The Ellsworth Meditation Center

The Ellsworth Meditation Center (Vajravidya Downeast) is a Buddhist meditation and study center, with a Tibetan Buddhist influence. Our main focus is on the practice of mindfulness meditation and the study of the Buddha’s teachings - the Buddha Dharma.

Weekly Meditation Practice

The center is open to all for weekly meditation sessions on the first three Sundays of each month, from 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM. Meditation (shamatha) instruction is available from senior students, for those who wish it. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us HERE.

Meditation Instruction and Buddhist Study

Senior students at Vajravidya Downeast offer individual meditation instruction and one-on-one tutorials for beginning Buddhist study. If you are interested, please visit the “contact” page.

Our Story

The Ellsworth Meditation Center was founded in 1990 by Bill and Jane Lawless, under the direction of the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Thrangu Rinpoche is one of the most highly regarded living Buddhist scholars, teachers and meditation masters in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. To read more about his life, worldwide centers and vast activities, please visit this website: www.rinpoche.com.