Love it here! I found this place when I was driving by…read more It's huge; you can see it from the highway. I like visiting Wat Lao because it's peaceful and serene. I love the views and the ambiance here. I highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area.

I grew up going to this temple among a very tight-knit Lao community to pray, play, and have gotten…read moreto see it expand in the last two decades. The community has really banded together to make major improvements to the infrastructure to offer better thuk baht (Lao monks' morning collection of food) and communal gathering experiences for all. I've taken classes to learn to read and write Lao with monks as a kid with family, participated both as an athlete and spectator in organized tournaments, and of course, celebrated many different occasions from Lao New Year to Boon Pravet. The community is also very welcoming of visitors as long as they're respectful of the property and mindful of their presence around the monks.

this place brings joy into my heart before I was an angry girl and my life was terrible until I…read morecame here, the teachings khenpos give are the bringing me to happiness.

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These folks are committed to their Buddhist practices. They live their faith, and they welcome…read morevisitors who want to understand how they live. They don't proselytize; they simply demonstrate their practices and their way of life. I'm not a Buddhist, but I gained a new respect for them through a visit.

Great place to heal yourself. It's a place to go within as…read morewe are our own healer . The grounds are beautiful.

Chua very lucky that you get to read all these amazing reviews…read more When driving around Syracuse exploring the back streets north of downtown, I was very surprised to find this Buddhist temple and garden. It's really beautiful actually. For people who are into exploring various religions and cultures and especially for Buddhists, it should be somewhere that you stop. It's humble and unassuming and small and the garden could use a little manicure, but for some reason this place really spoke out to me, and I will try to look up some stats to find a statue can use to support my claims.

Am here for a residency period. Everyone is super nice and I'm extremely grateful for their…read morepatience and willingness to teach me. Would recommend to anyone.

From the owner: The Zen Studies Society is a Buddhist community dedicated to realizing and actualizing our true…read morenature. Cultivating an atmosphere of respect, harmony, deep insight, and boundless compassion, we offer the simple yet profound teachings and practice of Zen Buddhism at our mountain monastery and our city temple under the auspices of ZSS. Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastery located on the banks of the highest lake in the Catskills amid 1,400 acres of forest and meadows in the Catskill Mountains Preserve, Dai Bosatsu Zendo offers an inspiring setting for Zen practice. T. Here they are given the opportunity to actualize realization and understanding through deep, introspective inquiry.

I came to cultivate my Buddha mind! What a thrill…read more Kadam Donna and Gen Chogyop teachings " Source of Happiness & Goodness"! I love the teachings, the couscous and property is absolutely blissful!!!

Peaceful and inspiring, the Kadampa Temple is one of the most beautiful meditation spaces in the…read moreUnited States. There are plenty of walking paths and the cafe (and coffee) is excellent and the people there are very friendly and welcoming. I drove 6 hours from Boston to visit and it was definitely worth the trip. Highly recommended!!

A very serene and beautiful place that is just a ten minute ride up the mountain from Woodstock's…read morecenter. The peace and quiet were immediately noticeable upon walking up to the grounds. Flags hung from the trees, peaceful walking paths surrounded the grounds, and we were welcomed with open arms. A bookstore is available for you to purchase any and all information related to Tibetan Buddhism. The shrine was beautiful and breathtaking. A retreat was taking place, but we were given permission to visit the shrine as they were on break. We were so appreciative and grateful for that opportunity. We were immensely interested in learning what takes place at the shrine, as well as more about Buddhism in general. A very serene and fascinating experience!

Nestled up in the Catskill Mountains houses Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD for short) Thank the…read moregood Lord for 3 letter acronyms. This is a beautiful Tibetan Buddhist monastery offering a peaceful retreat from daily life. The monastery is not huge as compared to others I have visited in the past, but the architecture and colorful interior designs make it a perfect place to find inner peace, meditation and self reflection. I can't comment on the teachings or programs they offer since I'm not a practitioner, but there is a book store where visitors can purchase books to educate in the monastery teachings and beliefs. They also sell T-shirts, hoodies and sculptures. I passed a kitchen with a huge dining area but these are reserved for people who are participating in spiritual retreats and other programs offered here. The resident monks walking around are quiet, and in their own silence give off a profound welcoming if that makes any sense. Remember, you don't need to be a believer or practitioner to enjoy the monastery. After leaving here you will feel a sense of calm and as silly as it may sound a sense of enlightening and empowerment. Definitely worth the visit when you're in the Woodstock area.

Very beautiful and serene temple. The property is large and peaceful. It is free to come here and…read moreyou're welcome to walk around the entire territory. Would highly recommend making a stop here if you're in the neighborhood.

Such a gem off the beaten path! I am appreciative they allow visitors to peruse the grounds and…read moretheir beautiful buildings. Very pretty landscape, so quiet and peaceful. I visited here after visiting the FDR home and library in Hyde Park. This little piece of paradise is free to enter. Each temple is unique and full of beautiful Buddhist figures. Please wear socks and be prepared to remove shoes upon entering each individual building. I enjoyed the restful escape offered by this literal Buddhist retreat. It has inspired me to learn more about their practices. And the drive along the backroads of the Catskills during the fall was one of the prettiest I've ever taken!