Fundraising
Donate to Vajrapani Centre
All donations are welcome and much appreciated.
Help Us Create a Place for Inner Peace
Your donation can help us achieve our ultimate goal: to contribute to world peace by creating a place where people can learn and experience inner peace.
By supporting Vajrapani KMC, you can help us improve and develop our facilities, allowing us to offer a meaningful spiritual programme that is open and welcoming to all.
We believe that peace in the world begins with peace within each individual. By helping people develop greater inner peace, kindness and compassion, we can help create a more peaceful community — and, in turn, contribute to peace beyond our local area.
Every donation, whatever the size, can help us move one step closer to creating a haven for peace and a place where people can find refuge, inspiration and inner calm.
Please consider supporting our centre and becoming part of this vision for a more peaceful world.
Helping improve Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre is helping improve the peace in the minds of individuals locally as well as improving the peace in our world.
Anything you can contribute will benefit the centre and help in our efforts to spread Buddha’s teachings to all living beings.
The purpose of Vajrapani Centre is to improve the lives of people through improving the quality of their mind. By learning meditation we can develop and maintain peaceful and positive minds that benefit both our self and others. We provide a peaceful and relaxed space for you to discover the benefits that meditation and modern Buddhism can offer the modern world – everyone is welcome. There are classes and courses to suit everyone, whether you are completely new to meditation or more experienced.
Venue:
Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre
Wheathouse Terrace,
Huddersfield.
Memberships
If you attend classes and courses on a regular basis, our Memberships are a convenient way of covering the cost and a great way to support the Centre.
About Our Classes
- Each class begins with a simple guided breathing / relaxation meditation
- There is a talk on meditation and positive thinking based on Buddha's teachings.
- Classes conclude with a meditation based on the subject of the teaching.
- After the class you are welcome to stay for light refreshments, talk to the teacher, and ask questions
Benefits of Meditation
- Learn to relax, unwind and experience peace of mind.
- Deal with difficulties and problems in a more constructive way
- Find greater meaning and purpose in life.
- Develop good qualities and positive states of mind such as love, compassion and wisdom.
FAQ's
Why is there a charge for the classes?
We are a registered charity run entirely by volunteers, and not for profit. The funds we receive are used to pay for our venues, operating expenses and maintenance of the centre building. Although there is a charge for the classes we want to make them accessible to all, so If you are struggling with the cost of classes or courses, please speak to us about that, no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.
Do I have to book online?
Please try to book online for weekend courses and other events. For weekly classes booking online is useful, but you can just turn up and pay on the door. You can also get a discount on all our weekly meditation classes by buying a Series Ticket online.
Do I have to wait for the next series of classes to begin?
No, please feel free to drop in whenever you like. Attending the entire series of classes is highly beneficial, as each class builds on the next. However, each class is taught in such a way that if you only attend one class, you will derive benefit from it.
Will I have to sit on the floor?
Although some classes do have the option to sit on the floor, there are always chairs available. However, If there is a special reason why you need to sit on the floor please let us know and we can reserve a mat for you.
What should I wear?
There are no dress requirements, please wear whatever you feel comfortable in.
We do ask that you remove your shoes when entering the meditation room.
What if I am not religious or practice a religion other than Buddhism?
Everyone is welcome to attend. Anyone can learn basic meditation and experience the benefits. Buddhism is a non-evangelical religion. Buddhists respect all people and are happy to help anyone regardless of whether they subscribe to another faith or to none. We make Buddhas teachings available to everyone with the belief that they are practical methods to solve daily problems.
I have never meditated before, are these classes suitable for me?
Yes, classes are open to everyone regardless of experience. Instructions on how to do the meditations are provided by the teacher who will also guide you through the meditation. If you do struggle with the meditation you can always just sit there and relax for a while!
The real source of happiness is inner peace.
