Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram — Local services in New York

This was recommended by Here.Be.Barr on YouTube. When I was watching places to see/visit in NYC, he recommended this little gem. He did say it was out of the way and if you’re in the are to check it out. When I took the subway from Brooklyn to Queens, I had missed my exit and ended up at the next stop. When I opened google maps to see where I was, I noticed that the Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram temple was close by, so I decided to check it out. I went in and took pictures outside, and I asked permission if I could come inside, look around, and take pictures. I had to take off my shoes and hat, and I was fine with that. I was informed that it was a Thai holiday and there were monks in the temple. I didn’t want to disturb anyone, so I went about my way and looked around. At the top of the temple there was a monk giving a sermon (I believe that he was doing that,) and I stayed at the back and looked at everything and tried to be discreet taking pictures. I’m glad I ended up getting lost and getting off on the wrong stop. You end up finding places you didn’t think you’d...

I went to see this temple and I sat briefly in the downstairs shrine then i went upstairs to the beautiful temple and i sat there and practiced breathing mindfulness, in and out, calm calm calm. A very beautiful temple and if you find a Thai buddhist friend to go with they could tell you about what some of the things say in Thai. i study Sanskrit and now maybe I'll learn the basic Thai alphabet. Much more than intellectual curiosity though, simply sitting in the space with those painted ceilings and walls and practice what i read in mahasatipatthana sutta is quite mentally healthy and peaceful. Highly recommend...

Buddhist temple geared more towards the thai community in the area. Not really friendly towards non asians though. Ive been coming here for 10 years now and the only reason that keeps me coming back is the confidence in the buddha's dharma and teaching. The monks are not that well in explaining things and they keep changing monks from thailand to come to the u.s. Not really a great place to learn about dharma if you dont speak thai and they will look at you weird if you just sit in to listen...