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Dear Friends, <br> Descending From The Mountain <br> A Day Course on Sunday 8th June, 10.30am - 5.30pm <br> with Gen Kelsang Pagpa at Vajravarahi Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Preston <br> Cost £20 (inc. Vegetarian lunch) <br> Pride is one of the biggest obstacles to spiritual development. With pride, we find it difficult to see anyone as our teacher, whereas with humility we can see everyone as our teacher and learn accordingly. Since the attainment of enlightenment is a path of learning, we definitely need to develop humility. Find out how on this course.

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Dear Friends, <br> Avalokiteshvara Empowerment and <br> teachings on Bodhichitta, 28 - 30 March, 2008 <br> at Vajravarahi Buddhist Centre, Preston <br> Everyone welcome! <br> Buddha Avalokiteshvara is the peaceful embodiment of compassion who wishes to release all beings from suffering. By receiving his profound blessings we can awaken our compassionate Buddha nature and be of benefit to everyone we meet or think about. As well as granting the empowerment, Gen Pagpa will also give a commentary to the short meditation practice of Avalokiteshvara and there will be teachings on the precious mind of enlightenment or Bodhichitta (Bodhi means &quot;enlightenment&quot; and Chitta means &quot;mind&quot;, literally &quot;mind of enlightenment&quot;) which is the main cause of the supreme happiness of enlightenment. Gen Pagpa will explain why this mind is so important, what its benefits are and how to generate it using special meditation methods which will bring alive our love and compassion for all living beings.

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Day Courses in February and March at Vajravarahi Centre <br> Imagining Happiness, Sunday 17 February <br> Using our imagination to develop outr good qualities is one of the greatest joys of spiritual practice. Our imagination is an unfettered source of inspiration by which we can create a pure world in which we and others want to live. On this course, find out how virtuous imagination can be used to our greatest advantage.

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Vajravarahi Centre Newsletter No. 11 - 6th September 2007 <br> New Meditation Classes starting <br> Hello everyone! We hope you've had a wonderful summer (shame about the weather!) and are ready for an exciting new term at Vajravarahi Centre. Our new series of meditation classes starts this thursday (6th September). If you want more information, please visit these links:

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Dear friends, <br> Buddha Shakyamuni Empowerment and teachings on devotion <br> with Gen Kelsang Pagpa at Vajravarahi Centre, <br> Friday 30 March - Sunday 1 April <br> This is a special opportunity to receive the powerful blessings of the founder of Buddhism, Buddha Shakyamuni, in a special ritual ceremony. <br> The purpose for receiving the empowerment is to receive the special blessings of this Buddha onto our mental continuum so that our seeds of spiritual realizations are activated. Temporarily, these special blessings cause us to develop a peaceful and happy mind, and ultimately, they help us to make quick progress towards the attainment of enlightenment.

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Vajravarahi Centre Newsletter No. 10 <br> 5th February, 2007 <br> Please download your February Calendar from the web site. <br> Next Day Course <br> Unlimited Power <br> Sunday 11th February, 2007 <br> We all want our spiritual practice to be powerful and to yield great results. For this to happen, we need to practice powerfully. This course will explain how we can tap into the unlimited power of enlightened mind and deeds.

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Vajravarahi Centre Newsletter No. 9 <br> 15th January, 2007 <br> Please download your January Calendar from the web site. <br> Next Day Course <br> Unlimited Power <br> 11th February, 2007 <br> We all want our spiritual practice to be powerful and to yield great results. For this to happen, we need to practice powerfully. This course will explain how we can tap into the unlimited power of enlightened mind and deeds.

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Vajravarahi Centre Newsletter No. 8 <br> 6th January, 2007 <br> Please download your January Calendar from the web site. <br> General Programme restarts <br> General programme classes restart this coming week; the 11th and 13th of January. The next series of classes is entitled &quot;An Introduction to Meditation&quot; and is based on Ven. Geshe Kelsang's book &quot;Meditation Handbook&quot;.

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Vajravarahi Centre Newsletter No. 7 <br> 3rd December, 2006 <br> Please download your December Calendar from the web site. <br> Special Invitation <br> Our new Meditation Room is now completed. In the coming week we are holding two special events to inaugurate our beautiful new meditation room and to celebrate the completion of this important development project at the Centre:

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