Centre of Compassion
Study Group
(formerly known as Jamyang Liverpool)

Our teaching programme resumes after the summer break on Monday 6th September. We are continuing to meet online using the Zoom platform. 


Monday 6th September, 13th September, 20th September and 27th September. Venerable Mary Reavey: Bodhicitta. 

Venerable Mary Reavey continues with teachings on Bodhicitta for the month of September. Please do get in touch with us if you would like to join these sessions on Zoom. 

Compassion is both a practice and a result. Different expressions of compassion exist. 

Discover the highest form that together with emptiness gives birth to the Awakening Mind of Bodhicitta.  
This mind is centered on becoming Enlightened to benefit all Sentient Beings without exception - for as long as it takes. 

In these teachings we will explore how to nurture and develop our natural compassionate nature to its fullest potential. 

Teachings take place on zoom between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm UK time. If you are interested in signing up for these teachings and receiving the zoom link details, please do email us (centreofcompassion@gmail.com)

Venerable Mary Reavey regularly offers teachings to the Centre of Compassion Study Group. Born in Dundee, Scotland, Venerable Mary was a staff nurse when she first encountered Buddhism at the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition’s mother monastery – Kopan – in Nepal in 1978. It was her love of adventure and trekking that led her to Kopan. Ven Mary attended a month long course taught by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa who emphasised the importance of meditation and taking complete responsibility for your own actions and their effects.

In 2001 Ven Mary took ordination as a nun with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, then until 2012 taught meditation and Buddhist philosophy at Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds, Buddhist centres in Preston, Liverpool and at Armley Prison, Dumfries Prison, Leeds General Infirmary, St James’ Hospital and Wheatfields Hospice where she held regular meditation sessions. Ven Mary went on to take full Bhikshuni ordination in 2015.

Over the years Ven Mary has undertaken and led many meditation retreats. She completed a one year solitary retreat in 2014 and completes a three month personal retreat each year.

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Hope to see you at one of our meetings. Please do get in touch if you need more information. 

We currently offer a range of online services to help you learn, stay connected, and feel supported.

The FPMT UK National Office are in the process of coordinating activities with all the centres and study groups within the UK, to offer a range of Covid 19 support, and online services to help you learn, stay connected, and feel supported.

Online activities including pujas, teachings, meditations etc., are available for you all in one place via the Google calendar below.

LDN - Jamyang Buddhist Centre London & FDCW

LDS - Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds

LVL - Centre for Compassion (Liverpool)

- Jamyang Bath Study Group

- Saraswati Study Group

- Togme Sangpo Study Group

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Would you like to learn how to meditate with
friendly like-minded people?   


We attract visiting teachers, enjoy different types of meditation and we read and discuss books from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom archive (www.lamayeshe.com).
 
Oh, and we are big fans of His Holiness the Dalai Lama  (www.dalailama.com) and the founders of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (www.fpmt.org) Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Suggested donation £10 
per class per person

We are organised by unpaid volunteers and are completely reliant on receiving donations to keep going! 

Your generosity is very much appreciated and will help us to invite more teachers to Liverpool from across the globe.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Photographer Olivier Adam)
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Lama Thubten Yeshe, founder of the FPMT (LamaYesheWidomArchive)
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT

Centre of Compassion Study Group is an FPMT Study Group

FPMT study groups are groups which are using this status as a probationary period before a group becomes a legal entity and a full FPMT centre.

FPMT Study Groups are not yet affiliated with the FPMT, and therefore do not have the same responsibilities as a centre, financially or administratively.
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Our guiding centre is Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds:        
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We follow the Tibetan Gelugpa Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught by
​our founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe and our spiritual director, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. 

"Real happiness in life starts when you begin to cherish others." Lama Zopa Rinpoche​
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