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Buddhist Center of New Mexico
A welcoming Buddhist center in Albuquerque, inviting curiosity, mindfulness, and community.
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A welcoming Buddhist center in Albuquerque, inviting curiosity, mindfulness, and community.
Buddhist Center of New Mexico, a point of interest in Albuquerque, welcomes guests to a growing temple where monks share hospitality and Buddhist practice. Visitors describe friendly guidance on bowing, small acts of kindness like water, and warm chats with monks and the caretaker. The center hosts community meals and teachings with Thai monks, in a welcoming atmosphere during a new temple build. One review notes a less favorable phone interaction.
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Guided and silent meditation practices for beginners and experienced practitioners in a tranquil setting.
Educational sessions on Buddhist principles, rituals like bowing, and spiritual guidance from resident monks.
Personalized tours of the temple and new construction, including explanations of Buddhist art and architecture.
Regular gatherings such as community lunches, cultural exchanges, and special ceremonies open to all.
Individual blessings, chants for healing, and compassionate counseling offered by the monks and caretaker.
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Overall rating
Wendi Miracle
I contacted this sangra via phone and asked to leave a flyer there because, Im looking for a roommate and was rudely hung up on. That isnt buddist like behavior. I won't be ever contacting them again. If you're a true buddist I'd avoid this place
Andrea Sánchez
This afternoon, I went to visit the place. It was all closed, but I rang a doorbell, and a kind, smiling face came out to greet me. I asked if I could see the place, and he said yes. He was very kind and showed me how to bow to Buddha (I'm not Buddhist). Although my English isn't very good, he took the time to explain the reasons behind the bowing. Then, he took me to see the new construction, which is a small temple with a double-height ceiling. It's worth visiting the place. Oh, one more thing—he was very thoughtful and gave me a bottle of water.
American Yogi
A couple of very good monks living in a bad section of Abq. Its a bit of a conundrum but I know that Thai monks will accept wherever they are sent as the way to enlightenment. It was fun to practice my Thai with them.
Jan B
The community is very generous! The Thai people invited our Buddhist group to their community lunch while we were attending long-awaited teachings with our lama His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche in their temple.
Marmi Le
We just moved to ABQ and even though we aren't Buddhist, visiting the temple has been one of our favorite experiences in our new home city thus far. Ran into some of the monks at the Nuclear Museum of all places and they invited us to come to their center. We had a wonderful time just sitting and chatting with the monks and caretaker/manager, who kindly offered snacks and waters and didn't mind at all our young son wandering around climbing onto the furniture and jumping on the bed in the living quarters :) One of the monks even did a special chant for our daughter who suffered a playground accident to her ear. The kindest and most good-hearted people you can ever meet.
