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Saturday 2 August 2014

Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Swansea

Springfield House

Founded by the modern-day meditation master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1993, Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre exists to help people discover their own experience of inner peace through meditation and putting Buddha’s teachings into practice.

Buddhism has a timeless and universal relevance, and can be practised by anyone in any culture, regardless of race, gender or age. Through training in meditation and other Buddhist practices we can improve the quality of our lives by developing inner peace, compassion and wisdom.

Drop-in meditation classes in Swansea (Monday lunchtimes, Wednesday evenings, Family and Saturday mornings), Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend and Carmarthen will restart on Monday 1st September. There are also a variety of Free Public Talks and Day Courses and Meditation Workshops throughout the Autumn, plus a free Open Day on Saturday 13th September. You can stay in touch with the Centre with the monthly e-newsletter, on the Facebook page or by visiting Reception on Wednesdays from 12noon to 2pm.

Open day

Enjoy the Grade-II listed building, gardens, shop and Buddhist features on this special Open Day.

Feel free to explore the building and find out about its changing uses over the past 150 years and how it is now used to help people develop inner peace.

This event is free, with refreshments costing £1 each.

Saturday 13th September, 12noon to 4pm

Guided tour of Springfield House: 1pm to 1:30pm

Taster meditation session: 2pm to 2:30pm



Autumn 2014 Meditation Workshops & Day Courses

Saturday 27th September: Overcoming Anger Day Course

Learn meditation techniques to overcome anger and experience a lightness of body and mind..

11am to 4pm with registration and morning coffee from 10:30am.
£20 per person including lunch and refreshments.

Saturday 4th October: The Power of Mantra Workshop

An inspiring introduction into the practice of mantra and the many benefits it brings to our life.

10:30am to 1:30pm, with registration and morning coffee from 10am.
£10 per person including refreshments.

Saturday 29th November: Death and Dying Day Course

Learn how to prepare for death and help those who are dying or have recently died.

11am to 4pm with registration and morning coffee from 10:30am.
£20 per person including lunch and refreshments.

Saturday 13th December: Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony

A Bodhisattva is a person who, motivated by great compassion, has developed a spontaneous wish to attain enlightenment for the sake of all living beings. By taking the Bodhisattva Vow he or she undertakes to follow the Bodhisattva's way of life by practicing the six perfections of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom.

10:30am to 4:30pm, with registration and morning coffee from 10am.
£25 per person including lunch and refreshments.