USA
The United States offers many places to stay and meditate, or to study Buddhism.
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PR: 6 | Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery A Monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition located in the Redwood Valley, California. http://www.abhayagiri.org |
PR: 5 | Spirit Rock The practice of Vipassana Meditation is at the heart of all the activities at the Spirit Rock Center, located in Woodacre, California. http://www.spiritrock.org/ |
PR: 5 | Karma Triyana Dharmachakra The North American seat of HH the Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Founded in 1976, the monastery features traditional teachings as transmitted by Kagyu lineage meditation masters since the 10th century. http://www.kagyu.org/ |
PR: 5 | Insight Meditation Society The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies located on 90 acres of wooded land in rural, central Massachusetts, just a half mile from the Insight Meditation Society. http://www.dharma.org/ |
PR: 5 | Cloud Mountain A non-sectarian Buddhist retreat facility between Seattle and Portland offering a variety of programs year round with the aim being to provide opportunities for all individuals to hear and practice Buddhist teachings. http://www.cloudmountain.org/ |
PR: 5 | Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery A Serene Reflection (Soto Zen) Meditation monastery, and an Order of Buddhist Contemplatives temple offering monastic and lay retreats, Zen Buddhist meditation, spiritual training, and mindfulness practice. Located in Mount Shasta, California. http://www.shastaabbey.org/ |
PR: 5 | The White Lotus Center for Shin Buddhism The official site of the Alaskan Shin Buddhist Community. It designated as an official Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple by the Jodo Shinshu Nishi Hongwanji-ha in Kyoto, Japan, in September 2004. http://www.akshin.net/ |
PR: 5 | Garchen Buddhist Institute The Garchen Institute Retreat Center is nestled in the forested foothills near the mountains surrounding Prescott with spectacular panoramic views of the red cliffs of Sedona, the San Francisco peaks, and Chino Valley, Arizona. It offers individual or group retreats, workshops, classes, weddings, memorial and award ceremonies. http://www.garchen.net/ |
PR: 4 | Tara Mandala Tsultrim Allione is author of "Women of Wisdom" and founder of Tara Mandala Retreat Center located in the Four Corners area of Southwest Colorado. http://www.taramandala.com/ |
PR: 4 | New York Insight A nonprofit center for the practice of Insight (or Vipassana) meditation. Their practices are based on the liberation teachings of the Buddha. Classes, day-long and weekend retreats offered. http://nyimc.org/ |
PR: 4 | Kagyu Thubten Choling Retreat Center in Wappingers Falls, NY. http://www.kagyu.com/ |
PR: 4 | The Colorado Ratnashri Sangha A registered non-profit religious organization under the kind spiritual direction of Venerable Khenchen Gyaltshen Rinpoche. In addition to weekly meditation practice they regularly host various Tibetan Buddhist teachers from all major schools. The group is open to anyone interested in the Buddhadharma or seeking instruction in meditation. http://www.coloradoratnashri.net/ |
PR: 4 | Dharmakirti College A Vajrayana Buddhist organization in Tucson Arizona named after a famous Indian Buddhist philosopher. They strive to help ordinary beings attain enlightenment in this lifetime. To help achieve this they offer comprehensive and systematic programs of study and practice guided by qualified masters. http://www.dharmakirti.org/ |
PR: 4 | Tibetan Meditation Center The TMC of Gainesville, Florida was formed by the Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche in 1999 along with other centers throughout the U.S. It is affiliated with the first TMC in Frederick, Maryland that he founded in 1982. http://www.floridadharma.org/ |
PR: 4 | Ridzin Dharma Foundation First opened in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico under the spiritual direction of the Venerable Traga Rinpoche who remains the Retreat Master and Resident Lama for the Garchen Buddhist Institute in Arizona. He provides regular teachings in Albuquerque along with other invited Lamas. http://www.rigdzin.com/ |
PR: 3 | Kagyu Thegchen Ling A Tibetan Buddhist oriented meditation center, founded in 1974, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The center has a committed sangha which values practice as foremost on the path to Enlightenment. The Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche is head lama at the center and is a Senior Meditation Master. A Chenrezig prayer service is offered on Sundays, and specific holy days are observed throughout each lunar month. Check out their online calendar for details. Tibetan language classes are available, as are meditation and teaching retreats. Website features an e-newsletter. KTL has their charitable status. http://www.ktlhonolulu.org/ |
PR: 2 | The Bellingham Meditation Society Vipassana (Insight) meditation is a technique taught by the Buddha in India about 2,500 years ago and preserved to this day. The BMS offers a brief "orientation to Vipassana (Insight) meditation" once a month. http://www.karenfitzgerald.com/bdh/vipassana.htm |
N/A | Gar Drolma Buddhist Center - Ohio A Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Center located in Dayton Ohio. Gar Drolma Buddhist Center was founded in 2002 by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, a high lama in the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. They have a weekly schedule and also host meditation retreats. http://www.gardrolma.org/ |
N/A | Three Rivers Dharma Center - Pittsburgh, PA A Vajrayana Buddhist organization of the Drigung Kagyu lineage. They support a nonsectarian view that facilitates understanding between people of all backgrounds. All are welcome to join their regularly scheduled and special events. http://www.threeriversdharma.org/ |
N/A | Vajra Dakini Nunnery Imagine a "Compassion College" where one can study and practice ways of peace based on 2,500 years of Buddhist wisdom and a lineage of highly realized teachers, all with an engaged commitment to benefit the world. This is the vision for the first Buddhist nunnery in America, now coming to fruition in Lincoln, Vermont. http://vajradakininunnery.org/ |