Florida Community of Mindfulness

FCM warmly invites all to join us on the special day of celebrating the traditional Buddhist holiday of Vesak honoring the birth of the Buddha on Sunday, May 19 during Sunday meditation at the Tampa Practice Center.

Our teacher Fred will offer teachings on the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, the significance for humankind of the Buddha’s birth, and what it truly means to be a Buddha. 

The traditional practice of bathing the Baby Buddha will be held in the meditation hall.

Final Dharma talk from the "Perfection of Patience" four-day retreat.

The Buddhist path teaches that true happiness comes about through transforming our mind and its mind states. Essential for our transformation is developing the Perfection of Patience, which allows a deep and profound acceptance of ‘what is’. Founded on a wise and clear understanding of causes and conditions, patience is the unrivaled antidote for neutralizing and preventing us from succumbing to vexatious mind states such as anger, anxiety and all related afflictions, including frustration, irritation, worry, disappointment, confusion, and more.

Under Fred's guidance, this retreat will offer participants the opportunity to truly understand and practice the Perfection (Paramita) of Patience. With the cultivation of patience, the seeds of understanding, acceptance and equanimity have the possibility to flower.