Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center

Come here with an open mind and make it one day per week and Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center will positively change your life. It absolutely did for me.
Kadam Ricc is not only the best meditation instructor I’ve ever had; he’s one of the best teachers of any subject matter I’ve ever had.
The idea of meditation can be intimidating for a first-​timer, but Ricc makes meditation so easy to grasp. He will also teach you the objective history and lessons of the Buddha without imposing any sort of religious context to the subject matter.
I almost always walked out with a sense of extreme positivity and as though a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders. That’s how you know you’re doing it right.
Consider this temple and its teachers a tremendous gift to the city of Orlando.

This place is a great little secret tucked into a downtown neighborhood. It’s a small space with a beautiful outdoor Zen garden. There are regularly scheduled guided meditations on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings, for a small requested donation. Topics are always changing and available on their website. They also do some retreats and workshops.

If your in town visiting or live in orlando looking for a place to meditate, this is it. Ric is the best meditation teacher I have ever sat with. You will not be disappointed.

The honey was on the altar as an offering to the Buddhas. When the offerings are changed, the items formerly on the altar are then given away. These offerings are considered blessed which is why they’re given away (never sold.) When I have friends who are sick, I give them the blessed honey or jam along with my own wish for them to get well.
The Vajrapani Center is one of those rare places where people can gather to share and participate in all that is good in the world. It is refuge from the storm of daily life.

My mother, sister, and I were in town as a guest at a resort. We wanted to do a few things in Orlando that we may not have the chance to do together while on vacation. And wouldn’t you know, we ended up here on Sunday for meditation. Everyone was very weloming and meditation was very enlightening and refreshing. The atmosphere is very relaxed and you do not feel like you have to «belong» to a certain religion to sit there and be present and comfortable in this place. I hope that every Buddhist center experience is like this one for me and anyone else looking for a nice meditation experience. The parking is in the back, and the building is very unassiming. You could drive right past it because it is in a residential neighborhood. I was actually starting to worry that I had made a wrong turn when I was looking for it, then there it was!
Oh, and there was a delicious soup and homemade dessert served as a light refreshment.

I want to learn how to meditate and decided to visit after I drove by one day. Everyone is casually dressed, either in jeans or sweats. You can sit in a chair or on the floor with your shoes off. The service is explained before you begin, and it is made clear that Buddha is not a God, but more of a friend.
I love the emphasis on peace and acceptance here. A great message that the world obviously needs. There was some time to just sit and be quiet which was somewhat awkward for me because it’s hard to just sit at times.
Afterward a vegetarian soup and cheesecake was served which gave everyone a chance to fellowship. Everyone seemed friendly and willing to answer any questions.
I was encouraged to take some honey upon leaving.. .forgot what the honey connection is, but I left with a jar.