Compassion Kadampa Buddhist Centre

10/11/2025

WHATS ON THIS WEEK
• Monday 10th •

⭐️ 12:45 MORPETH Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Des at The Yoga Den, Morpeth

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

📿 6:30pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide [Also Streamed to Members]

• Tuesday 11th •

⭐️ 10:30am Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Gen Norden [Also Streamed to Members]

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

⭐️ 6:30pm Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Gen Norden [Also Streamed to Members]

• Wednesday 12th •

📿 8:30am Dakini Yoga (HYT practitioners)

📖 10:30am Foundation Programme with Gen Norden

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

⭐️ 7pm CULLERCOATS Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Gen Norden at The Boatyard Cafe, Cullercoats

• Thursday 13th •

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

📖 6:30pm Foundation Programme with Katy

• Friday 14th •

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

[Gen Norden Transforming Adversities Weekend at Manjushri KMC]

• Saturday 15th •

⭐️ 10am Steps Along The Path Meditation Class with Margaret [Also Streamed to Members]

📿 11:45am Heart Jewel

⭐️ NEW ⭐️ 2-4:30pm Learn to Meditate Workshop with Sally

• Sunday 16th •

📿 5pm Wishfulfilling Jewel [Also Streamed to Members]

📖 6:30pm Teacher Training Programme Discussion

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🔥 THIS WEEK’S CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS 🔥

——Compassion Centre Events

• LEARN TO MEDITATE 🧘🏽‍♀️monthly Saturday afternoons: starting from Sat 15th November 2-4:30pm with Sally, followed by Sat 6th Dec

• SAVE THE DATES 🎄 - A Festive Gathering at Compassion Centre on Sat 13th Dec 2-4pm, followed by a Festive Morning Course on Sun 14th Dec 10-1pm

———— Events in Other Centres—————

• 14-16 Nov - Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre
Weekend with Gen Norden: Transforming Adversities into the Path

• 28-30 Nov - Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre
Gen-la Weekend - Vajrasattva Empowerment

09/11/2025

A massive Happy 80th Birthday to Kevin our Treasurer (for tomorrow)!
We gathered today and had a lovely lunch provided by Kevin’s family … in the middle of today’s Death and Dying Day Course 🧡

06/11/2025

A fun and meaningful visit from Newcastle School for Boys nsb_boys today. We look forward to having them back again.

If you are interested in a school visit to Compassion Centre, let us know.

06/11/2025

𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗, 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗘 W𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 W𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 W𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
The Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Vajrasattva & Teachings on Purification Practice
𝟮𝟴 - 𝟯𝟬 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre

One of the most powerful methods Buddha taught to purify our mind is the meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva. Through this practice, we can swiftly and joyfully cleanse our mind of all impurity and eventually become a pure being, abiding in a pure world with the power to draw others to the bliss of perfect freedom.

Gen-la Dekyong will grant Vajrasattva empowerment and share with us how to purify our mind and our world. Following the special weekend course, there will be an opportunity to do retreat on the practice of Vajrasattva.

‘Attaining enlightenment is very simple; all we need to do is apply effort to purifying our mind.’
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲

▶️ 28 - 30 Nov ~ Empowerment of Buddha Vajrasattva & Teachings with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong

▶️ 30 Nov - 2 Dec ~ The course will be followed by a short retreat with Gen Kelsang Lochani (Resident Teacher in KMC Barcelona)

Bookings open here:
https://manjushri.org/events-new/pure-mind-pure-world

02/11/2025

WHAT’S ON 3rd-9th Nov?

• Monday 3rd
⭐️ 12:45 MORPETH Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Des at The Yoga Den, Morpeth

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

- (No TTP owing to UK Dharma Celebration)

• Tuesday 4th •
⭐️ 10:30am Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Gen Norden [Also Streamed to Members]

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

⭐️ 6:30pm Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Gen Norden [Also Streamed to Members]

• Wednesday 5th •
📿 8:30am Dakini Yoga (HYT practitioners)

📖 10:30am Foundation Programme with Gen Norden

📿 5pm Heart Jewel

⭐️ 7pm CULLERCOATS Drop In General Programme (GP) Class with Gen Norden at The Boatyard Cafe, Cullercoats

• Thursday 6th •
📿 5pm Heart Jewel

📖 6:30pm Foundation Programme with Kat

• Friday 7th •
📿 5pm Heart Jewel

• Saturday 8th •
⭐️ 10am Steps Along The Path Meditation Class with Sally [Also Streamed to Members]

📿 11:45am Heart Jewel
📿 5:15pm Tara Prayers

• Sunday 9th •
⭐️ 10-3pm Death and Dying: A Buddhist Perspective Day Course with Gen Norden.
If you like, you are welcome to bring something vegetarian to share for lunch at the centre.

📿 5pm Wishfulfilling Jewel [Also Streamed to Members]

📖 6:30pm Teacher Training Programme with Gen Norden

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🔥 THIS WEEK’S CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS 🔥

——Compassion Centre Events
• DEATH & DYING: ☠️ A Buddhist Perspective. A Day Course with Gen Norden Sunday 9th Nov 10-3pm

• LEARN TO MEDITATE 🧘🏽‍♀️monthly Saturday afternoons: starting from Sat 15th November 2-4:30pm with Sally, followed by Sat 6th Dec

• SAVE THE DATES 🎄 - A Festive Gathering at Compassion Centre on Sat 13th Dec 2-4pm, followed by a Festive Morning Course on Sun 14th Dec 10-1pm

01/11/2025

Hope you are enjoying UK Dharma Celebration online - we are enjoying it here at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre in the beautiful new meditation hall. Here’s a link to something very meaningful to watch to celebrate the International Temples Project today 🧡
https://shorturl.at/AwOnm

30/10/2025

30/10/2025

*New* Buddhist Meditation group, beginning 10.15am, Monday November 17th with Kadampa Buddhist Centre
£7 per class or £21 for the block of 4 weeks.
To register your interest or to find out more, please email: info@compassioncentre.org

30/10/2025

NEW HEXHAM MEDITATION CLASS!
4 Habits of Happy People
A four week series of drop in meditation classes.
Mondays 10:15–11:30am
November 17, 24, December 1 and 8.
At The Body Works Centre, 4 Eastgate, Hexham NE46 1BH
Practical talks, guided meditations, and Q&A with Kadampa Meditation Teacher, Des Randles.

There’s no limit on happiness, but often our habitual ways of thinking can block our potential to be happier. This practical Buddhist meditation course will explore different meditations and ways of thinking that uplift the mind, and how to integrate these into our day so we can maintain a light, joyful attitude whatever life throws our way.
Weekly subjects:
1. Meditation
2. Contentment
5. Gratitude
6. Acceptance

Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary.

£7/class or £21 for the whole series

25/10/2025

Happy Je Tsongkhapa Day - In celebration around 40 of us enjoyed Gen Norden’s teachings and guidance on the practice of Heart Jewel today. Thanks to her for this day of memorable analogies. We’ll all be doing some more Lamrim weightlifting as a result 💪🏼 🧡

25/10/2025

Join us for the United Kingdom Dharma Celbration - a truly restorative weekend break ☀️

@ Tara IInternational Kadampa Retrest Centre, Derbshire

🧘‍♀️Friday 31 October – Monday 3 November

With National Spiritual Director Kadam Bridget Heyes

In-person & Livestream

✨️Empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani and teachings on how to develop a strong and confident mind
with Kadam Bridget Heyes.

The 2025 United Kingdom Dharma Celebration will be taking place at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre in Derbyshire. Accommodation is available on site or nearby. You can also visit for a day, or attend online.

The UK Dharma Celebration is a special spiritual holiday to come together with practioners from through the UK to improve our spiritual practice through receiving empowerment and teachings, contemplation, meditation and praying together. They give us an opportunity to step away from the busyness of daily life and to make time for our inner spiritual development for a concentrated period of time. In this way we accelerate our meditation practice, deepening our understanding and experience in a relatively short period of time. We also have the opportunity to meet and be part of a diverse community from all walks of life. People of every age and background are welcome to attend the Festivals and no prior experience is necessary.

Buddha Vajrapani is the embodiment of the spiritual power of all the enlightened beings. He can help us pacify all obstacles through the force of spontaneous great bliss.

During this very special UK Dharma Celebration, Kadam Bridget Heyes will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani.

By receiving this empowerment we make a special connection with Buddha Vajrapani and we receive powerful blessings that heal our mental continuum and awaken our potential for enlightenment.

More details here UK Dharma Celebration

Location

Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre, Ashe Hall, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HT, UK.

Everybody welcome