An update from Gen Varahi:

Some updates about our meditation room improvements….
The good news about our big Buddha is that he has gone to Rio, to bless their minds. (We can rejoice in their good fortune!)
Which means that we have the good fortune to continue to create immeasurable merit and patience to appear big Buddha and the other Kadampa statues in Huddersfield.

Venerable Geshela oversaw the design of these statues and so they are very qualified and blessed. Please understand, we have been very fortunate to be gifted these statues and our new shrine cabinet, and they will bring powerful blessings and benefits to people in our local area. We are not a big city, so we need to gather continual, strong energy and merit, to help these precious Buddhas to appear in our Centre.
Thank you for all your dedication, sincere practice and good cherishing heart in the last few years and now we have the opportunity this year to continue being benefactors for future generations within this area, to meet the precious medicine of Buddhadharma.

As Venerable Geshela said to us “Now is the time for you to do my job”, which means to continue to grow and flourish Buddha’s teachings, to give everybody the opportunity of permanent liberation and enlightenment. With this understanding, I would like to encourage everyone to really enjoy keeping the intention to grow Vajrapani Centre and help make it strong, practically by attending classes, courses, pujas, helping cherish the centre and each other, taking some small responsibility; in this way dharma will naturally grow inside our mind and flourish externally.

We are doing the kindest and most fun job!

We still need to finish rolling and wrapping the lotus mantras for Buddha’s lotus. If you would like to join in and help, Sun 22 Feb 2pm-4pm, Fri 13 & Sat 14 Mar 2.30pm-4pm. Also if you would like to come in at other times convenient for yourself to help, please speak to me.

Thank you for being part of Vajrapani’s precious family. Look forward to seeing you all this year.

We have the good fortune to be receiving 8 foot Buddha and his lotus, as well as other new statues from the Kadampa Art Studio, similar to the beautiful and inspiring shrine and statues at KMC Leeds, below. This will bring very powerful blessings for our Centre and the local area, but we need help to make this happen.

Mantra Rolling + Preparation:
We still need to finish rolling and wrapping the lotus mantras for Buddha’s lotus. This is a great opportunity to join in and help.
Sunday 22nd February – 2pm-4pm
Friday 13th + Saturday 14th March – 2.30pm-4pm

If you would like to come in at other times convenient for yourself to help, please contact us.

Please join in when you can as this is a rare opportunity to contribute to the filling of Buddha statues that creates the cause for us to be filled with Dharma realisations!

The renovations of Vajrapani KMC to accommodate the new statues and shrine and upgrade the building will take place in three main stages.

STAGE 1 – will include the following:

• Strengthening the balcony and making it safe to use.
• Removal of, or tasteful covering up of the organ.
• Underfloor heating, boarding and screeding (levelling the floors).
• Electrical works both to the shrine and to support the function of the Mediation Hall and reception area.
• Re-enforcement of the floors where the shrine is to be housed creating an even surface as the floor has a few different levels.
• Replacing the carpet.
• New shrine cabinet.
• Production of a report for the West Yorkshire Archive Service, due to it being a listed building.

STAGE 2 – secondary double glazing of all windows in the meditation hall and reception room.

STAGE 3 – residential areas to be upgraded and refurbished.

The cost for the first stage of renovations is estimated at £91,043.00, plus the cost of the report for WYAS.
We will be engaging in various fundraising activities and events as move forward with these plans so look out for opportunities to get involved.
If you could like to make a contribution directly you can do so through our donations page.
If would like to know more or want to get involved in some way please contact us.