunchtime meditations taught by teachers of KMC Florida are suitable for everyone. They consist of a short talk on meditation followed by a guided meditation to set you up nicely for a tranquil day. Followed by lunch in our World Peace Cafe.
Everyone Welcome!

35 Confession Buddhas
2026-05-27 11:00 - 11:45, 2026-05-20 11:00 - 11:45 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
The Boddhisattvas Confessions of Moral Downfalls
No matter how negative our mind is we have the opportunity to purify it completely by engaging in purification, the root of future happiness and spiritual realizations. In this practice, we visualize the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas and practice purification in their presence. Through the power of their blessings and prayers, we can swiftly purify even the heaviest negative actions simply by faithfully reciting their names. During this practice, we will make one prostration to each of the 35 Buddhas.

Choosing Peace: Living with Wisdom and Kindness
2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:15, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:15 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
This meditation series invites you to step out of cycles of reactivity, stress, and worry, and discover a more peaceful way of being. Rather than feeling discouraged by the challenges of life and the world, you’ll learn to meet them with a calm, caring mind, one that sees both the reality of suffering and the genuine potential for peace within ourselves and others.

The New Essence of Vajrayana (HYT)
2026-05-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
This session is open only to those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments from the New Kadampa Tradition. If you have not received this empowerment please join us for another puja, such as Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim Meditation. The New Essence of Vajrayana is the tantric practice of Heruka, an enlightened being.
WALK INS WELCOME!
There is no registration for this prayer.

Offering to the Spiritual Guide with food offering
2026-05-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra.
This practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food or beverage, packaged or prepared, as an offering if you wish. Fruits, vegetables, cookies, crackers, dips, and bottled beverages include some examples of common tsog offering items.

Simply Meditate
2026-05-23 10:00 - 10:45 | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
In today’s fast-paced world, anxiety and stress are widespread, making life feel overwhelming and difficult. This class equips you with meditation tools to help manage stress and change how you respond to your thoughts and emotions.
Discover how meditation helps you manage stress by showing you that many fears and negative feelings come from the mind. Through meditation, you’ll learn how to control these emotions.

International Spring Festival
2026-05-22 - 2026-05-27 | Manjushri KMC, A5087 Coast Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9QQ, United Kingdom
For more information visit the International Spring Festival Website.

Buddha Amitayus Empowerment and Teachings on Eight Versus of Training the Mind with NKT Retired General Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Center Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab. Through this empowerment, we will receive the special blessings of Amitayus, the Buddha of Long Life, Wisdom and Merit.
Then, based on Eight Verses of Traning the Mind, Gen-la Khyenrab will explain how we can transform all the problems and difficulties of our daily life into opportunities for developing authentic love and compassion and for finding true and lasting happiness.
The Festival begins on Fri., May 22 and ends on Wednesday., May 27. It is available in person at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center, Ulverston, UK or online.
