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Offering meditation and study programs in Modern Buddhism
About Us
Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Center, 85 Sailfish Dr, Atlantic Beach FL 32233, offers meditation and modern Buddhism for everyone. We are located in the beaches of Jacksonville, FL, and serve northeast Florida through several branch classes. Everyone is always welcome, of any background or tradition.
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We are located in the Beaches area, only a few blocks from the ocean, just off Atlantic Blvd (I-10) in a small shopping center on Sailfish Drive, near restaurants and hotels. Our Center features a beautiful shrine, seating for up to 50 people, and a bookstore and reception area where we enjoy tea, snacks and conversation after class. We are members of the New Kadampa Tradition, following the teachings of meditation master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Hours: We are generally open only at class times: Sundays 9:30 – 12:00, Mondays 6:45-8:15 pm, and for special events. The best time to visit is for a class, when you can observe a teaching and meditation, and browse our bookstore or discuss over tea afterwards.
Our program includes classes on how to meditate, General Program Classes on a range of topics, more advanced Foundation Program and Teacher Training Program classes, pujas (chanted prayers and meditations), retreats, workshops and day courses on practical application of Buddha’s teachings in daily life.
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Read moreWeekly Meditation Classes
SUNDAYS 10:00 am, MEDITATION in ATLANTIC BEACH Sunday Service
Topics: The source of our problems with Kadam Carol Lutker
SUNDAYS 12:00 – 3:00 pm, THE HAPPINESS COURSE
& Foundation Program: currently on break; resumes February 15
MONDAYS 7:00 pm, MEDITATION in ATLANTIC BEACH
Topics: Eight Steps to Happiness (lo jong), with Kadampa Teacher John Jones
MONDAYS 6:30 pm, MEDITATION in ST AUGUSTINE @ Discovery Yoga, 3 Davis St.
Topics: The Source of our problems with Carol Lutker and Pat Widergren
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Class fee for regular classes is $10, ($5 for students or limited income) and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
After daytime classes, we generally gather for tea, snacks and more conversation.
BENEFITS OF MEDITATION: A regular meditation practice has many benefits:
- Helps overcome stress
- Reduces anxiety and worry
- Brings inner calm and a feeling of well-being
- Gives clarity to solve our problems
- Helps us deal with difficult people and situations
- CAUSE OF INNER PEACE AND LASTING HAPPINESS
Kadampa Buddhism
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The founder of Buddhism in this world was Buddha Shakyamuni who lived and taught in India some two and a half thousand years ago. Since then millions of people around the world have followed the pure spiritual path he revealed.
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