Drop-in Meditation Classes

• Sarasota - Main Center
• Longboat Key
• Bradenton
• Anna Maria Island
• Venice

General information

Online Events Calendar

Download March Calendar

Year at a glance

Kadampa Centers in Florida

Classes & Courses

• Drop-in meditation classes
• Weekly Classes with Gen Demo
• Dharma for Kids

Weekend Workshops

• Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully
• Statue Filling Workshop
• Pure Mind, Healthy Body
• Escape the Ordinary

Retreats

• Preliminary Guide Retreats
• Heart Jewel Retreat

Special Events

• International Fall Festival Brazil with Geshe-Kelsang Gyatso
• NKT US National Festival

Study programs

• The Foundation Program (FP)
• The Teacher Training Program & Foundation Program - Sunday/Thursday

Daily meditation prayers (pujas)

The center holds regular sessions of chanted prayers, or pujas, which are often combined with meditation, visualization, and mantra recitation (see Weekly Calender for details.)

Below is a list of all the practices performed at KMC Florida. Click on a practice for more information about it.

Avalokiteshvara Sadhana

Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls

Condensed Essence of Vajrayana

Dakini Yoga

Drop of Essential Nectar

Essence of Good Fortune

Essence of Vajrayana

Feast of Great Bliss

Great Compassionate Mother

The Great Mother

Great Liberation of the Father

Great Liberation of the Mother

Heart Jewel

Heartfelt Prayers

The Kadampa Way of Life

Liberating Prayer

Liberation from Sorrow

Mahayana Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony

A Meaningful Life

Medicine Buddha

Meditation and Recitation of Solitary Vajrasattva

Melodious Drum

Modern Day Kadampas

Offering to the Spiritual Guide

Path of Compassion for the Deceased

Pathway to the Pure Land

Prayers for Long Life

Prayers for Meditation

A Pure Life

Quick Path to Great Bliss

Treasury of Wisdom

Vajra Hero Yoga

The Vows and Commitments

Wishfulfilling Jewel

Yoga of Buddha Amitayus

Yoga of White Tara