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


CURRENT TEACHINGS


Here is our programme for the coming weeks:

Monday 1st March - Venerable Robina Courtin: The Six Perfections. 

Venerable Robina will be offering us a teaching on the Six Perfections. Please get in touch to book a place and receive the zoom link. 

Ordained since the late 1970s, Ven. Robina has worked full time since then for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche's FPMT. Over the years she has served as editorial director of Wisdom Publications, editor of Mandala Magazine, executive director of Liberation Prison Project, and as a touring teacher of Buddhism. Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films Chasing Buddha and Key to Freedom.
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Monday 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th March - Margo van Greta: Vajrasattva Purification - Letting Go 

How do we let go of outdated patterns? What do we do after making mistakes? There is no negativity that cannot be purified. The purification process is basically a psychological one. It is our mind that creates negativity, and it is our mind that transforms it by creating positive energy. We practise letting go by using the four opponent powers of regret, reliance, remedy and resolution with the practise of  the Buddha of purification. We will use powerful visualisation, mantra and meditation.

We will use a Meditation outline "A Short Vajrasattva Meditation" by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and you will receive a PDF in advance. This includes the mantra we will recite. Please get in touch to book a place and receive the zoom link.

Margo van Greta has been studying and practising Buddhism since 1987 guided by her teachers like Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Venerable Robina Courtin, and many others. She completed the traditional three month Vajrasattva retreat in Kopan monastery, Nepal in 1999. She is the founder of Togme Sangpo Buddhist Group in Scotland, and is an FPMT registered teacher for Discovering Buddhism.

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In the spring we have further teachings planned from Ven Mary Reavey. More information on those teachings in a few weeks. 


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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