Florida Community of Mindfulness

23/07/2025

19/07/2025

Day of Mindfulness with Fred Eppsteiner

"Taking Adverse Conditions as the Path of Awakening" Saturday, July 19th

The focus of the day was Taking Adverse Conditions as the Path of Awakening. Fred guided us in teachings and practices to help us learn how to transform our conditioned patterns to challenging circumstances. While we may often react to unwanted external conditions with resistance, frustration, or any number of emotionally afflictive mind-states, Buddhist teachings show us that there is another way. Even if we are unable to change what is occurring on the outside, internally, we can utilize the very circumstances we are resisting to help us cultivate patience, compassion, wisdom, and a host of positive mind-states. These in turn, can aid us in more skillfully navigating the circumstances in which we find ourselves and the world..

18/07/2025

Big thank you to FOX 13's Jennifer Epstein for getting the word out to the community.

FOX 13's Jen Epstein continues her Wellness Week special reports. Today she talks about mindfulness and meditation.

16/07/2025

I go for refuge to the Buddha, I go for refuge to the Dharma, I go for refuge to the Sangha.

14/07/2025

Deepening Presence: A weekend Meditation and Yoga Retreat led by Angie and Bryan concluded Sunday afternoon. Participants nourished themselves this weekend with mindfulness and yoga practices.

11/07/2025

Action is most effective when it is grounded in wisdom, compassion, and understanding. For ourselves and others. We must care for and hold our reactivity to make room for awakened action.

08/07/2025

Some of our members welcomed Bhante Panna to the center where he gave a talk about his journey in the Dharma. Bhante Panna highlighted his time as a Thai Forest Monastic living in the forests of Cambodia and Thailand to his eventual transition to the Mahayana path as a Vietnamese Pureland Monastic. Bhante also did some sightseeing of local Tampabay Buddhist temples. Bhante we hope you enjoyed your stay. Namo Amituofo 🙏

05/07/2025

Tampa Bay Temple Tours:

Wat Mongkolratanaram Buddhist Temple
5306 Palm River Rd, Tampa, FL 33619

28/06/2025

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23/06/2025

Grounding, Embodied Practice vs. Learning Techniques. Fred explains the pitfalls of collecting techniques and complicating ones spiritual practice.

09/06/2025

The FCM community practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh ("Thay"), the beloved Vietnamese Zen master, Buddhist scholar, peace and human rights activist, and poet. One of the most tireless and beloved Buddhist teachers in the world, Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings and practices appeal to people from wide-ranging religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. Known for the power and clarity of his teachings, and beloved for his personal serenity and his quiet, compelling presence, Thich Nhat Hanh teaches a practice of mindfulness and “engaged Buddhism” that helps us to become fully aware and alive within the present moment.